Parameter: time_zone

Short Description: 
time_zone
Short Name: 
time_zone
Official Name: 
time_zone
Graphable: 
Yes
External Identifier:
» skos:exactMatch http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C80453
Description

A geographic region throughout which the same standard time is used; may be denoted as the time offset from UTC/GMT or by the name or abbreviation of the time zone (e.g. EST/EDT, PST/PDT, etc.)

The GLOBEC research program denoted time zone in the Western Hemisphere as the number of hours added to local time to convert to GMT.