Parameter: cruise_name

Dataset: 
Global Noble Gases
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_name
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
a string consisting of: the EXPO number is listed first, followed by a colon, followed by colloquial cruise names, followed by a colon, followed by the ship name.