check_bridles_length {RoMEBS}R Documentation

check of bridles length correctness

Description

The function performs consistency checks of the values in the "BRIDLES_LENGTH" field of the hauls data table (TA).

Usage

check_bridles_length(DataTA, wd, suffix)

Arguments

DataTA

Haul data table according to MEDITS protocol (TA)

wd

working directory path defined by the user

suffix

Suffix string of the Logfile

Details

The field BRIDLES_LENGTH can assume value: 100,150 and 200 according to the haul mean depth. The '-1' value was also accepted in case bridles length value is not available.

Value

The function returns always TRUE, because the outcome of the function is a warning that does not lock the execution of the RoMEBS checks. The presence of inconsistencies in the data is reported in the logfile stored in the "Logfiles"" subdirectory of the "wd"" user-defined directory.

Author(s)

I. Bitetto, W. Zupa

References

Anonymus. 2017. MEDITS-Handbook. Version n. 9. MEDITS Working Group. 106 pp.https://www.sibm.it/MEDITS 2011/principaledownload.htm

Examples

library(MEDITS)
wd <- tempdir()
suffix="2020-03-05_time_h17m44s55"
library(RoMEBS)
check_bridles_length(MEDITS::TA, wd, suffix)

[Package RoMEBS version 0.3.0 Index]