check_temperature: Function to check the consistency of the temperature data...

In RoME: Multiple Checks on MEDITS Trawl Survey Data

Function to check the consistency of the temperature data stored in haul data table (TA).

Description

This function checks if the temperature by haul is in the range 10-30 Celsius degrees; moreover, a plot depth versus temperature is produced and stored in the Graph folder.

Usage

check_temperature(ResultDataTA,year,wd,suffix)

Arguments

ResultDataTA	Haul data table according to MEDITS protocol (TA).
year	reference year for the analysis.
wd	Working directory selected by the user.
suffix	Suffix string of the Logfile.

Details

This check uses the temperature range 10-30 Celsius degrees to provide quantitative warning and a plot, automatically stored in Graphs, for a qualitative inspection of that temperature data respect to depth.

Value

The function returns always TRUE, because the outcome of the function is a warning that does not lock the execution of the 'RoME' checks. The presence of inconsistencies in the data is reported in the logfile stored in the "Logfiles" subdirectory of the "wd" user-defined directory.

Author(s)

I. Bitetto, W. Zupa

References

Anonymus. 2017. MEDITS-Handbook. Version n. 9. MEDITS Working Group. 106 pp. https://www.sibm.it/MEDITS%202011/principaledownload.htm

Examples

TA = RoME::TA
year=2012
wd=tempdir()
suffix="2020-03-05_time_h17m44s55"
check_temperature(TA,year,wd,suffix)

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