ODFNames2oceNames {oce} | R Documentation

## Translate from ODF names to oce names

### Description

Translate from ODF names to oce names

### Usage

    ODFNames2oceNames(names, PARAMETER_HEADER = NULL)

### Arguments

`names` | Data names in ODF format.
`PARAMETER_HEADER` | optional list containing information on the data variables

### Details

The following table gives the regular expressions that define recognized ODF names, along with the translated names as used in oce objects. If an item is repeated, then the second one has a `2` appended at the end, etc. Note that quality-control columns (with names starting with `"QQQQ"`) are not handled with regular expressions. Instead, if such a flag is found in the i-th column, then a name is constructed by taking the name of the (i-1)-th column and appending `"Flag"`.

Regexp | Result | Notes
`ALTB_*.*` | `altimeter` |
`BATH_*.*` | `barometricDepth` | Barometric depth (of sensor? of water column?)
`BEAM_*.*` | `a` | Used in `adp` objects
`CNTR_*.*` | `scan` | Used in `ctd` objects
`CRAT_*.*` | `conductivity` | Conductivity ratio
`COND_*.*` | `conductivity_Spm` | Conductivity in S/m
`DEPH_*.*` | `pressure` | Sensor depth below sea level
`DOXY_*.*` | `oxygen_by_volume` | Used mainly in `ctd` objects
`ERRV_*.*` | `error` | Used in `adp` objects
`EWCT_*.*` | `u` | Used in `adp` and `cm` objects
`FFFF_*.*` | `flag_archaic` | Old flag name, replaced by `QCFF`
`FLOR_*.*` | `fluorometer` | Used mainly in `ctd` objects
`FWETLABS` | `fwetlabs` | Used in ??
`LATD_*.*` | `latitude` |
`LOND_*.*` | `longitude` |
`NSCT_*.*` | `v` | Used in `adp` objects
`OCUR_*.*` | `oxygen_by_mole` | Used mainly in `ctd` objects
`OTMP_*.*` | `oxygen_temperature` | Used mainly in `ctd` objects
`OXYV_*.*` | `oxygen_voltage` | Used mainly in `ctd` objects
`PHPH_*.*` | `pH` |
`POTM_*.*` | `theta` | Used mainly in `ctd` objects
`PRES_*.*` | `pressure` | Used mainly in `ctd` objects
`PSAL_*.*` | `salinity` | Used mainly in `ctd` objects
`PSAR_*.*` | `par` | Used mainly in `ctd` objects
`QCFF_*.*` | `flag` | Overall flag
`SIGP_*.*` | `sigmaTheta` | Used mainly in `ctd` objecs
`SIGT_*.*` | `sigmat` | Used mainly in `ctd` objects
`SYTM_*.*` | `time` | Used in many objects
`TE90_*.*` | `temperature` | Used mainly in `ctd` objects
`TEMP_*.*` | `temperature` | Used mainly in `ctd` objects
`UNKN_*.*` | `-` | The result is context-dependent
`VCSP_*.*` | `w` | Used in `adp` objects

Any code not shown in the list is transferred to the oce object without renaming, apart from the adjustment of suffix numbers. The following code have been seen in data files from the Bedford Institute of Oceanography: `ALTB`, `PHPH` and `QCFF`.

### Value

A vector of strings.

### Consistency warning

There are disagreements on variable names. For example, the “DFO Common Data Dictionary” (http://www.isdm.gc.ca/isdm-gdsi/diction/code_search-eng.asp?code=DOXY) indicates that `DOXY` has unit millmole/m^3 for NODC and MEDS, but has unit mL/L for BIO and IML.

### Author(s)

Dan Kelley

[Package oce version 0.9-18 Index]