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Glossary & Abbreviations
Abbreviations
AgCl Silver Chloride MS MiniSonde
Ah Ampere hour mS/cm MilliSiemens per centimeter
AWG American wire gauge mV Millivolt
BDR Basic data recorder nm Nanometer
BP Battery pack; barometric pressure PA Probe Assembly
CC Calibration cable PCB Printed circuit board
°C Degrees Celsius (centigrade) ppt Part per thousand
CSV Comma-separated value psu Practical salinity unit
DS DataSonde psiag Pound per square inch absolute
EPA External battery pack psig Pound per square inch gage
°F Degrees Fahrenheit RBP Rechargeable battery pack
GFI Ground fault interrupt (device) RGA Returned good authorization
IBP Internal battery pack SDI Serial-digital interference
IC Interface cable STDREF Standard reference electrode
K
Degrees Kelvin, or kelvin. A unit of absolute
temperature.
CIRCLTR FreshFlow™ miniature sample circulator
KCI Potassium chloride SVR Surveyor
l or L Liter WSG Weighted sensor guard
mmHG
Millimeter of mercury (hectoPascal and
millibar also used in Europe)
4PF 4-pin female connector
mil A unit of length, equal to 0.001 inch 4PM 4-pin male connector
...M KCI ...molar potassium chloride 6PF 6-pin female connector
µm Micrometer 6PM 6-pin male connector
m Millimho = milliSiemens (mS) 9PF 9-pin connector
µS/cm
MicroSiemens per centimeter = micromho
per cm
9PM 9-pin male connector
m Meter ( 1 meter = 3.281 ft)