Parameter: event_GEOTRC

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

Event or operation identifier; event or operation number; often derived from date/time (MMDDHHmm) of sampling and when combined with year (YYYY) is a unique sampling identifier/data processing key. Date/time is not necessarily in GMT.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
event_GEOTRC
Supplied Units: 
integer
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Unique identifying number for US GEOTRACES sampling events; ranges from 2001 to 2225 for KN199-04 events and from 3001 to 3282 for KN204-01 events. PI-supplied values were identical to those in the intermediate US GEOTRACES master file. Originally submitted as 'event'; this parameter name has been changed to conform to BCO-DMO's GEOTRACES naming conventions.