Acronyms - Evaluating the Potential Effects of Hurricanes on Long-Term Sediment Accumulation in Two Micro-Tidal Sub-Estuaries: Barnegat Bay and Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, U.S.A.

Data Series 993

Abbreviations

Acronym or Abbreviation	Definition
°C	Degree Celsius
ρ_s	Grain Density
%	Percent
Φ	Phi Particle-Size Scale
φ	Porosity
θ	Water Content
ASTM	American Society for Testing and Materials
Be-7	Beryllium-7
Bi-214	Bismuth-214
cm	Centimeter
cm³	Cubic Centimeter
Cs-137	Cesium-137
CSV	Comma-Separated Value
DD	Decimal Degrees
dpm/g	Disintegrations Per Minute Per Gram
ETD	Eastern Daylight Time
FAN	Field Activity Number
ft	Feet
g	Gram
GPS	Global Positioning System
H₂O₂	Hydrogen Peroxide
HTML	Hypertext Markup Language
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency
IBTrACS	International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship
ID	Identification
Inc.	Incorporated
JPEG	Joint Photographic Experts Group
K-40	Potassium-40
kb	Kilobyte
keV	Kiloelectron Volt
L_c	Critical Level
LOI	Loss On Ignition
Mb	Megabyte
m	Meter
µm	Micron
mg/L	Milligrams Per Liter
mL	Milliliter
mm	Millimeter
mmHg	Millimeters of Mercury
mS/cm	Millisiemens Per Centimeter
mV	Millivolt
N	Normality
NAD83	North American Datum of 1983
NCDC	National Climatic Data Center
ND	Not Detected
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
OM	Organic Matter
ORP	Oxidation-Reduction Potential
Pb-210	Lead-210
Pb-214	Lead-214
Po-209	Polonium-209
Po-210	Polonium-210
PDF	Portable Document Format
Ra-226	Radium-226
SPCMSC	St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Th-234	Thorium-234
U-238	Uranium-238
USGS	U.S. Geological Survey
UTM	Universal Transverse Mercator
WHCMSC	Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

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