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Parameter: Longitude_Degrees

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 lon
Short Description:
 longitude
Official Name:
 longitude
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

longitude, in decimal degrees, East is positive, negative denotes West; Reported in some datsets as degrees, minutes

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Longitude_Degrees
Supplied Units: 
degrees East
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Longitude coordinates (positive values = East; negative values = West)