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Open-File Report 2014-1227


Core Data From Offshore Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands


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Conversion Factors

International System of Units to Inch/Pound

Multiply

By

To obtain

Length

centimeter (cm)

0.3937

inch (in.)

meter (m)

3.281

foot (ft)

kilometer (km)

0.6214

mile (mi)

kilometer (km)

0.5400

mile, nautical (nmi)

meter (m)

1.094

yard (yd)

Mass

gram (g)

0.03527

ounce, avoirdupois (oz)

Volume

cubic centimeter (cm3)

0.001

liter (L)

cubic kilometer (km3)

0.2399

cubic mile (mi3)

Temperature in degrees Celsius (°C) may be converted to degrees Fahrenheit (°F) as follows: °F=(1.8×°C)+32

Vertical coordinate information is referenced to Mean Sea Level.

Horizontal coordinate information is referenced to the World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS 84) in Geographic and Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 19 N Coordinate Systems.

Particle size in phi units may be converted to millimeters (mm) as follows: mm=2-phi.

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