ACRONYM OR
ABBREVIATION |
DEFINITION |
| ~ |
Approximately |
| % |
Percent |
| ± |
Plus or Minus |
| ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
| B |
Borehole EUSTIS Study |
| bss |
Barataria Sand Study |
| CD |
Compact Disc |
| CD-ROM |
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory |
| cfm |
Cubic feet per minute |
| Cl |
Clay |
| cm |
Centimeter(s) |
| CMG |
Coastal and Marine Geology |
| CR |
Cheniere Ronquille |
| DGPS |
Differential Global Positioning System |
| DOC |
Microsoft Word document |
| DOS |
Disk Operating System |
| DVD |
Digital Versatile Disc |
| DVD-R |
Digital Versatile Disc - Recordable |
| ESRI |
Environmental Systems Research Institute |
| FACS |
Field Activity Collection System |
| FGDC |
Federal Geographic Data Committee |
| FISC |
Florida Integrated Science Center (USGS) |
| ft |
Feet |
| GB |
Gigabyte |
| GIF |
Graphics Interchange Format |
| GIS |
Geographic Information Systems |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| HRSP |
High-resolution seismic profiles |
| HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language |
| ID |
Identification |
| IE |
Internet Explorer |
| in |
Inches |
| Inc. |
Incorporated
|
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| KB |
Kilobyte(s) |
| km |
Kilometer(s) |
| LA |
Louisiana |
| LDNR |
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources |
| LGS |
Louisiana Geological Survey |
| m |
Meter(s) |
| MB |
Megabyte(s) |
| mm |
Millimeters |
| NAD83 |
North American Datum 1983 |
| No. or # |
Number(s) |
| ORC |
Ocean Research Contractors |
| OS |
Operating System |
| P86 |
Plaquemines |
| PC |
Personal Computer |
| PDF |
Portable Document Format |
| p. or pg |
Page(s) |
phi, |
Greek letter - grain size: phi = log2(grain size in Millimeters) |
| psi |
Pounds per square inch |
| RTF |
Rich Text Format |
| R/V |
Research Vessel |
| S |
Sand |
| SCC |
Subsidence and Coastal Change |
| Si |
Silt |
 m |
Micrometer |
| UNO |
University of New Orleans |
| UNOCRL |
University of New Orleans Coastal Research Labortory |
| U.S. |
United States |
| USACE |
United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
| UTM |
Universal Transverse Mercator |
| v. |
Volume |
| XLS |
Microsoft Excel Document |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey