Glossary

Agencies and Organizations

GoMRI: Gulf of Maine Research Institute
MassDEP: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
NBC: Narragansett Bay Commission
NBEP: Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
NBFSMN: Narragansett Bay Fixed Site Monitoring Network
NERACOOS: Northeast Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
RI C-AIM: Rhode Island Consortium for Coastal Ecology Assessment, Innovation, and Modeling
RIC: Rhode Island College
RIDDC: Rhode Island Data Discovery Center
RIDEM-OWR: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Monitoring-Office of Water Resources
RWU: Roger Williams University
SNEP: Southern New England Estuary Program
UNH: University of New Hampshire
URI-CI: University of Rhode Island-Coastal Institute
URI-GSO: University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography

Chlorophyll (µg L-1 or RFU): Concentration of chlorophyll in sea water
Density (g cm-3): Density of sea water
Depth (m): Measured water depth under buoy
DIN (µmole L-1): Dissolved inorganic nitrogen in sea water, Moles
DIP (µmole L-1): Dissolved inorganic phosphorus in sea water, Moles
FSpercent (% full scale): Total fluorescence of chlorophyll in sea water
NH4 (µmole L-1): Concentration of ammonium in sea water, Moles
NitrateN (mg L-1): Concentration of nitrate in sea water, Moles
NO2 (µmole L-1): Concentration of nitrite in sea water, Moles
NO3 (µmole L-1): Concentration of nitrate in sea water, Moles
O2 (mg L-1): Concentration of oxygen in sea water
O2Percent (%): Percent oxygen in sea water
pH (SU): Potential hydrogen in sea water, standard pH scale
Phaeo (µg L-1): Concentration of phaeopigment in sea water
Phycoerythrin (µg L-1 or RFU): Concentration of phycoerythrin in sea water
Salinity (g kg-1): Salinity of sea water, Practical Salinity Units
Silica (µmole L-1): Concentration of silica in sea water, Moles
SpCond (mS cm-1): Conductivity of sea water, MilliSiemens
Turbidity (NTU): Sea water clarity measured with white light at 90° detection angle
WaterTemp (°C): Sea water temperature in degrees Celsius