hdgdiff

Last updated Sun Sep 19 11:54:30 1999


- Compare mean and end ping heading data

1. SYNOPSIS

hdgdiff(year_base, asc_file, plot_title, note )

2. DESCRIPTION

Plot of heading differences vs. time, and calculate statistical data about these. Differences are checked to be less than a maximal allowed threshold value (this may happen sometimes if the system delivering heading information has a malfunction). These points are plotted with a cross.

Input data file must contain the following columns:

  1. End ping GPS time
  2. Mean ping heading
  3. End ping heading

3. PARAMETERS



year_base

Base year used for the decimal times in input file.



asc_file

Input data file.



plot_title

Title for the plot.



note

Additionnal string to print on the plot.

4. FILES

5. AUTHORS

Pierre Jaccard, Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, 1999