U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 712
| ACRONYM OR ABBREVIATION |
DEFINITION |
|---|---|
AFT |
Autonomous Flow Through |
BHM |
Benthic Habitat Mapping |
BOD |
borosilicate glass |
°C |
Degrees Celsius |
Ca2+ |
Concentration of Calcium |
CD |
Compact Disc |
CDIAC |
Carbon Dioxide Information and Analysis Center |
cm |
Centimeter(s) |
|
CO2
|
Carbon Dioxide
|
|
CO32-
|
Concentration of Carbonate
|
|
CRM
|
Certified Reference Material
|
|
CSV
|
Comma-Separated Values
|
|
CTD
|
Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Sensor
|
DIC |
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon |
ESRI |
Environmental Systems Research Institute |
|
FACS
|
Field Activity Collection System
|
|
fCO2
|
Fugacity of Carbon Dioxide
|
FGDC |
Federal Geographic Data Committee |
GIS |
Geographic Information System |
GPS |
Geographic Positioning System |
|
h
|
Hour(s)
|
HTML |
HyperText Markup Language |
ID |
Identification |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
K*sp |
Solubility Product of Aragonite |
KB |
Kilobyte(s) |
KHSO4 |
Potassium Bisulfate |
kg |
Kilograms |
km |
Kilometers |
|
LCW
|
Liquid Core Waveguide
|
|
MICA
|
Multiparameter Inorganic Carbon Analyzer
|
m |
Meter(s) |
|
MB
|
Megabyte(s)
|
|
min
|
Minute(s)
|
mL |
Milliliter(s) |
μatm |
Microatmospheres |
|
μL
|
Microliter(s)
|
|
μmol
|
Micromolar
|
|
μmol/kg
|
Micromole per Kilogram
|
N |
North |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NAD 83 |
North American Datum 1983 |
Ωa |
Saturation State of Seawater for Aragonite |
PC |
Personal Computer |
pCO2 |
Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide |
PDF |
Portable Document Format |
|
PEEK
|
Polyetheretherketone
|
|
pH
|
Measurement of Acidity or Basicity
|
|
pHT
|
pH at Total Seawater Scale
|
|
PI
|
Principal Investigator
|
|
PPM
|
Parts Per Million
|
| R/V | Research Vessel |
|
r-ratio
|
Wavelength Ratio
|
|
RTD
|
Resistance Temperature Detector
|
s |
Second(s) |
|
SHP
|
Shape File
|
SPCMSC |
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
SRI |
Stanford Research Institute |
SST |
Sea Surface Temperature |
SW |
Seawater |
TA |
Total Alkalinity |
|
TC
|
Total Carbon
|
|
TCO2
|
Total Carbon Dioxide
|
|
UM
|
University of Miami
|
|
USF
|
University of South Florida
|
USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
UTC |
Coordinated Universal Time |
UTM |
Universal Transverse Mercator |
W |
West |
|
WAAS
|
Wide Area Augmentation System
|
WGS84 |
World Geodetic System 1984 |
XML |
Extensible Markup Language |
