Parameter: lat_nom

Dataset: 
GT10-11 - Fe Mn Zn Cd and Cu
Parameter: 
latitude
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 lat
Short Description:
 latitude
Official Name:
 latitude
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

latitude, in decimal degrees, North is positive, negative denotes South; Reported in some datasets as degrees, minutes

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
lat_nom
Supplied Units: 
decimal degrees
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

when Chief Scientist was unable to provide the station list given to the bridge the locations of all the casts for this station were averaged and this is the mean latitude

Dataset parameter types [rank]
Primary latitude variable