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oce (version 0.9-18)

decodeDataNames: Try to guess data names from hints found in file headers

Description

Try to guess data names from hints found in file headers

Usage

decodeDataNames(names, scheme)

Arguments

names
a vector of character strings with original names
scheme
an optional indication of the scheme that is employed. This may be "ODF", in which case ODFNames2oceNames is used, or "met", in which case some tentative code for met fil

Value

  • Vector of strings for the decoded names. If an unknown scheme is provided, this will just be names.

Details

Interoperability between oce functions requires that standardized data names be used, e.g. "temperature" for in-situ temperature. Very few data-file headers name the temperature column in exactly that way, however, and this function is provided to try to guess the names.