Parameter: time_diff

Dataset: 
eventlog_WB1105
Parameter: 
time difference
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 time_diff
Short Description:
 time difference
Official Name:
 time_offset
No Data Value:
Description:
 

the number of hours added to local time to convert to GMT; per GLOBEC, a time_diff in the Western Hemisphere is positive (opposite sign from Timezone)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
time_diff
Supplied Units: 
hours
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Time difference in hours between local time and UTC, originally reported in a comment line in data file and incorporated by the DMO into data.