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oce (version 1.0-1)

defaultFlags: Suggest a default flag for good data

Description

defaultFlag tries to suggest a reasonable default flag scheme for use by handleFlags. It does this by looking for an item named flagScheme in the metdata slot of object. If that is found, and if the scheme is recognized, then a numeric vector is returned that indicates bad or questionable data. The recognized schemes, and their defaults are as below; note that this is a very conservative setup, retaining only data that are flagged as being good, while discarding not just data that are marked as bad, but also data that are marked as questionable.

  • for argo, the default is flag=c(0, 2:9), i.e. retain only data flagged as 'passed_all_tests'

  • for BODC, the default is flag=c(0, 2:9), i.e. retain only data flagged as 'good'

  • for DFO, the default is flag=c(0, 2:9), i.e. retain only data flagged as 'appears_correct'

  • for WHP bottle, the default is flag=c(1, 3:9), i.e. retain only data flagged as 'no_problems_noted'

  • for WHP ctd, the default is flag=c(1, 3:9), i.e. retain only data flagged as 'acceptable'

Usage

defaultFlags(object)

Arguments

object

An oce object

Value

A vector of one or more flag values, or NULL if object metadata slot lacks a flagScheme (as set by initializeFlagScheme), or if it has a scheme that is not in the list provide in “Description”.

See Also

Other functions relating to data-quality flags: handleFlags,adp-method, handleFlags,argo-method, handleFlags,ctd-method, handleFlags,section-method, handleFlags, initializeFlagScheme,ctd-method, initializeFlagScheme,oce-method, initializeFlagScheme,section-method, initializeFlagScheme, initializeFlags,adp-method, initializeFlags,oce-method, initializeFlags, setFlags,adp-method, setFlags,ctd-method, setFlags,oce-method, setFlags