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Parameter: Start_Latitude

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 lat_start
Short Description:
 latitude at start time of measurement
Official Name:
 lat_start
No Data Value:
Description:
 

latitude at start time of measurement; in decimal degrees (negative denotes South)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Start_Latitude
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Latitude derived from the elog reading at the beginning of the cast.