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Parameter: Offset

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 time_diff
Short Description:
 time difference
Official Name:
 time_offset
No Data Value:
Description:
 

the number of hours added to local time to convert to GMT; per GLOBEC, a time_diff in the Western Hemisphere is positive (opposite sign from Timezone)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Offset
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Universal time coordinated (UTC) offset, corrected for daylight savings