argo_read_vars: Read NetCDF variable metadata

In ArgoCanada/argodata: Locate, Download, and Read Argo Ocean Float Data

Description

Use argo_vars() to extract variable information fromm an Argo NetCDF file in the form of one row per variable.

Usage

argo_read_vars(file, vars = NULL, quiet = FALSE)

Arguments

file	A previously downloaded Argo NetCDF file (e.g., using argo_download()).
vars	A vector of variable names to include. Explicitly specifying vars can lead to much faster read times when reading many files.
quiet	Use FALSE to stop for malformed files, NA to silently warn for malformed files, or TRUE to silently ignore read errors when possible.

Value

A tibble::tibble() with one row per variable and columns name, size, dim, and att_* for variable attributes.

Examples

prof_file <- system.file(
  "cache-test/dac/csio/2900313/profiles/D2900313_000.nc",
  package = "argodata"
)

argo_read_vars(prof_file)

ArgoCanada/argodata documentation built on Dec. 13, 2021, 10:13 a.m.