oce (version 0.9-18)

as.argo: Coerce data into argo dataset

Description

Coerces a dataset into an argo dataset.

Usage

as.argo(time, longitude, latitude, salinity, temperature, pressure, 
        units=NULL, id, filename="", missingValue)

Arguments

time

time of observation

longitude

longitude of observation

latitude

latitude of observation

salinity

salinity of observation

temperature

temperature of observation

pressure

pressure of observation

units

an optional list containing units. If NULL, the default, then "degree east" is used for longitude, "degree north" for latitude, "" for salinity,

id

argo identifier

filename

source filename

missingValue

optional missing value, indicating data that should be taken as NA.

Value

• An object of class "argo".

Details

This function assembles vectors into a argo-class object, e.g. so that plot.argo can be used. Use oceSetData to add other columns to the standard set, if e.g. the device measures nitrate, etc.

See Also

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