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Parameter: Date

Dataset: 
Field Sampling: Hydrologic data
Parameter: 
date_local
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 date_local
Short Description:
 date_local
Official Name:
 date_local
No Data Value:
Description:
 

local 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.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Date
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
Date
Format: 
%Y-%m-%d
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Date when the in situ measurements were made. When the collection was split over two days, a single date was used based on the upstream or majority stations. (local time zone EST/EDT)