ctdprf

Last updated Sun Sep 19 14:20:16 1999

Plots CTD profiles

1. SYNOPSIS

ctdprf(year_base, prf_file, pos_file, plot_title, plot_prf, note )

2. DESCRIPTION

This Matlab function makes a plot of CTD profiles. Input file can be generated with xtract(1). CTD input file must have the following columns:

  1. Pressure (db)
  2. Potential Temperature (deg C)
  3. Salinity (ppm)
Position input file must have the following columns:
  1. Time in decimal days
  2. Longitude in degrees
  3. Latitude in degrees

3. PARAMETERS



year_base

Base year used in input position file.



prf_file

Input CTD data file.



pos_file

Input position file.



plot_title

Title for plot.



plot_prf

A string with profile decriptors to plot. These may be the following characters: T (temperature),S (salinity) and s (sigma).



note

Additionnal string to plot at lower left corner of plot

4. FILES

5. AUTHORS

Pierre Jaccard, Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, 1999