parse_WQP: Convert WQP columns to correct types

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

Convert WQP columns to correct types

Description

Takes the character results and converts to numeric and dates.

Usage

parse_WQP(retval, tz = "UTC")

Arguments

retval	Data frame from WQP
tz	character to set timezone attribute of datetime. Default is UTC (properly accounting for daylight savings times based on the data's provided tz_cd column). Possible values include "America/New_York","America/Chicago", "America/Denver","America/Los_Angeles", "America/Anchorage","America/Honolulu","America/Jamaica","America/Managua", "America/Phoenix", and "America/Metlakatla"

Value

data frame retval with converted columns

Examples

# These examples require an internet connection to run
rawSampleURL <- constructWQPURL("USGS-01594440", "01075", "", "")

## Examples take longer than 5 seconds:



rawSample <- importWQP(rawSampleURL, convertType = FALSE)
convertedSample <- parse_WQP(rawSample)

 

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