Parameter: cage_gap_date

Parameter: 
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 date
Short Description:
 date
Official Name:
 date
No Data Value:
Description:
 

date; generally reported in GMT as YYYYMMDD (year; month; day); also as MMDD (month; day); EqPac dates are local Hawaii time. ISO_Date format is YYYY-MM-DD (http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/iso8601.htm)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
cage_gap_date
Supplied Units: 
YYYYMMDD
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
the last reliable date from which data were collected on a cage (because on that date the cage had a gap large enough that prey snails could escape).