Parameter: lon

Dataset: 
2017 Wire Flyer Oxygen data
Parameter: 
longitude
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 lon
Short Description:
 longitude
Official Name:
 longitude
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

longitude, in decimal degrees, East is positive, negative denotes West; Reported in some datsets as degrees, minutes

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
lon
Supplied Units: 
degrees East
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Longitude. This is either the ship or the flyer position, but it is the best position available. If the Flyer position was known, accounting for the tow cable, this is the value used here. If the flyer position was not known (e.g. maybe the winch cable counter failed), the ship position was recorded

Dataset parameter types [rank]
Primary longitude variable