Purpose
This package was created as a tool to improve access to various types of oceanographic data from open sources.
Oceanographic Data Options
The following table shows the types of data the package currently downloads and the functions used to do so:
| Data Type | Function |
|---|---|
| ctd | dod.ctd |
| buoy | dod.buoy |
| topographic | dod.topo |
| coastline | dod.coastline |
| meteorological | dod.met |
| advanced microwave scanning radiometer | dod.amsr |
Expansion of these options is welcomed.
Development
Contributions to the dod package are encouraged. The
basic structure of each function involves finding a data source online
to use as a server containing many files and constructing a
url from which the function can download specific data.
eg For BATS, the server and url are identified with:
server <- "http://batsftp.bios.edu/BATS/ctd/ASCII/"
url <- paste0(server, "b",ID, "_info.txt")