Dear useRs, I am trying to construct a time series using as.ts function, surprisingly when I plot the data the x axis do not show the time in years, however if I use ts(data), time in years are shown in the x axis. Why such difference in the results of both the commands Thanks nuncio -- Nuncio.M Research Scientist National Center for Antarctic and Ocean research Head land Sada Vasco da Gamma Goa-403804 [[alternative HTML version deleted]]