Techniques and Methods 6-A19

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Techniques and Methods 6-A19

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Conversion Factors, Datums, and Acronyms

SI to Inch/Pound

Multiply By To obtain
cubic centimeter (cm3) 0.06102 cubic inch (in3)
cubic meter (m3) 264.2 gallon (gal)
cubic meter (m3) 35.31 cubic foot (ft3)
cubic meter per day (m3/d) 35.31 cubic foot per day (ft3/d)
cubic meter per second (m3/s) 35.31 cubic foot per second (ft3/s)
cubic meter per year (m3/yr) .000811 acre-foot per year (acre-ft/yr)
kilometer (km) .6214 mile (mi)
meter (m) 3.281 foot (ft)
meter per day (m/d) 3.281 foot per day (ft/d)
meter per second (m/s) 3.281 foot per second (ft/s)
millimeter (mm) .03937 inch (in.)
square kilometer (km2) 247.1 acre
square kilometer (km2) .3861 square mile (mi2)
square meter (m2) .0002471 acre
square meter (m2) 10.76 square foot (ft2)

Vertical coordinate information is referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88)

Horizontal coordinate information is referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83)

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

Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning
BCF Block-Centered Flow
ET evapotranspiration
GWF Ground-Water Flow
LPF Layer-Property Flow
MODFLOW modular finite-difference ground-water flow model
SFR2 Streamflow-Routing
SIP Strongly Implicit Procedure
USGS U.S. Geological Survey
UZF1 Unsaturated-Zone Flow
VSF Variably-Saturated Flow
VS2DT Variably-Saturated Two-Dimensional Flow and Transport Model

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