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Parameter: Lat

Dataset: 
Pseudo-nitzschia counts, nutrients and more
Parameter: 
latitude
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: 
Lat
Supplied Units: 
decimal degrees
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Latitude of sampling locations. NES LTER locations used recorded latitude and longitude from corresponding CTD casts and Niskin bottles; when available. For one sample (AS399): the latitude and longitude provided are for station L1; as the exact location of the flowthrough sample was not recorded on the event log. North is positive.