| AL, Ala. |
Alabama |
| ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| BASE |
Bathymetry based on statistical error |
| cm |
Centimeter |
| CTD |
Conductivity, temperature, depth |
| DEM |
Digital elevation model |
| DGPS |
Differential Global Positioning System |
| FACS |
Field Activity Collection System |
| FAN |
Field activity number |
| FGDC |
Federal Geographic Data Committee |
| GND NERR |
Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve |
| GIS |
Geographic information system |
| GNSS |
Global Navigation Satellite System |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| ha |
Hectare |
| HIPS |
Hydrographic Information Processing System |
| Hz |
Hertz |
| JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| KB |
Kilobyte |
| kHz |
Kilohertz |
| km |
Kilometer |
| km2 |
Kilometer squared |
| m |
Meter |
| MB |
Megabyte |
| MLLW |
Mean Lower Low Water |
| MS, Miss. |
Mississippi |
| mm |
millimeter |
| ms |
Millisecond |
| m/s |
Meters/Second |
| N |
North |
| NNW |
North North West |
| NERR |
National Estuarine Research Reserve |
| NAD83 |
North American Datum 1983 |
| NAD83 CORS96 |
North American Datum 1983, CORS96 Realization |
| NAVD88 |
North American Vertical Datum 1988 |
| NGS |
National Geodetic Survey |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| OPUS |
On-Line Positioning User Service |
| PDF |
Portable Document Format |
| PPM |
Parts per million |
| QA/QC |
Quality assurance and quality control |
| RMS |
Root mean square |
| RV |
Research vessel |
| s |
Second |
| σ |
Standard deviation |
| SSIEES |
Sea-level and Storm Impacts on Estuarine Environments and Shorelines |
| SBB |
Single-Beam Bathymetry |
| SIPS |
Sonar Information Processing System |
| SOS |
Speed of sound |
| SPCMSC |
Saint Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| SVP |
Sound velocity profile |
| TIN |
Triangulated irregular network |
| USGS |
United States Geological Survey |
| UTC |
Coordinated Universal Time |
| UTM |
Universal Transverse Mercator |
| VA, Va. |
Virginia |
| WGS84 |
World Geodetic System 1984 |
| X |
Easting |
| Y |
Northing |
| Z |
Elevation |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey