Abbreviations, Unit Conversions, and Elemental Data - Application of Geochemical Tracers to Fluvial Sediment - page 136

Appendix A
Abbreviations, Unit Conversions,
and Elemental Data

See Tables A.1 , A.2 , A.3 , A.4 and A.5 .

Table A.1 List of word abbreviations (acronyms)
Abbreviation Definition

CEC Cation exchange capacity

DO Dissolved oxygen

DOC Dissolved organic carbon

FRN Fallout radionuclide

HR-ICP-MS High-resolution sector field inductively coupled mass spectrometer

ICP-MS Inductively coupled mass spectrometer

MC-ICP-MS Multi-collector, inductively coupled mass spectrometer

MORBs Mid-oceanic ridge basalts

Non-CHONS Stable Isotopes other than carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur

SPM Suspended particulate matter

SSC Suspended sediment concentration

TMDL Total maximum daily load

USLE, RUSLE Universal soil loss equation; Revised universal soil loss equation

Table A.2 List of unit abbreviations (from Miller and Orbock Miller 2007)
English unit

Abbreviation SI Unit Abbreviation

Acre ac Hectare Ha

Fahrenheit F Celsius C

Inches in Centimeters cm

Ya r d s yd Meters m

Ounces oz Grams gm

Pounds lb Kilograms kg

Gallons gal Liter l

Milliliter ml