Parameter: current_bearing

Dataset: 
DISC: Deployment, environmental, and larval behavior information
Parameter: 
heading
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 heading
Short Description:
 heading
Official Name:
 heading
No Data Value:
Description:
 

ship's heading, in degrees

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
current_bearing
Supplied Units: 
degrees
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
NA
Description: 
The bearing of the individual larva relative to the direction of the current; calculated from the drift direction and the individual bearing (mean variable)