Parameter: lon

Dataset: 
trawl_catch_fishlen - CGOA
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
Supplied Units: 
decimal degrees
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Longitude in decimal degrees; East is positive;
this info came from the table of standard station locations where possible or else from the cruise event log.