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OAS datatype Detail for LONGITUDE
| datatypes_id: | 591 |
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| Codeset: | WOD |
| Code: | 31 |
| Term: | LONGITUDE |
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| Definition: | 1) the arc or portion of the earths equator intersected bbetween the meridian of a given place and the prime meridian (Greenwich, England) expressed in degrees; 2) Depth-independent variable that measures distance and direction from the prime meridian. |
| Citation: | 1) Websters New Collegiate Dictionary, 1970. 2) World Ocean Database 2005 Documentation, NOAA/NESDIS/NODC Internal Report 18. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2007-04-19 20:45:07.912241+00 |
| Editdate: | 2007-04-19 20:45:07.934145+00 |