pCodeToName: Data to convert USGS parameter code to characteristic names

In dataRetrieval: Retrieval Functions for USGS and EPA Hydrology and Water Quality Data

Data to convert USGS parameter code to characteristic names

Description

Data pulled from Water Quality Portal on December 20, 2021. The data was pulled from https://www.waterqualitydata.us/Codes/public_srsnames/?mimeType=csv.

Value

pCodeToName data frame with information about USGS parameters and how they relate to characteristic names (useful for WQP requests).

Name	Type	Description
parm_cd	character	5-digit USGS parameter code
description	character	Parameter description
characteristicname	character	Characteristic Name
measureunitcode	character	Parameter units
resultsamplefraction	character	Result sample fraction text
resulttemperaturebasis	character	Temperature basis information
resultstatisticalbasis	character	Statistical basis
resulttimebasis	character	Time basis
resultweightbasis	character	Weight basis
resultparticlesizebasis	character	Particle size basis
last_rev_dt	character	Latest revision of information

Examples

head(pCodeToName[, 1:2])

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