Parameter: Deployment_Start_DateTime_Local

Dataset: 
BASIN 2019 Benthic Fluxes
Parameter: 
ISO_DateTime_Local
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 ISO_DateTime_Local
Short Description:
 ISO_DateTime_Local
Official Name:
 ISO_DateTime_Local
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Date/Time (Local) ISO formatted
This standard is based on ISO 8601:2004(E) and takes on any of the following forms:
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS[.xx]
2009-08-30T09:05:00[.xx] (local time)
2009-08-30T14:05:00[.xx]Z (UTC time)
2009-08-30T14:05:00[.xx]-05:00
The dashes and the colons can be dropped.
The T can also be dropped "by mutual agreement", but one needs the trailing Z if the time is UTC.

Note the Time Zone (TZ) as +/-HH:MM
Time Zone signage is for conversion from local to UTC
West Coast USA in summer is +7 (add 7 hrs to local time for UTC)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Deployment_Start_DateTime_Local
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
Datetime
Format: 
%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Date and time (local time zone) at start of deployment. Local time zone is Pacific Time but Daylight Saving Time ended on November 3, 2019 during the cruise. Therefore, before November 3, local time is in Pacific daylight time (PDT) and after November 3, local time is in Pacific standard time (PST).