Parameter: Julian_day

Dataset: 
Underway pCO2 and dissolved oxygen concentrations and fluxes
Parameter: 
julian_day
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 julian_day
Short Description:
 julian_day
Official Name:
 julian_day
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Julian day as a decimal, for reference: Julian day 2440000 begins at 0000 hours, May 23, 1968

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Julian_day
Supplied Units: 
day
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
GMT time starting from January 1 2010 (day 1). E.g. December 31 2010 - day 365 and January 1 2011 - day 366. Hours and minutes are converted to decimal fractions of a day.