Parameter: station_GEOTRC

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 station
Short Description:
 station
Official Name:
 station
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Station identifier; a unique number or alphanumeric string designating a general geographic location at which one or more sampling activities may occur.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
station_GEOTRC
Supplied Units: 
dimensionless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

GEOTRACES station number; ranges from 1 through 12 for KN199-04 and 1 through 24 for KN204-01. Stations 7 and 9 were skipped on KN204-01. Some GeoFish stations are denoted as X_to_Y indicating the tow occurred between stations X and Y. PI-supplied values were identical to those in the intermediate US GEOTRACES master file. Values were added from the intermediate US GEOTRACES master file (see Processing Description).