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Data Series 999


Sedimentologic Characteristics of Recent Washover Deposits From Assateague Island, Maryland

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Abstract
Introduction
Field Data Collection
Laboratory Methods and Analyses
Results
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References Cited
Abbreviations
 

Abbreviations

Φ phi particle-size scale
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
BIWC Barrier Island and Estuarine Wetland Physical Change Assessment
cm centimeter
CNTS Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions
DGPS Differential Global Positioning System
FACS Field Activity Collection System
FAN Field Activity Number
FGDC Federal Geographic Data Committee
.gdb file geodatabase
GIS Geographic Information System
GPR ground penetrating radar
GPS Global Positioning System
H2O2 hydrogen peroxide
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group
KML Keyhole Markup Language
km kilometer
m meters
μm micron
mm millimeter
N number of samples
NAD 83 North American Datum of 1983
NAIP National Agriculture Imagery Program
NAVD 88 North American Vertical Datum of 1988
NPS National Park Service
OPUS On-Line Positioning User Service
PDF Portable Document Format
RGB red-green-blue
SPCMSC St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
TIFF Tagged Image File Format
USGS U.S. Geological Survey
UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

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