oce (version 0.2-1)

summary.ctd: Summarize a CTD object

Description

Summarizes some of the data in a ctd object.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'ctd':
summary(object, \dots)
## S3 method for class 'summary.ctd':
print(x, digits=max(6, getOption("digits")-1), ...)

Arguments

object

an object of class "ctd", usually, a result of a call to read.ctd, read.oce, or as.ctd

x

an object of class "summary.ctd", usually, a result of a call to summary.ctd.

digits

the number of significant digits to use when printing.

...

further arguments passed to or from other methods.

Value

• An object of class "summary.ctd", which contains pertinent information about the CTD record and its processing.

Details

Pertinent summary information is presented, including the sampling location, data ranges, etc.

References

The Seabird CTD instrument is described at http://www.seabird.com/products/spec_sheets/19plusdata.htm.

See Also

A ctd object may be read with read.ctd or read.oce, or created with as.ctd.

Examples

library(oce)
data(ctd)
#ctd <- read.ctd("ctdprofile.cnv")
summary(ctd)