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SI to Inch/Pound
| Multiply |
By |
To obtain |
Length |
| centimeter (cm) |
0.3937 |
inch (in.) |
| millimeter (mm) |
0.03937 |
inch (in.) |
| meter (m) |
3.281 |
foot (ft) |
meter (m) |
1.094 |
yard (yd) |
| kilometer (km) |
0.6214 |
mile (mi) |
| kilometer (km) |
0.5400 |
mile, nautical (nmi) |
Area |
| square kilometer (km²) |
0.3861 |
square mile (mi²) |
| square meter (m²) |
10.76 |
square foot (ft²) |
Phi-notation (Krumbein, 1934) as used in this report is defined as: Φ = -log 2 (d), where d is the grain diameter in millimeters. Phi-class intervals in millimeters are given in the data dictionary in the Sediments section of this report.
The frequencies of sidescan sonar and multibeam bathymetry are measured in kilohertz (kHz), 1,000 periods per second.
The vertical datum for tidal-zone measurements is mean lower low water.
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