#' USGS Parameter Data Retrieval #' #' Imports data from NWIS about meaured parameter based on user-supplied parameter code. #' This function gets the data from here: \url{http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/pmcodes} #' #' @param parameterCd vector of USGS parameter codes. This is usually an 5 digit number. #' @keywords data import USGS web service #' @return parameterData dataframe with all information from the USGS about the particular parameter (usually code, name, short name, units, and CAS registry numbers) #' @export #' @examples #' # These examples require an internet connection to run #' paramINFO <- readNWISpCode(c('01075','00060','00931')) readNWISpCode <- function(parameterCd){ parameterCdFile <- parameterCdFile parameterData <- parameterCdFile[parameterCdFile$parameter_cd %in% parameterCd,] return(parameterData) }