Extract dataset information for a given dtype name or number

Source: R/getInfo.R

getInfo displays the dataset information for a given dtype or dtypename

getInfo(dtype)

Arguments

dtype

- character string or integer (1-138) for given dataset

Value

prints out dataset information

Details

getInfo gives the dataset information for the given dataset. This includes: dtypename,datasetname,longname,varname. It will return the following information about any dataset that matches the string:

  • dtypename

  • datasetname

  • longname

  • varname

  • hasAlt

  • latSouth

  • lon360

  • minLongitude

  • maxLongitude

  • longitudeSpacing

  • minLatitude

  • maxLatitude

  • latitudeSpacing

  • minAltitude

  • maxAltitude

  • minTime

  • maxTime

  • timeSpacing

  • infoUrl

Examples

getInfo('atsstamday')
#> List of 19
#>  $ dtypename       : chr "atsstamday"
#>  $ datasetname     : chr "erdATsstamday"
#>  $ longname        : chr "SST, POES AVHRR, LAC, West US, Day and Night (Monthly Composite)"
#>  $ varname         : chr "sst"
#>  $ hasAlt          : logi TRUE
#>  $ latSouth        : logi TRUE
#>  $ lon360          : logi TRUE
#>  $ minLongitude    : num 215
#>  $ maxLongitude    : num 255
#>  $ longitudeSpacing: num 0.0125
#>  $ minLatitude     : num 22
#>  $ maxLatitude     : num 51
#>  $ latitudeSpacing : num 0.0125
#>  $ minAltitude     : num 0
#>  $ maxAltitude     : num 0
#>  $ minTime         : chr "2007-04-16"
#>  $ maxTime         : chr "2019-02-15"
#>  $ timeSpacing     : num NA
#>  $ infoURL         : chr "http://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/infog/AT_ssta_las.html"