Parameter: latitude

Dataset: 
Picoeukaryotic phytoplankton observations
Parameter: 
latitude
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 lat
Short Description:
 latitude
Official Name:
 latitude
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

latitude, in decimal degrees, North is positive, negative denotes South; Reported in some datasets as degrees, minutes

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
latitude
Supplied Units: 
degrees
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

latitude of sample (Eq=0 and 90 : -90)

Dataset parameter types [rank]
Primary latitude variable