Parameter: cruise

Dataset: 
FL Multispecies Otolith Data
Parameter: 
cruise name
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 cruise_name
Short Description:
 cruise name
Official Name:
 Cruise Name
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

The cruise_name is a local name chosen by project investigators for a research expedition on a vessel, as opposed to the formal/official cruise ID asserted by the vessel operator.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
cruise
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Designates the cruise during which the larva was collected. The dates of the cruises are as follows: June 2007 (May 29 - June 13), August 2007 (July 30 - August 13), and June 2008 (June 17 - July 1). Hatch window was calculted for all larvae, late-stage larvae, and juveniles. Thus, the cruise designation for each late-stage larva and juvenile was based on the cruise designation of larvae included in their 30 day hatch window.