Parameter: cruise

Parameter: 
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 cruise_name
Short Description:
 cruise name
Official Name:
 Cruise Name
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

The cruise_name is a local name chosen by project investigators for a research expedition on a vessel, as opposed to the formal/official cruise ID asserted by the vessel operator.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
cruise
Supplied Units: 
text
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Internal cruise identifier: Dead Zone Zooplankton: First two digits denote Year (10=2010; 11=2011) Last two digits denote cruise number for that year