Parameter: Latitude

Parameter: 
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 lat
Short Description:
 latitude
Official Name:
 latitude
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

latitude, in decimal degrees, North is positive, negative denotes South; Reported in some datasets as degrees, minutes

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Latitude
Supplied Units: 
decimal degrees
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Latitude of ship location when underway sample was made with the pFI analyzer in decimal degrees; a positive value indicates a Northern coordinate.