oce (version 0.9-18)

write.ctd: Write a CTD data object as a .csv file

Description

Write a CTD data object as a .csv file.

Usage

write.ctd(object, file=stop("'file' must be specified"))

Arguments

object

A ctd object, e.g. as read by read.ctd.

file

Either a character string (the file name) or a connection. This is a mandatory argument.

Details

Writes a comma-separated file containing the data frame stored in object@data. The file is suitable for reading with a spreadsheet, or with read.csv. Note that the output file will retain none of the meta-data stored in object.

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)
write.ctd(ctd, "ctd.csv")
d <- read.csv("ctd.csv")
plot(as.ctd(d$salinity, d$temperature, d$pressure))