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Parameter: OCEAN

Dataset: 
Hydrothermal vent parasite species reported in published literature
Parameter: 
ocean
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 ocean
Short Description:
 ocean
Official Name:
 ocean
No Data Value:
Description:
 

The vertical region between the sea surface and the sea floor.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
OCEAN
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

The ocean from which the sample was collected. This conforms to the 8 ocean categories in the InterRidge Vents Database ver 3.4 https://vents-data.interridge.org/about_the_database Arctic, Indian, Mediterranean, N. Atlantic, N. Pacific, S. Atlantic, S. Pacific, Southern.