U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 741
| ACRONYM OR ABBREVIATION |
DEFINITION |
|---|---|
3D |
Three Dimensional |
BGA |
Blue-Green Algae |
BOD |
Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
°C |
Degrees Celsius |
CCGS |
Canadian Coast Guard Ship |
CD |
Compact Disc |
CGS |
Canada Geological Survey |
CO |
Colorado |
|
CO2
|
Carbon Dioxide
|
|
CO32-
|
Concentration of Carbonate
|
|
CSV
|
Comma-Separated Values
|
|
CTD
|
Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profiler
|
|
DI
|
Distilled
|
DIC |
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon |
°F |
Degrees Fahrenheit |
FL |
Florida |
GPS |
Geographic Positioning System |
h |
Hour |
HCl |
Hydrochloric Acid |
HgCl2 |
Mercuric Chloride Solution |
HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language |
ICP |
Inductively Coupled Plasma |
ICP-MS |
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy |
ICP-OES |
Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
keV |
Kiloelectron Volt |
kg |
kilogram |
km |
kilometer |
L |
Liter |
|
MICA
|
Multiparameter Inorganic Carbon Analyzer
|
m |
Meter |
min |
Minute |
mL |
Milliliter |
mM |
Millimolar |
pCO2 |
Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide |
PDF |
Portable Document Format |
|
pH
|
Measurement of Acidity or Basicity
|
|
pHT
|
pH at Total Seawater Scale
|
|
PNG
|
Portable Network Graphics
|
|
ppm
|
Parts per Million
|
QA/QC |
Quality Assurance/Quality Control |
SCF |
Seapoint Chlorophyll Fluorometer |
SST |
Sea Surface Temperature |
TA |
Total Alkalinity |
|
TCO2
|
Total Carbon Dioxide
|
TOC |
Total Organic Carbon |
TSG |
Thermosalinograph |
|
μL
|
Microliter
|
μm |
Micrometer |
μmol |
Micromole |
U.S. |
United States |
USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
USCGC |
United States Coast Guard Cutter |
|
USF
|
University of South Florida
|
USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
UTC |
Coordinated Universal Time |
VPDB |
Vienna Pee Dee Belemnite |
VSMOW |
Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water |
|
WHOI
|
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
|
XML |
Extensible Markup Language |
YSI |
Yellow Springs Instruments Company |
