U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 577
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| ACRONYM OR ABBREVIATION |
DEFINITION |
|---|---|
ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
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AVG |
Angle Varying Gain |
BASE |
Bathymetry Based on Statistical Error
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CCT |
Coastal Change and Transport
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Chirp |
Compressed High Intensity Radar Pulse
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cm |
Centimeter(s) |
CO-OPS-HPT |
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services - Hydrographic Planning Team
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DGPS |
Differential Global Positioning System
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DVD |
Digital Versatile Disc
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EAARL |
Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar
|
ESRI |
Environmental Systems Research Institute
|
FACS |
Field Activity Collection System
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FGDC |
Federal Geographic Data Committee |
FRAWG |
Frame Work Group |
GeoBar |
Georeferenced Backscatter Raster
|
GIS |
Geographic Information Systems
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GPS |
Global Positioning System
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HIPS |
Hydrographic Information Processing System
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HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language
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Hz |
Hertz
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ID |
Identification
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Inc. |
Incorporated
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JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group
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KB |
Kilobyte(s)
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kHz |
Kilohertz
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km |
Kilometers
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Lidar |
Light Detection and Ranging
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Ltd |
Limited
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m |
Meter(s)
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MB |
Megabyte(s)
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MsCIP |
Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program |
MLLW |
Mean Lower Low Water
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ms |
Millisecond(s)
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N |
North |
NAD83 |
North American Datum 1983
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NAVD88 |
North American Vertical Datum 1988
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NGS |
National Geodetic Survey |
NGOM |
Northern Gulf of Mexico
|
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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NOS |
National Oceanic Service
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PC |
Personal Computer
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PDF |
Portable Document Format
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R/V |
Research Vessel
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s |
Second(s)
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SEA |
Systems Engineering and Assessment
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SIPS |
Sonar Information Processing System
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SOS |
Speed of Sound
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SSS |
Side Scan Sonar |
SVP |
Sound Velocity Profiler |
SVS |
Sound Velocity Sensor |
SXC |
SEA Swath Processor Coverage File |
SXP |
SEA Swath Processor Processed File |
SXR |
SEA Swath Processor Raw File |
SXS |
SEA Swath Processor Session File |
TIFF |
Tagged Image File Format
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TVG |
Time Varying Gain |
USACE |
United States Army Corps of Engineers |
USGS |
United States Geological Survey
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UTM |
Universal Transverse Mercator
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WGS84 |
World Geodetic System 1984
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XML |
Extensible Markup Language
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XTF |
Extended Triton Format
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
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