ABBREVIATIONS
ACRC
Alaska Climate Research Center
AEIDC
Alaska Environmental Information and Data Center
AFCCC
Air Force Combat Climatology Center
API
American Petroleum Institute
asl
above sea level
AVHRR
Advanced very high resolution radiometer
DMSP OLS
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Operational Linescan System
FDD
freezing degree-day
GIS
Geographic information system
MLLW
mean low low water
NCDC
National Climatic Data Center
NCEP
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
NIC
National Ice Center
NOS
National Ocean Service
NWS
National Weather Service
POR
period of record
ppt
parts per thousand
SAR
Synthetic aperture radar
SSM/I
Special sensor microwave/imager
TDD
thawing degree-day
USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USCB
U.S. Census Bureau
USCG
U.S. Coast Guard
USNO
U.S. Naval Observatory
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
CONVERSIONS
Distance
3.28084 ft = 1 m
0.53996 nautical miles = 1 km
0.62137 U.S. statute miles = 1 km
Velocity
0.86898 knots = 1 mph
1.94385 knots = 1 m/s
0.62137 U.S. statute miles/hr = 1 km/hr
0.44704 m/s = 1 U.S. statute miles/hr
1.1508 U.S. statute miles = 1 nautical mile
0.53995 knots = 1 km/hr
Flow volume
0.02832 m3/s = 1 cfs
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