Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols
ACRONYM OR ABBREVIATION |
DEFINITION |
|---|---|
°C |
Degree Celsius |
ρ |
Density of Seawater |
ρb |
Dry Bulk Density |
ρs |
Sediment Density |
g |
Gravity |
> |
Greater Than |
d50 |
Median Grain-Size |
D* |
Dimensionless Sediment Parameter |
% |
Percent |
Φ |
Phi Particle Size Scale |
± |
Plus or Minus |
φ |
Porosity |
θ |
Water Content |
θcr |
Critical Shields Parameter |
τc |
Current Induced Bottom Shear Stress |
τcr |
Critical Stress Threshold or Critical Shear Stress |
τtbs |
Total Bottom Shear Stress |
τw |
Wave Induced Bottom Shear Stress |
ν |
Kinematic Viscosity |
ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
CTB |
Chincoteague Bay |
cm |
Centimeter |
cm3 |
Cubic Centimeter |
CMGP |
Coastal and Marine Geology Program |
CSV |
Comma Separated Values |
COAWST |
Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport |
DE |
Delaware |
Delmarva |
Delaware Maryland Virginia |
DO |
Dissolved Oxygen |
ENE |
East-Northeast |
EPR |
Estuarine Physical Response |
FAN |
Field Activity Number |
FL |
Florida |
g |
Gram |
g/cm3 |
Grams per Cubic Centimeter |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
H2O2 |
Hydrogen Peroxide |
HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language |
ID |
Identification |
JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
KB |
Kilobyte |
kg/m2 |
Kilograms per Meter Squared |
kg/m3 |
Kilograms per Cubic Meter |
km |
Kilometer |
km/h |
Kilometers per Hour |
km2 |
Square Kilometers |
LOI |
Loss On Ignition |
MD |
Maryland |
MB |
Megabyte |
m |
Meter |
m/s2 |
Meters per Second Squared |
m2/s |
Square Meters per Second |
m3/yr |
Cubic Meters per Year |
µm |
Micron |
mL |
Milliliter |
mm |
Millimeter |
mV |
Millivolt |
NOS |
National Ocean Service |
NJ |
New Jersey |
N/m2 |
Newtons per Meter Squared |
NAD83 |
North American Datum of 1983 |
NE |
Northeast |
OM |
Organic Matter |
ORP |
Oxidation-Reduction Potential |
Pa |
Pascals |
PDF |
Portable Document Format |
SSIEES |
Sea-level and Storm Impacts on Estuarine Environments and Shorelines |
SPCMSC |
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
UTC |
Universal Time Coordinated |
UTM |
Universal Transverse Mercator |
VA |
Virginia |
