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Parameter: ship_distance

Dataset: 
2017 Wire Flyer GPS data
Parameter: 
track length
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 len_track
Short Description:
 track length
Official Name:
 len_track
No Data Value:
Description:
 

The linear distance along which a sample was collected or an observation was made, such as a beach transect length or the distance a net was towed through the water.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
ship_distance
Supplied Units: 
meters (m)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
cumulative distance of the ship along the track