Parameter: date_utc

Dataset: 
cruise_tracks
Parameter: 
date_utc
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 date_utc
Short Description:
 date_utc
Official Name:
 date_utc
No Data Value:
Description:
 

UTC month, day and year, usually as a text string, e.g. feb10_1995. It is better to use one of the other forms of presenting date and time data so that the data can be used in computations and for comparisons. Note, if the string begins with numbers but also includes letters, there may be problems using the field name for retrieval. Use date_gmt for future data sets.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
date_utc
Supplied Units: 
YYYYmmdd
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Date (UTC) including year (YYYY), month (mm), and day (dd).