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latitude, in decimal degrees, North is positive, negative denotes South; Reported in some datasets as degrees, minutes
Latitude. This is either the ship or the flyer position, but it is the best position available. If the Flyer position was known, accounting for the tow cable, this is the value used here. If the flyer position was not known (e.g. maybe the winch cable counter failed), the ship position was recorded.