| Abbreviation |
Definition |
| °C |
degrees Celsius |
| θ |
water content |
| φ |
porosity |
| Φ |
Krumbein phi scale |
| An |
specific activity |
| I0 |
inventory |
| L |
depth to which 210Pb is in excess of parent 226Ra |
| mn |
mass depth |
 |
dry bulk density |
 |
sediment density |
| ν |
linear sedimentation rates |
| ω |
mass accumulation rates |
| zn |
linear depth |
| ± |
plus or minus |
| > |
greater than |
| 210Pb |
lead-210 |
| 209Po |
polonium-209 |
| 210Po |
polonium-210 |
| 222Rn |
radon-222 |
| 226Ra |
radium-226 |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
| BIER |
Barrier Island Evolution Research |
| BIM |
barrier island migration |
| CFCS |
constant flux, constant sedimentation |
| cm |
centimeter |
| cm3 |
cubic centimeter |
| cm/y |
centimeters per year |
| CRS |
constant rate of supply |
| CSV |
comma separated values |
| DGPS |
differential global positioning system |
| dpm/cm2 |
decays per minute per square centimeter |
| dpm/g |
decays per minute per gram |
| dpm/mL |
decays per minute per milliliter |
| FAN |
field activity number |
| FL |
Florida |
| g |
grams |
| g/cm2 |
grams per square centimeter |
| g/cm3 |
grams per cubic centimeter |
| g/cm2/y |
grams per square centimeter per year |
| GPS |
global positioning system |
| H2O2 |
hydrogen peroxide |
| ID |
identification |
| JPEG |
joint photograph expert group |
| km2 |
square kilometers |
| LOI |
loss on ignition |
| LSR |
linear sedimentation rate |
| m2 |
square meters |
| MARs |
mass accumulation rates |
| mL |
milliliter |
| μL |
microliter |
| mm |
millimeter |
| μm |
micrometer |
| NFWF |
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation |
| OM |
organic matter |
| PDF |
portable document format |
| SPCMSC |
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| USACE |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey