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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1156

Carolinas Coastal Change Processes Project Data Report for Observations near Diamond Shoals, North Carolina, January-May 2009


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SI to Inch/Pound

Multiply

By

To obtain

Length

centimeter (cm)

0.3937

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)

Conductivity

siemens per meter (S/m)

1

mho per meter (mho/m)

Density

kilogram per meter cubed (kg/m3)

0.0624

pound per foot cubed (lb/ft3)

Pressure

decibar (dbar)

10000

pascal (Pa)

millibar (mb)

100

pascal (Pa)

Flow
meter cubed per second (m3/s) 35.3147 foot cubed per second (ft3/s)

centimeter per second (cm/s)

0.03281

foot per second (ft/s)

meter per second (m/s)

3.281

foot per second (ft/s)

Wind direction is the direction the wind is coming from in degrees clockwise from true North.

Wave direction is the direction from which waves are propagating, measured clockwise from true North.

Wave period (length of time taken by one cycle) is given in seconds.

Salinity is given in practical salinity units (psu).

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