Parameter: lon

Dataset: 
underway_met
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: 
decimal degrees
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Longitude (west is negative). Decimal degrees calculated from degrees/decimal minutes. Originally named 'pcode_long_deg' and 'pcode_long_min'.