Abbreviations and Nomenclature



Selected Abbreviated Units of Measure Used in This Report

cc cubic centimeter

cm3 cubic centimeter

cu. in. cubic inch

ºC degrees Celsius

ºC/km degrees Celsius per kilometer

cm centimeter

cm/ka centimeter per kiloannum

cm/k.y. centimeter per thousand years

g gram

g/cm3 gram per cubic centimeter

K degrees Kelvin

ka kiloannum (thousand years before present (age))

ka arithmetic mean conductivity

kg kilogram

kHz kilohertz

km kilometer

km2 square kilometer

km3/yr cubic kilometer per year

kN/m3 kiloNewton per cubic meter

kPa kilopascal

kV kilovolt

m meter

M molar

m2 square meter

mbar millibar

mºC milli-degrees Celsius

m/ka meter per thousand years

m/k.y. meter per thousand years (any thousand years (rate))

mL milliliter

mL/min milliliter per minute

mm millimeter

mM millimole

mol % molar percent

ms millisecond

mt/yr metric tons per year

mW/m2 milliwatt per meter squared

m.y. million years

µL/L microliter per liter

µm micrometer

µM micromole

µM/L micromole per liter

nm nanometer

ppm parts per million

s or sec second

tonne metric tonne (mass equal to 1,000 kilograms)

W/m•K Watt per meter times degrees Kelvin

wt % weight percent

‰ parts per thousand

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