Parameter: drift_direction

Dataset: 
DISC: Deployment, environmental, and larval behavior information
Parameter: 
No BCO-DMO term
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 no_bcodmo_term
Short Description:
 No BCO-DMO term
Official Name:
 no_bcodmo_term
No Data Value:
Description:
 

An association with a community-wide standard parameter has not yet been made.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
drift_direction
Supplied Units: 
degrees
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
NA
Description: 
The direction the DISC drifted in during the deployment, based on the GPS waypoints taken at start and stop of the deployment (An angle in degrees; cardinal reference)