summary.ncdf {fields} | R Documentation |
Summarizes a netCDF file handle
Description
Provides a summary of the variable names and sizes from the handle returned from netCDF file.
Usage
## S3 method for class 'ncdf'
summary(object,...)
Arguments
object |
The "handle" returned by the |
... |
Other arguments to pass to this function. Currently, no other arguments are used. |
Details
This function is out of place in fields but was included because often large geophysical data sets are in netCDF format and the ncdf R package is also needed. To date the summary capability in the ncdf package is limited and this function is used to supplement it use. The function is also a a useful device to see how the ncdf object is structured.
Author(s)
D. Nychka
See Also
ncdf
[Package fields version 16.2 Index]