FSL_read: Read an FSL formatted radiosonde file

In taylorsjones/ARLtoolkit:

Description

Read an FSL formatted radiosonde file

Usage

FSL_read(file_name, xlim = c(-180, 180), ylim = c(-90, 90))

Arguments

file_name	name of the file to read
xlim	left and right longitude limits to extract
ylim	lower and upper latitude limits to extract

Value

a data table is returned with launch timestamp and location, altitude, pressure, temperature, and U and V wind components

Examples

file_name <- 'roab_soundings43993.txt'
DT <- FSL_read(file_name,xlim=c(-125,-65),ylim=c(20,50))
sub_DT <- subset(DT, tstamp == DT$tstamp[1] )
plot(sub$lon, sub$lat)
map("worldHires",add=True)

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