convert_time {rerddap}R Documentation

Convert a UDUNITS compatible time to ISO time

Description

Convert a UDUNITS compatible time to ISO time

Usage

convert_time(n = NULL, isoTime = NULL,
  units = "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  url = "http://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov", method = "local", ...)

Arguments

n

numeric; A unix time number.

isoTime

character; A string time representation.

units

character; Units to return. Default: "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"

url

Base URL of the ERDDAP server

method

(character) One of local or web. Local simply uses as.POSIXct, while web method uses the ERDDAP time conversion service /erddap/convert/time.txt

...

Curl args passed on to GET

Details

When method = "web" time zone is GMT/UTC

Examples

 ## Not run: 
# local conversions
convert_time(n = 473472000)
convert_time(isoTime = "1985-01-02T00:00:00Z")

# using an erddap web service
convert_time(n = 473472000, method = "web")
convert_time(isoTime = "1985-01-02T00:00:00Z", method = "web")

## End(Not run)
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