Add NRS station full names to data

Convert three-letter station codes to full station names for labelling plots and tables. Useful for creating publication-ready figures with descriptive location names.

pr_add_StationName(df)

Arguments

df

A dataframe containing a StationCode column with NRS station codes

Value

A dataframe with a new StationName column containing full station names

Details

Station Code Mapping

The function converts the following codes to full names:

• DAR → "Darwin" (Northern Territory)

• YON → "Yongala" (Queensland, Great Barrier Reef)

• NSI → "North Stradbroke Island" (Queensland, near Brisbane)

• PHB → "Port Hacking" (New South Wales, Sydney)

• MAI → "Maria Island" (Tasmania, east coast)

• KAI → "Kangaroo Island" (South Australia)

• ESP → "Esperance" (Western Australia, south coast)

• ROT → "Rottnest Island" (Western Australia, Perth)

• NIN → "Ningaloo" (Western Australia, north coast)

• VBM → "Bonney Coast" (South Australia/Victoria border)

Column Arrangement

The function adds a StationName column and positions it before StationCode for logical ordering.

See also

• pr_add_StationCode() for the reverse conversion

• pr_get_info() for station metadata

Examples

# Add station names to data with StationCode
df <- data.frame(StationCode = c("PHB", "MAI", "NSI")) %>%
  pr_add_StationName()