odf. Accessing metadata.
Metadata (contained in the S4 slot named metadata) may be retrieved
or set by name, odf[["longitude"]] <- odf[["longitude"]] + 1
corrects a one-degree error.
Accessing measured data.
Column data may be accessed by name, e.g. odf[["salinity"]],
odf[["temperature"]], odf[["pressure"]], etc. It is up to
the user to realize what is in the object.
Assigning values.
Items stored in the object may be altered with e.g.
odf[["salinity"]] <- rep(35,10).
Overview of contents.
The show method (e.g. show(odf)) displays information about
the object.
read.odf.
Statistical summaries are provided by summary.odf, while
show displays an overview.
ODF objects may be plotted with plot.odf.