oce (version 0.8-1)

summary.ctd: Summarize a CTD object

Description

Summarizes some of the data in a ctd object.

Usage

summary.ctd(object, ...)

Arguments

object

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

...

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

The documentation for ctd-class explains the structure of CTD objects, and also outlines the other functions dealing with them.

Examples

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