Parameter: COLLECTION_LONGITUDE

Dataset: 
Vent Parasite Dissection 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: 
COLLECTION_LONGITUDE
Supplied Units: 
decimal degrees
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Renav longitude in decimal degrees recorded by HOV Alvin or ROV Jason at the time when the sample collection was logged. If there was ambiguity in the records of collection location, all potential longitudes are provided separated by the pipe (|) symbol. Missing data identifier NR (not recorded).