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Oceanographic Analysis with R Softcover Repri Edition
Contributor(s): Kelley, Dan E. (Author)
ISBN: 1493994018     ISBN-13: 9781493994014
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE:   $52.24  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Biostatistics
- Science | Earth Sciences - Oceanography
- Computers | Programming - Object Oriented
Dewey: 005.11
Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.97 lbs) 290 pages
 
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This book presents the R software environment as a key tool for oceanographic computations and provides a rationale for using R over the more widely-used tools of the field such as MATLAB. Kelley provides a general introduction to R before introducing the 'oce' package. This package greatly simplifies oceanographic analysis by handling the details of discipline-specific file formats, calculations, and plots. Designed for real-world application and developed with open-source protocols, oce supports a broad range of practical work. Generic functions take care of general operations such as subsetting and plotting data, while specialized functions address more specific tasks such as tidal decomposition, hydrographic analysis, and ADCP coordinate transformation. In addition, the package makes it easy to document work, because its functions automatically update processing logs stored within its data objects. Kelley teaches key R functions using classic examples from the history of oceanography, specifically the work of Alfred Redfield, Gordon Riley, J. Tuzo Wilson, and Walter Munk. Acknowledging the pervasive popularity of MATLAB, the book provides advice to users who would like to switch to R. Including a suite of real-life applications and over 100 exercises and solutions, the treatment is ideal for oceanographers, technicians, and students who want to add R to their list of tools for oceanographic analysis.