Parameter: Path_Shape

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sample_descrip
Short Description:
 sample description
Official Name:
 sample_descrip
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

text description of sample collected

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Path_Shape
Supplied Units: 
number from 1-infinity
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Total path length divided by the maximum displacement (the latter calculated as the linear distance between the start location and farthest position travelled for a given snail over the 28 min), yielding a relative scale with 1.0 being closest to a straight line