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Parameter: Julian day as a decimal (time elapsed in days from 00:00 on January 1st 4713 BC)

Short Description: 
Julian day as a decimal (time elapsed in days from 00:00 on January 1st 4713 BC)
Short Name: 
julian_day
Official Name: 
julian_day
Graphable: 
Yes
External Identifier:
» skos:exactMatch http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/CJDY/
External Identifier:
» skos:exactMatch http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/CJDY1101/
Description

Julian day as a decimal. Julian date which is the time elapsed in days from 00:00 on January 1st 4713 BC. Julian Date (chronological).

For reference: Julian day 2440000 begins at 0000 hours, May 23, 1968.

Please note, Seabird processing software includes a "julianday" which is day of year.  That is categorized as a separate term "yrday" at BCO-DMO.
Seabird permalink: https://blog.seabird.com/ufaqs/in-sea-bird-software-is-noon-on-january-1-julian-day-0-5-or-julian-day-1-5/