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Abbreviations used in publications of the United States Geological Survey
By: Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
The use of abbreviations in publications of the Geological Survey is determined by several forces working in different directions. Pulling in the direction of greater condensation and the freer use of abbreviations and symbols is the desire to achieve greater economy in publications. Working in the opposite direction is the desire to have the publications used more conveniently by an increasingly heterogeneous public.
Suggested Citation
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 1953, Abbreviations used in publications of the United States Geological Survey, 9 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/70046375.
Publication type
Report
Publication Subtype
USGS Unnumbered Series
Title
Abbreviations used in publications of the United States Geological Survey