[R] World Ocean Database files

[Roy Mendelssohn]

Hi Franz:

we have a web service that will get you the Pacific.  Look at http:// 
coastwatch.pfel.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/pmelWOD5np.html  it will  
show you how to use  form the URL request, and by changing the file  
ender you can change the format.

To use in R, you would so something like  (say for a csv file):

> download.file(url="http://coastwatch.pfel.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/ 
> WOD5np.csv?SOME CONSTRAINTS", destfile="/users/frans/wodb.csv")
> wodb<-read.csv(file="wodb.csv")

There are a variety of different format available.  We are  
essentially reserving in a different way the service provide by the  
PMEL Dapper service.

HTH,

-Roy

PS - I believe ODV also has access to the WODB, but not directly into R.

On Jun 20, 2008, at 1:25 PM, Franz J Mueter wrote:

>
> Has anyone written a script or function to read data from NODC’s World
> Ocean Database files?
>
> (I know there are simple Fortran and C programs to read these  
> files, but
> the output is not suitable for easy analysis)
>
> Thanks, Franz
>
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