R: Read an xbt file

read.xbt {oce} | R Documentation

## Read an xbt file

### Description

Two file types are handled: (1) the `"sippican"` format, used for Sippican XBT files, handled with `read.xbt.edf()`, and (2) the `"noaa1"` format, handled with `read.xbt.noaa1()`. The first of these is recognized by `read.oce()`, but the second must be called directly with `read.xbt.noaa1()`.

### Usage

    read.xbt(
      file,
      type = "sippican",
      longitude = NA,
      latitude = NA,
      debug = getOption("oceDebug"),
      processingLog
    )

### Arguments

`file` | a connection or a character string giving the name of the file to load.
`type` | character string indicating type of file, with valid choices being `"sippican"` and `"noaa1"`.
`longitude, latitude` | optional signed numbers indicating the longitude in degrees East and latitude in degrees North. These values are used if `type="sippican"`, but ignored if `type="noaa1"`, because those files contain location information.
`debug` | a flag that turns on debugging. The value indicates the depth within the call stack to which debugging applies.
`processingLog` | if provided, the action item to be stored in the log. This parameter is typically only provided for internal calls; the default that it provides is better for normal calls by a user.

### Value

An xbt object.

### Author(s)

Dan Kelley

### References

1. Sippican, Inc. "Bathythermograph Data Acquisition System: Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual (P/N 308195, Rev. A)," 2003. https://pages.uoregon.edu/drt/MGL0910_Science_Report/attachments/MK21_ISA_Manual_Rev_A.pdf.

### See Also

Other things related to xbt data: `[[,xbt-method`, `[[<-,xbt-method`, `as.xbt()`, `plot,xbt-method`, `read.xbt.noaa1()`, `subset,xbt-method`, `summary,xbt-method`, `xbt-class`, `xbt.edf`, `xbt`

### Examples

    library(oce)
    xbt <- read.oce(system.file("extdata", "xbt.edf", package="oce"))
    summary(xbt)
    plot(xbt)

[Package oce version 1.2-0 Index]