Talk:1962 Soviet nuclear tests

Location and Elevation
The Elevation + height column allows for the use of two different numbers, the elevation of ground level at the site of the explosion and the height above ground level, so that tower heights, balloon elevations and so on may be noted separately from the elevation. The same applies to the Location column when a launch site is specified;immediately after the coordinates are displayed, the note "elv:" indicates that the elevation and height of the launch site are given. If there is no known height,then only the elevation is given, but if there is a height (even if 0) then both numbers, separated bay a + or - as appropriate are given. It is not in error to see there something like "1650 + 0 m" when the launch is known to be from ground level at an elevation of 1650 meters. A note to that effect has been added to the table notes for the Location column. SkoreKeep (talk) 02:08, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Also, I find there was a syntax error in the convert/2 template use. I fixed that, and thank Rich Farmbrough for dragging it in and dropping it, bleeding, on my table. :) SkoreKeep (talk) 02:25, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Ah, got it! And you are most welcome. All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 15:08, 5 May 2014 (UTC).

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SkoreKeep (talk) 04:48, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

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