U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 542
| ACRONYM OR ABBREVIATION |
DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| % | Percent |
| ± | Plus or Minus |
 |
Standard Deviation |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| BI | Breton Island |
| BICM | Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring |
| CI | Chandeleur Islands |
| cm | Centimeter(s) |
| CMG | Coastal and Marine Geology |
| CR | Cheniere Ronquille |
| DOC | Microsoft Word document |
| DOS | Disk Operating System |
| DVD | Digital Versatile Disc |
| ed. | Editor |
| ESRI | Environmental Systems Research Institute |
| FACS | Field Activity Collection System |
| FGDC | Federal Geographic Data Committee |
| ft | Feet |
| FWS | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| g | Gram(s) |
| GB | Gigabyte |
| Gh | R/V Greenhead |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GM | Gulf of Mexico - ID by Infobank Metadata |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| HRSP | High-resolution seismic profiles |
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language |
| ID | Identification |
| in. | Inches |
| Inc. | Incorporated |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| KB | Kilobyte(s) |
| LDNR | Louisiana Department of Natural Resources |
| LGS | Louisiana Geological Survey |
| m | Meter(s) |
| MB | Megabyte(s) |
| mm | Millimeters |
 m |
Micrometer |
| .mxd | ArcGIS Project File (Map) |
| NAD83 | North American Datum 1983 |
| NGOM | Northern Gulf of Mexico |
| No. or # | Number(s) |
| P86 | Plaquemines |
| Portable Document Format | |
| p. | Page(s) |
phi, |
Greek letter - grain size: phi = log2(grain size in millimeters) |
| R/V | Research Vessel |
| SCC | Subsidence and Coastal Change |
| SPC&MSC | Saint Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| TXT | Text File |
| UNO | University of New Orleans |
| UNOCRL | University of New Orleans Coastal Research Laboratory |
| U.S. | United States |
| USACE | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
| v. | Volume |
| WGS84 | World Geodetic System 1984 |
| XLS | Microsoft Excel Document |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
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