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Parameter: Station_Longitude

Dataset: 
Abyssal megafauna capture records
Parameter: 
longitude
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: 
Station_Longitude
Supplied Units: 
decimal degrees
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Station longitude; negative values = West

Dataset parameter types [rank]
Primary longitude variable