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Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5167

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5167

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Conversion Factors, Datums, and Abbreviations and Acronyms

Conversion Factors

Multiply By To obtain
foot (ft) 0.3048 meter (m)
foot per day (ft/d) 0.3048 meter per day (m/d)
mile (mi) 1.609 kilometer (km)
square mile (mi2) 2.590 square kilometer (km2)

Temperature in degrees Celsius (°C) may be converted to degrees Fahrenheit (°F) as follows:

°F=(1.8×°C)+32.

Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (°F) may be converted to degrees Celsius (°C) as follows:

°C=(°F-32)/1.8.

Datums

Vertical coordinate information is referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29).

Horizontal coordinate information is referenced to the North American Datum of 1927 (NAD 27).

Altitude, as used in this report, refers to distance above the vertical datum.

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Abbreviation or Acronym Definition
DOE U.S. Department of Energy
ESRP eastern Snake River Plain
INL Idaho National Laboratory
INTEC Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center
Ka Thousand years
K-S Kolmogorov-Smirnov two sample test of similarity of distribution shape
K-W Kruskal-Wallis test for similarity of multiple medians
L Levene’s test of similarity of variances
M-W Mann-Whitney test for similarity of two medians
PDF Portable Document Format
RWMC Radioactive Waste Management Complex
USGS U.S. Geological Survey

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