Parameter: COLLECTION_DATE

Dataset: 
Vent Parasite Dissection Data
Parameter: 
date
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 date
Short Description:
 date
Official Name:
 date
No Data Value:
Description:
 

date; generally reported in GMT as YYYYMMDD (year; month; day); also as MMDD (month; day); EqPac dates are local Hawaii time. ISO_Date format is YYYY-MM-DD (http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/iso8601.htm)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
COLLECTION_DATE
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
Date
Format: 
%Y-%m-%d
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

The date the specimen was collected in format "YYYY-MM-DD". Sample dates correspond to the timestamp recorded for the sample collected at the seafloor, not the date the HOV or ROV arrived on deck. Missing data identifier NR (not recorded).