Parameter: lon_chsci

Dataset: 
GT10-11 - Fe Mn Zn Cd and Cu
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: 
lon_chsci
Supplied Units: 
decimal degrees
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

longitude provided by Chief Scientist - this is the nominal location of the data - theoretically these were the station locations given to the bridge. For all Lons west is negative.

Dataset parameter types [rank]
Primary longitude variable