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: 
Longitude
Supplied Units: 
decimal degrees
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Longitude of sample collection; west is negative