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PNWSN
— Pacific NorthWest Seismograph Network
POLARIS
— Portable Observatories For Lithosphere Analysis And Research Investigating Seismicity
USA
— United States of America
POJGFS
— Pueblo Of Jemez Geothermal Feasibility Study
PMT
— PressureMeter
UNESCO
— United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
PIL
— Pilar, Cordoba Seismograph station code
PHWO
— Phenakite Natural White gemstone
PHW
— Primary HeadWater
PJ
— Pretty Jewel
WAB2
— Wabern, Switzerland, IGS network station
FEED
— Front End Engineering Design
BTTM
— Bottom
BS&W
— Basic Sediment and Water
GND
— Ground
GALVN
— Galvanic
AMSL
— Above Mean Sea Level
USGS
— United States Geological Survey (DOI)
NOAA
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
BLM
— Bureau of Land Management of United States Department of the Interior
STOIIP
— Stock Tank Oil Initially in Place
NAS
— Non-Access Stratum
QKV
— Quaking Viable
DME
— Distance Measuring Equipment
LWD
— Logging While Drilling
OCR
— Over consolidation ratio
STE
— Solar Thermal Electricity
CF
— Cape Fear Railways Incorporated
AGU
— American Geophysical Union
MSCY
— Mississippi Silty Clay Loam
VOC
— Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
FWL
— Free Water Level
OCTG
— Oil Country Tubular Goods
PCL
— Pipe Conveyed Logging
FVST
— Field Vane Shear Test
LAS
— Log ASCII Standard
RDH
— Reference Datum Height
CVSD
— Continuous Variable Slope Delta (modulation)
TTRD
— Through Tubing Rotary Drilling
GCM
— General Circulation Model
SPT
— Standard Penetration Test (soil science)
ERSS
— Earth Retaining Stabilizing Structure
GSI
— Geological Strength Index
HPHT
— high pressure, high temperature ammoniation procedure
BPL
— Bone Phosphate Of Lime (phosphate Content As Calcium Phosphate)
GML
— Geography Markup Language
AHD
— Australian Height Datum
CYN
— Canyon
CERA
— Cambridge Energy Research Associates
UIC
— Underground Injection Control
DIN
— Deutsches Institut für Normung.
TGA
— Thermogravimetric Analysis
AAPG
— American Association of Petroleum Geologists
AVO
— amplitude versus offset (geophysics)
EGS
— European Geophysical Society
VSP
— Vertical Seismic Profile
MTNS
— Mountains
OBM
— Oil-Based Mud
OCS
— Outer Continental Shelf (oil)
IEEE
— Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
SEG
— Society Of Exploration Geophysicists
PDB
— Pee Dee Belemnite (Pee Dee River, South Carolina)
PPV
— Peak Particle Velocity
DP
— Drill Pipe
ETOH
— Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol)
BGS
— British Geological Survey
MIA
— Marble Institute of America
EP
— Extreme Pressure
POOH
— Pull Out of Hole
SI
— Système International d'unités (International System of Units)
GSA
— Geological Society of America
SAN
— Styrene Acrylonitrile
OIB
— Ocean Island Basalt
KEG
— Kamloops Exploration Group
GFDL
— Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA US)
HWDP
— Heavy Weight Drill Pipe
WGS-84
— World Geodetic System 1984
MP
— melting point
ETAP
— Eastern Trough Area Project
LDG
— Landing (aviation)
NGVD
— National Geodetic Vertical Datum
WHOI
— Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
RIH
— Run In Hole
INSAR
— Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar
IGBP
— International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
MWD
— Measurement While Drilling
TBM
— Tunnel Boring Machine
POGO
— Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
NEC
— Neutral Earth Compensator
ODP
— Ocean Drilling Program
NGDC
— National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA)
DE
— Differential Equation(s)
GDR
— Geophysical Data Record
USG
— United States Gypsum
TIREM
— Terrain Integrated Rough Earth Model
E
— Echo
GLN
— Global Location Number
PG
— Persian Gulf
DC
— Drill Collar
IUGG
— International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
PGV
— Peak Ground Velocity
VHT
— Very High Temperature
TCD
— Thermal Conductivity response Detector
GB
— Green Bay
AFR
— Average Flow Rate
LK
— Lake
IGY
— International Geophysical Year (1 July 1957 - 31 December 1958)
TAMU
— Texas Agriculture and Mining University
GR&R
— Gauge Reproducibility And Repeatability
IAG
— International Association of Geodesy (IUGG)
PET
— Pile Echo Tester
SPE
— Society of Petroleum Engineers
SR
— Shear Rate
GIR
— Geotechnical Interpretive Report
KFUPM
— King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
RQD
— Rock Quality Designation/Designator
UTR
— Untranslated Region
IAVCEI
— International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior
NAD
— North American Datum
PACS
— Physics and Astronomy Classification Schemex
GIS
— Geographical Information System
USTZ
— Un- Supported Transition Zone
LIGO
— Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory
ROF
— Ring of Fire
JMPS
— Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences
I
— Island
OBX
— Outer Banks
QZH
— Quanzhou seismograph station
BGS
— British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire
CIS
— Continuous Injection System
IUGS
— International Union of Geological Sciences (ICSU)
NEWS
— North, East, West, South
PNA
— Pacific North American
AMAP
— Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
IGN
— Institut Geographique National
SOL
— Speed of Light
LFO
— literature-low frequency oscillations
ELE
— Extinction Level Event
AFTA
— Apatite Fission Track Analysis
YBP
— Years Before Present
LOA
— Level of Activity
IRM
— Isothermal Remanent Magnetization
RMR
— Rock Mass Rating
R
— Rollicking
WHP
— Wellhead Platform
CSRA
— Central Savannah River Area's
IHP
— International Hydrological Program (UNESCO)
OBE
— Operating-Basis Earthquake
AMD
— Acid Mine Drainage
PC
— Pocket Computer
RTZ
— Rio Tinto Zinc
CCD
— Carbonate Compensation Depth
NESW
— North East South West
UW
— Underwater
STOOIP
— Stock Tank Original Oil in Place
R
— River
YGR
— Yadong-Gulu Rift
MNT
— Mount
WGD
— World Geodetic Datum
NGF
— Nivellement Général de la France
USCGS
— United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
EPDP
— Enhanced Performance Drill Pipe
VOG
— Volcanic Smog
WEEM
— Waterway Efficiency Evaluation Model
WAIS
— West Antarctic Ice Sheet
USIGS
— United States Imagery and Geospatial System
ANSI
— Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest
MFI
— Melt Flow Index
ALSF
— Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund
WOVO
— World Organization of Volcano Observatories
D
— Diamonds
DDR
— Daily Drilling Report
VST
— Vane Shear Test
ARD
— Acid Rock Drainage
MCEER
— Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
RBOD
— Right Bank Outfall Drain
CACS
— Canadian Active Control System
SOI
— Survey Of India
PTM
— Puff Trajectory Model
OCSG
— Outer Continental Shelf (Gulf of Mexico)
ACE
— Amethyst Contrast Enhancer
SWTV
— Surface Water Temporal Variability
WEVB
— Western European Variscan Belt
IGC
— International Geological Congress
DAC
— Diamond Anvil Cell
JULIE
— Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators
AF
— Across Flats
CPT
— Cone Penetration Test
KGS
— Kansas Geological Survey
BCY
— Bank Cubic Yards
RDG
— Ridge
EW
— East-West
AST
— Above-ground Storage Tank
ASR
— Aquifer Storage and Recovery
WBKF
— Bankfull Width or river or stream
CGRS
— Chorological Grid Reference System
A-GPS
— Assisted Global Positioning System
FTFZ
— Fifteen Twenty Fracture Zone
IGS
— Institute of Geological Sciences
CMB
— Core-Mantle Boundary
WGHM
— Watergap Global Hydrological Model
CREG
— Center for Research in Economic Geology
CPTU
— Piezocone Penetration Test
OBT
— Orange Blossom Trail
BIF
— Banded Iron Formation
TT
— The Two Towers
CMT
— Centroid Moment Tensor
HOGG
— History of Geology Group
SHWT
— Seasonal High Water Table
ABFZ
— Angola Benguela Frontal Zone
LISS
— Live Internet Seismic Server
HIL
— Hilo, Hawaii, Seismograph Station code
LVZ
— Low Velocity Zone
WITS
— Wellsite Information Transfer Specification
WWHM
— Western Washington Hydrology Model (flood risk calculation software; Washington State Department of Ecology)
DSC
— Displacement Shift Complete
QMO
— Quartz Mountain State Park seismograph station
GSWA
— Geological Survey of Western Australia
CNMOC
— Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
LG
— Lower Ground
PNSN
— Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network
RGV
— Rio Grande Valley
SSPA
— Standing Stone, Pennsylvania, USA seismic station
KOERI
— Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute
UMWT
— Upper Mon Water Trail
PISE
— Pneumatically Impacted Stabilized Earth
BDSN
— Berkeley Digital Seismic Network
WTBG
— West Thumb Geyser Basin
CSM
— Certified Survey Map
F
— Field
UYZ
— Upper Yukon Zone
DGMV
— Department of Geology and Minerals of Vietnam
ISIP
— Initial Shut-In Pressure
SWAT
— Soil and Water Assessment Tool
NEIS
— National Earthquake Information Service
MNA
— Mina, Nevada, Seismograph station
QGG
— Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology
AF
— Anti-Fall
AT
— All Terrain
PTPK
— Patty Peak Seismic Station, Patty Peak, Alaska
LBOD
— Left Bank Outfall Drain
HIK
— Hikone, Japan, Seismograph Station code
MFP
— Moca Fernando Poo, Equatorial Guinea, Seismograph station code
HIG
— Hawaii Institute of Geophysics
QZG
— Quezaltepeque seismograph station
QZO
— Quartz Mountain State Park seismograph station
JCT
— Junction, Texas, Seismograph station code
UMR-IWW
— Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway
GERM
— Geochemical Earth Reference Model
QNR
— Quinn River Seismograph station
GGES
— Gravity Gradient Earth Sensor
ISC
— Indian subcontinent
WHGG
— West Highland Granite Gneiss
PREM
— Preliminary Reference Earth Model
DE
— Diatomaceous Earth (filter)
ANARE
— Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition
POJ
— Pueblo Of Jemez
FP
— Fracture Plane
JCW
— Jim Creek, Washington, Seismograph Station code
GLO
— Gloucester, Massachusetts, Seismograph station
WAA
— Waris, Papua New Guinea (Seismograph station code)
CTD
— conductivity, temperature, and depth sensor
FEC
— Florida East Coast
QTZ
— Quartz
WCCA
— West Coast Central America
SFV
— San Fernando Valley
BGS
— Below Ground Surface
MVO
— Montserrat Volcano Observatory
ELK
— Elko, Nevada, Seismograph Station code
DODI
— Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
RTA
— Riberalta, Bolivia, seismograph station
WHZM
— Western Hemlock Zone Mantling
MDT
— Modular Dynamic formation Tester
KNW
— Keenwild Fire Station, Mountain Center, California
BRB
— Barbados Seismograph station code
HOMS
— Hydrological Operational Multipurpose System
EAPU
— External Auxiliary Power Unit
RAT
— Rock Abrasion Tool
IOCM
— Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping
ESDT
— Earth Science Data Type
ULY
— Ultra-fine-silty Loam, Super-active
NMIZ
— Northern Marginal Ice Zone
ENE
— East North East
ARM
— Anhysteretic Remanent Magnetization
CSR
— Chase Ranch, California, Seismograph station
AGO
— Automated Geophysical Observatory
WFQM
— Precambrian West Quartz Monzonite Gneiss
CSRS
— Canadian Spatial Reference System
UMWA
— United Mine Workers of America
NMPM
— New Mexico Principal Meridian
B
— Branch
GEOSS
— Global Earth Observation System of Systems
SVE
— Société Volcanologique Européenne
CTR
— Castle Rock, New York, Seismograph station
WIO
— Western Indian Ocean
CGL
— Central Gem Laboratory
AVO
— Alaska Volcano Observatory
DTM
— Digital Terrain Map
YWOZ
— Yosemite West Overlay Zone
LFAS
— Low-Frequency Active Sonar
SCEC
— Southern California Earthquake Center's
ACI
— l'Association Cartographique Internationale
WHC
— Water Holding Capacity
MFT
— Main Frontal Thrust
YEC
— Young Earth Creation
TDPS
— Lake Titicaca, Desaguadero River, Lake Poopo, and the Salt Lake of Coipasa
GSGS
— Geographical Section General Staff
AMOSITE
— Asbestiform mineral - Cummingtonite-Grunnerite Solid Solution Series
SOC
— Self-Organized Criticality
VTP
— Virtual Terrain Project
TIH
— Trip in Hole
ZBL
— Zircon, Blue, Loupe Gemstone
WHMR
— Waterman Hills-Mitchell Range
ASSS
— Along-Strike Seismic Structure
NVM
— National Volcanic Monument
UAC
— Utah Avalanche Center
QPO
— Quasi-periodic Oscillation
CNSZ
— Central Nevada Seismic Zone
JWL
— Jewelry & Watch Liquidators
CRUD
— Chalk River Unidentified Deposits
ULY-BA
— Ultra-fine-silty Loam, Super-active, grayish brown
WTGS
— West Texas Geological Society
CZ
— Cubic Zirconia
DRB
— Delaware River Basin
CLO
— Calibrated Lump Ore
ISES
— Integrated Solid Earth Science
KISM
— Kenya Institute of Surveying and Mapping
IGBN
— Inferred Geological Boundary North
AADC
— Australian Antarctic Data Centre
BIMS
— British and Irish Meteorite Society
IAAC
— International Antarctic Analysis Centre
ICB
— Inner Core Boundary
PEL
— Petroleum Exploration License
PVR
— Potential Vertical Rise
HEC
— Hydrologic Engineering Center
PETM
— Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum
JDEC
— Japan Dam Engineering Center
KBD
— thousands of Barrels per Day
SGM
— San Gabriel Mountains
TVZ
— Taupo Volcanic Zone
ANSS
— Advanced National Seismic System
BLS
— Below Land Surface
YWO
— Yosemite West Overlay zone
ICSG
— International Copper Study Group
TRM
— Thermal Remanent Magnetization
TPZ
— topaz
ABCN
— Area Based Community Nutrition
USNK
— Upper Snake River
LMFU
— Local Maxima Finder Unit
QZ
— Quartzsite
ZIP
— Zero Injection Pressure
AEDD
— Arctic Environmental Data Directory
UOV
— Upper Ohio Valley
ACE
— After the Common Era
WGIM
— Working Group on Inclusions in Minerals
GSSA
— Geological Society of South Africa
APTR
— APpalachian TRail
PRB
— Powder River Basin
RVSP
— Reversed Vertical Seismic Profile
RIGS
— Regionally Important Geological Site
GADS
— Geographic Access Database System
ICEO
— IEEE Committee on Earth Observation
FIG
— Féderation Internationale des Géomètres
APT
— Advanced Plume Treatment
CERESIS
— Regional Center for Seismology for South America
ASOS
— Automated Seismological Observation System
SFZ
— Sumatra Fracture Zone
NSSC
— National Soil Survey Center
VHMS
— Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulfide
ABFZ
— Azores Bank Fracture Zone
IODP
— Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
AGWA
— Automated Geospatial Watershed Assessment
PBO
— Plate Boundary Observatory
GEM
— Global Earthquake Model
IGRS
— Institute of Geoinformatics & Remote Sensing
MF
— Mount Fuji
AAG
— Association of American Geologists
TTSZ
— Tomquist-Teisseyre Suture Zone
WGB
— Western Great Basin
MERS
— Microwave Earth Remote Sensing
CISP
— Computer Inventory of Survey Plans
WNAF
— Western part of the North Anatolian Fault
CGMT
— Construction Geotechnical Materials Testing
GSOA
— Geo-Service Oriented Architecture
TFZ
— Tjörnes Fracture Zone
NKP
— No Known Place
WVGES
— West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
SYV
— Santa Ynez Valley
MVAC
— Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center
QYF
— Holocene Young alluvial Fan deposits
MIGI
— Metadata Integration and Geodata Integrity
WIP
— Water Injection Pipeline
GEOLOGY
— General Earth Or Lithology Of Great Yarmouth
IMGA
— International Medical Geology Association
SAPS
— Seismological Acquisition and Processing System
ABP
— Aegean Blue Pearl
WGGT
— Work Group on Glacial Tectonics
GESI
— Global Earthquake Safety Initiative
ULY-BW
— Ultra-fine-silty Loam, Super-active, light brownish gray
RC
— Radius of Curvature of river or stream
VSN
— Virtual Seismic Network
WSGS
— Wyoming State Geological Survey
WVFZ
— Wabash Valley Fault Zone
ACRC
— Australian Crustal Research Centre
UPRB
— Upper Paraguay River Basin
VRM
— Viscous Remanent Magnetization
AGSG
— Asian Geography Specialty Group
MRF
— Mineral Resources Forum
SMBI
— Southern Moreton Bay Islands
WADI
— Dry riverbed that only contains water during times of heavy rain
ISCO
— ITRC in Situ Chemical Oxidation
MDE
— Maximum Design Earthquake
C
— Cuticle
ICSM
— Intergovernmental Committee on Survey and Mapping
GBH
— Great Blue Hill
ECGS
— European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology
VTM
— Vegetation Type Map
OBGYN
— Obstetrics and gynaecology
USDW(S}
— underground source(s) of drinking water
AOV
— Atlantic Ocean Volcanism
MTJ
— Mendocino Triple Junction
CSTSC
— Canadian Soil Thin Section Collection
ERDAS
— Earth Resource Data Analysis System
WBDR
— Wind Borne Debris Region
FDRS
— Field Data Reporting System
MUFV
— Maximum Uniform Flow Volume
GCAGS
— Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
IOCG
— Iron-Oxide Copper Gold district
KGS
— Kentucky Geological Survey
WWAT
— Water Withdrawal Assessment Tool
CZ
— Coastal Zone
CGM
— Central Gulf of Mexico
WCFR
— West Coast Fossil Reserve
VZM
— Vadose Zone Monitor
WHZ
— Western Hemlock Zone
EG
— Engineering Geologist
NSGI
— National Standards for Geographic Information
GACC
— Geographic Area Coordination Centers
UVO
— Usu Volcano Observatory
Z
— Zeolite
NORM
— Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Material
NMSZ
— New Madrid Seismic Zone
WRZ
— Western Roscoelite Zone
WCSB
— Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
WBDR
— West Branch of the Delaware River
ANCZ
— Andaman and Nicobar Islands Coastal Zone
DEWI
— Drilling Electronic Weight Indicator
RTOC
— Real-Time Operating Centre
CCT
— Critical Crevice Temperature
MISB
— Mississippi Interior Salt Basin
GWTF
— Ground Water Task Force
RFZ
— Romanche Fracture Zone
BSE
— Bulk Silicate Earth
GEEA
— Geochemistry Exploration Environment Analysis
ITU
— Istanbul Teknik Universitesi (Istanbul Technical University)
IGQ
— Illinois Geologic Quadrangle
COOR
— Coordinate
CGS
— Committee on Geological Sciences
WEHY
— Watershed Environmental Hydrology
SHS
— slide-hold-slide
FCFZ
— Furnace Creek Fault Zone (California)
MFPR
— Middle Fork Payette River
OASIS
— Open Accessible Space Information System
C
— Cut
HIPP
— Himalayan Interdisciplinary Paleoclimate Project
WGDB
— Wyoming Geologic Database
UW
— Underwater Weighing
BABB
— Back-Arc Basin Basalt
UGS
— Underground Gas Storage
GSSP
— Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point
GSOI
— Geological Society of Iran
NSZ
— Nyainqentanglha Shear Zone
WBLE
— Western Basin of Lake Erie
LDGO
— Lamont Doherty Geological Observatory
MPRC
— Minerals and Petroleum Reference Centre
NADM
— North American Data Model
FGGM
— Fine-Grained Ground Mass
DSS
— Direct Shear Test
COSG
— Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics
WAGS
— Web Accessible Geodata Search
MVP
— Magmatic Volatile Phase
UBSS
— University of Bristol Spelæological Society
VZO
— Vadose Zone Observatory
APLS
— Advantage Porosity Logging Service
CWFZ
— Coyote Warp Fault Zone
GED
— Global Element Distribution
MWV
— Mount Washington Valley
MAR
— Mid-Atlantic Ridge
SDMS
— Seismic Data Management System
MRAC
— Mining Regulations Advisory Committee
EOTC
— Edge Of The Continent
NVZ
— Northern Volcanic Zone, Iceland
GERG
— Geochemical and Environmental Research Group
WASG
— Western Australian Speleological Group
TOT
— Top of Tree
LVST
— Laboratory Vane Shear Test
OPUS
— Online Positioning User Service
UGS
— Utah Geological Survey
TSA
— Total Survey Area
WWAN
— WestWide Avalanche Network
WGCP
— West Gulf Coastal Plain
WFV
— Wasatch Front Valley
SGP
— Southern Great Plains
WBM
— Water-Based Mud
SASSA
— Soil Analysis Support System for Archaeology
WUSS
— Wittenberg University Speleological Society
USRW
— Upper Suwannee River Watershed
NNTSLD
— Name, North, Title, Scale, Legend, Date
ICWG
— Ice Core Working Group
GEO
— Geotechnical Engineering Office
VO
— Volcano Observatory
ACWI
— All Country World Index
GPM
— Geopotential Meter
BHG
— Black Hills Gold
WDML
— Wisconsin District Mercury Laboratory
SEP
— Santa Elena Peninsula
UWRB
— Upper White River Basin
CSAV
— Center for Study of Active Volcanoes
APT
— Australasia Pacific Thrust
QFP
— Quartz Feldspar Porphyry
DSDM
— Diaphragm Seismic Design Methodology
ULY-BC
— Ultra-fine-silty Loam, Super-active, light gray
HURL
— Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory's
NPGS
— Niagara Peninsula Geological Society
PALE
— Paleoclimate of Arctic Lakes and Estuaries
CSVH
— Catalog of Submarine Volcanoes and Hydrological phenomena
ACRR
— Angelo Coast Range Reserve
VRSD
— Visualization of Remote Sensing Data
WMFZ
— West Moba Fault Zone
RVO
— Rabaul Volcano Observatory
LFE
— Low Frequency Effect
WEHZ
— Western Earthquake Hazards
WSSG
— Western Slope Study Group
NAC
— Natural Area Coding
QIT
— Quebec Iron Titanium
WCNP
— West-Central North Pacific
GLORIA
— Geological LOng-Range Inclined ASDIC
ESDB
— European Soil Database
NA
— North American Airlines
BR
— basic region
IOCK
— Iron Oxide Coated Keramzite
WCFZ
— Walker Creek Fault Zone
WXFS
— Wilcox Fault System
ADIR
— Adirondacks
MSTM
— Mississippi Transverse Mercator
WICM
— Wastecap Interactive Computer Model
APM
— Advanced Power Mangement
GEODAS
— Geophysical Data System
GRL
— Geophysical Research Letters
LECO
— Lake Erie Coast Ohio
ULY-A
— Ultra-fine-silty Loam, Super-active, dark grayish brown
LTRS
— Laboratory for Terrestrial Remote Sensing
SOS
— Standing on Stone
NJG
— Norwegian Journal of Geology
JCSS
— Joint Committee on Seismic Safety
QOZ
— General term used for sand dunes
SUDS
— Seismic Unified Data System
ICSS
— Iowa Cooperative Soil Survey
OVSP
— Offset-source Vertical Seismic Profile
PZM
— Pressure Zone Monitor
AARS
— Asian Association of Remote Sensing
PDE
— Preliminary Determination of Epicenter(s)
CLAMS
— Coastal Landscape Analysis and Modeling System
EASE
— Equal Area Scalable Earth
SOG
— Study and Observations Group
RL
— Regression Line
GLOBE
— Global Learning And Observation To Benefit The Environment
GDEP
— Geoscience Diversity Enhancement Program
WHEM
— White English Manor Alabaster
NFPR
— North Fork Payette River
IMPRC
— Iran Mineral Processing Research Center
WCFZ
— West Cache Fault Zone
GWCD
— GroundWater Conservation District
DSB
— Deep Sand Bed
DCAS
— Distributed Collaborative Adaptive Sensing
NMP
— New Map Project
GICS
— Geographic Identification Code Scheme
IRS
— Indian Remote Sensing
WVSZ
— Wabash Valley Seismic Zone
FAI
— Field-Aligned Irregularity
WSGL
— Well-Site Gamma Logger
F
— Filling
UGPM
— USIGS (United States Imagery and Geospatial System) Geospatial Production Management
NSU
— Northern Superior Uplands
WRSZ
— Western Rainier Seismic Zone
WULG
— Walferdange Underground Laboratory for Geodynamics
WMAS
— Wasatch Marine Aquarium Society
GA
— Geographic Area
GARS
— Geological Applications of Remote Sensing
GEOS
— General Earthquake Observation System
CMG
— Coastal Marine Geology
WFFZ
— West Fissure Fault Zone
UYV
— Upper Yadkin Valley
GWPI
— Ground Water Potential Index
SZP
— Slant Zenithal Projection
RAP
— Rapindik, New Britain, Seismological Station
NF
— Nugget Finder
CACY
— CAlifornia Clay Loam
WGCG
— Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group
RBC
— Round Brilliant Cut
KMFS
— Kapiti-Manawatu Fault System
WSSC
— Weathering System Science Consortium
GDE
— Great Divide Expedition
GMNA
— Geologic Map of North America
SSP
— South Sea Pearl
JNG
— Jungle
TD
— Trinchera Dolina
GCMT
— Global Centroid-Moment-Tensor
CRT
— Cedar River Trail
NBAR
— Nadir BRDF Adjusted Reflectance
MNTP
— Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
UYV
— Upper Yakima Valley
FIMO
— Federal Indian Minerals Office
FPF
— Fixed Point Free
USRB
— Upper Snake River Basin
PIMA
— Portable Infrared Mineral Analyzer
ICEF
— International Commission on Earthquake Forecasting for Civil Protection
RLA
— Round Lake Area
VTV
— Voxel Terra Vision
TDS
— Terra Del Sol
CFMS
— California Federation of Mineralogical Societies
VHP
— U. S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program
WEVF
— West Eifel Volcanic Field
WPGM
— Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting
PCY
— Paradise Canyon Elementary School
WGZ
— West Gabbro Zone
GSOI
— Geological Survey Of Israel
GESG
— Grupo Ecologico Sierra Gorda
ACR
— Angelo Coast Range
SCPT
— Seismic Cone Penetration Testing
ALS
— Airborne Laser Survey
KM
— Kiduah Meyuhad
LLD
— Deep LaterLog
NSQ
— Natural Stone Quarry
WMFZ
— West Marungu Fault Zone
RZT
— Renbu Zedong Thrust
ITC
— integrated Terrain Compensation
MMRI
— Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute
WAFZ
— West Anatolia Fault Zone
WLFZ
— Walker Lane Fault Zone
FZ
— Fracture Zone
GWCP
— GroundWater Contamination Potential
TTSN
— Taiwan Telemetered Seismographic Network
SAF
— San Andreas Fault
POR
— Point of Reference
WBFS
— Walls Boundary Fault System
WGMG
— Water Guidance And Monitoring Group
GNDB
— Geographic Names DataBase
RCZ
— Rural Coastal Zone
RVDS
— Rotary Vertical Drilling System
GDA
— Geocentric Datum of Australia
RPIZ
— Ross Polynya Ice Zone
ABFZ
— Agua Blanca Fault Zone
PPL
— Populated Place
SEDC
— Shallow Exploration Drillers Clinic
URPG
— Undergraduate Research in Petrology and Geochemistry
NERD
— National Earthquake Research Department
WC
— Westwood Clay
MF
— Mantle Floor
LIP
— Large Igneous Province
NRP
— National Reference Point
A
— Australian
HDD
— Horizontal Directional Drilling
GRASP
— Geospatial Repository for Analysis and Safety Planning
QTF
— Quaternary Tectonic Faulting
SP
— Spear Point
NDSZ
— Nyainqntanglha Ductile Shear Zone
MNFI
— Michigan Natural Features Inventory
GWTT-94
— GroundWater Travel Time Analysis of 1994
RIG
— Running In Ground
WMPH
— Weak Morphemic Plane Hypothesis
NCPR
— North Carolina phosphate rock
VS
— Very Slight
WFZ
— Wasatch Fault Zone
CPZ
— Coastal Polynya Zone
MTD
— Measured Total Depth
WBRL
— West Bank River Levee
FCMG
— Fossilized Coral Mineral Granule
SAPB
— Southern Alps Plate Boundary
GLOL
— Geology Labs On Line
SDR
— Special Drawing Rates
HPT
— Hydraulic Profiling Tool
TVD
— Tennessee Valley Divide
NIGI
— Neo Ithaca Geological Institute
ETA
— Erroding Terrain Asilar
GWMP
— Groundwater Management Plan
RRN
— Red River of the North
WIFS
— Wide Field Sensor
MNT
— Mountain
SFZ
— Seattle Fault Zone
WRS
— Worldwide Reference System
QFL
— Quartz Feldspar Lithics
WZCT
— Western Zone Consideration Times
PN
— Pacific Northwest
JWL
— Whitehall Jewellers, Inc.
HMSZ
— Hyde-Macraes Shear Zone
DF
— Deformation Front
BRDZ
— Black Reef Deposition Zone
NF
— Natural Flat
MC
— Mountain Crest
EC
— Electrical Conductivity
MRSS
— Malaysian Remote Sensing Society
FGS
— Florida Geological Survey
WDBP
— Water Data Banks Project
HELP
— Hydrologic Evaluation of Landfill Performance
NSL
— Nevada Seismological Laboratory
WSSI
— World Seismic Safety Initiative
DFG
— Dig For Gold
SCB
— Santa Clara Basin
QGS
— Quasi- Geostrophic System
LPB
— Lake Pontchartrain Basin
VEI
— Volcanic Explosivity Index
MUFL
— Main Urals Fault Line
TENR
— Technology Enhanced Natural Radiation
GWPP
— Ground Water Pollution Potential
LSRB
— Lower Susquehanna River Basin
NARS
— Network of Autonomously Recording Seismographs
MGS
— Maryland Geological Survey
HASAP
— High-Altitude Stereo Aerial Photograph
TXCY
— Texas Clay Loam
NRM
— Natural Remanent Magnetization
IPIZ
— Interior Pack Ice Zone
JCSSR
— Joint Committee on Seismic Safety Records
RRV
— Red River Valley
MHT
— Micro Hardness Tester
USLW
— Upper Susquehanna- Lackawanna Watershed
GWTT
— GroundWater Travel Time
ULY-C
— Ultra-fine-silty Loam, Super-active, pale brown
SDAT
— Seismic Data Access Technology
GWC
— Get World Coordinates
TBB
— Tillamook Bay Basin
UMV
— Upper Mantle Vessel
WCQ
— West Coast Quartz
VESU
— Mount Vesuvius
SSDB
— Sub-Surface Data Base
EOT
— Eocene-Oligocene time
TOR
— Time on Reference
CSVZ
— Central Southern Volcanic Zone
NRRV
— New River and Roanoke Valleys
DAF
— Dissolved Air Filtration
USDW
— Underground Source of Drinking Water
EPSA
— Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement
FTFET
— Four-Terminal Field Effect Transistor
AE
— Alkaline Earth
NKV
— Northern Katahdin Valley
ERDS
— Extended Reach Drilling Simulator
FVF
— Formation Volume Fraction
LSM
— Little Skull Mountain
GDRD
— Geographical Date Range Data
CBM
— Coal Bed Methane
AIH
— Area Including Holes
PB
— Prosodic Boundary
WGGC
— Working Group on Geological Correlation
NAM
— North American Mesoscale
WCMG
— USGS Western Coastal and Marine Geology team
CZE
— Critical Zone Exploration
ICSZ
— Ice Covered Shelf Zone
UYB
— Upper Yangtze Basin
PC
— Pacific Coast Railroad
HDR
— Hot Dry Rock (geothermal Reservoir)
GCOS
— Global Change Of Support
GLWG
— Glaciated Landscapes Working Group
BS
— Bulk Sample
SCC
— Sodor China Clay
IGU
— International Geophysical Union
WRB
— Winnipesaukee River Basin
QGE
— Quasi- Geostrophic Equation
SSBB
— South Side Buffalo Bayou
H
— Hilly
ASR
— Alkali silica reactivity
RPP
— Rui Palmeira Pluton
MRC
— Maximum Reservoir Contact
SRM
— Shock Remanent Magnetization
NPFD
— Numata Pumice Flow Deposit
WMF
— West Moba Fault
HPAA
— High Plains Applied Anthropologist
MUFZ
— Main Urals Fault Zone
ACM
— Autonomous Crack Monitoring
WHGS
— Wyoming Historical Geological Society
GGEL
— Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Engineering Laboratory, University of Illinois Chicago
NPG
— Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
SOI
— Sand and Oil Interceptor
GD
— Green Diamond
HUFF
— High Undergrads Feeling Fine
UGB
— Upper Geyser Basin
LLD
— Log Linear Detrending
EUSW
— Estimated Utilizable Surface Water
CPT
— Cone Potentiometer Test
CSZ
— Contract Strain Zone
CCB
— Compacted Clay Barrier
PLM
— Preservation Layer Model
JFM
— Juan Fernandez Microplate
LE
— Lower Eldorado River
GKI
— Great Keppel Island
SEGS
— Sustainable Energy Geophysical Surveys
MIS
— Mountain Ice Sheet
RLE
— Review Level Earthquake
DBPR
— Dragon's Back Pressure Ridge
LLD
— Long-lasting Depolarization
SSPM
— Sierra San Pedro Martir
PVS
— Principle Variation Search
VPT
— Verified Paper Trails
VZG
— VNIIZARUBEZHGEOLOGIYA ( All Union Institute For the Geology of Foreign Countries)
WMFN
— West Margin Fault Network
CC
— Cane Creek
WGNS
— Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
WCFZ
— Warm Springs-Central Range Fault Zone
HP
— Highest Point
ACH
— Aki, Christoffersson, and Husebye
GAM
— Groundwater Availability Modeling
WBSZ
— Wadati-Benioff Seismic Zone
WOIW
— Workover Injection Well
ERZ
— Eastern Roscoelite Zone
SMART
— Secant Method For Automatic Rocksim Testing
BC
— Black Canyon
WSCC
— Western States Composition Conference
CM
— Core Mantle
BC
— Black Creek
UGC
— Upper Gulf of California
QC
— Quick Core
K
— Permeability factor
STM
— Single Theodolite Module
SGB
— Southern Great Basin
WRAP
— Watershed Research and Assessment Project
WCFZ
— West Culverden Fault Zone
GWR
— Ground Water Recovery
OXN
— Oxnard aquifer
PIG
— Pine Island Glacier
WGNS
— Wallarah Great Northern Seam
NMR
— Non-metallic Mining Reclamation
IFM
— Indicative Flood Map
GRL
— Geographic Reference Locator
ISC
— International Seismological Center
WHDF
— Waterman Hills Detachment Fault
SPE
— Slightly Pointed East
NVGD
— Niging Van Grammofoonplaten Detaillisten
OGS
— Oklahoma Geological Survey
NGP
— Northern Great Plains
SWAP
— Seismic Wave Analysis Program
MCS
— Multichannel Seismic
WCFD
— Well Completions & Frac Database
SZC
— Steppe Zone Complex
RMR
— Rocky Mountain Region
WR
— Waitabu Reef
WBHB
— Wind / Bighorn River Basin
UC
— Ubehebe Crater
WEHT
— Western Earthquake Hazards Team
MS
— Mount Shasta
CT
— Consolidated Test
WGS
— Westmorland Geological Society
AEE
— Australian European Expedition
P
— Peninsula
C
— Calcutta
ICSL
— Independent Coloured Stones laboratory
MRV
— Macal River Valley
SS
— Stone Size
MS
— Martensite
HTMP
— Hyperbolic Topographic Mapping for Proximity Data
WBFS
— Welsh Borderland Fault System
EPLR
— Eberhart Point, Little River Canyon
PV
— Penobscot Valley
IDCA
— Indian Diamond and Colorstone Association
IRIS
— Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
VRSR
— VectorSeis Remote Seismic Recorder
WGS
— Wisconsin Geological Society
NUAP
— Northern Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau
ASF
— Alaska Satellite Facility
WCFZ
— Wheeler Crest Fault Zone
SV
— Saginaw Valley
SIS
— Substratum Intake System
GWC
— Groundwater Wells located in Canal
OMC
— Old Mine Cut
GSGE
— Gulf Society for GeoEngineeiring
UU
— Undrain UnConsolidation Triaxial Test
RS
— Residual soil
MRS
— Mountain Research Station
SHI
— Seismic Hydroacoustic Infrasound
BS
— Baltic Shield
SIL
— South Iceland Lowland
MSCA
— Mobilized Soil Conductivity Assessment
SFZ
— Shackleton Fracture Zone, Drake Passage
GG
— Gorgonian Grotto
BCE
— Before Complete Extinction
MCA
— Mid- Continent Area
UIS
— Union Internationale de Speleologie
IB
— Intercontinental Belt
NMT
— Norwegian Method of Tunnelling
MPT
— mid(dle) pleistocene transition
RGD
— Rapid Gravity Dewatering
AAOD
— Australian Age of Dinosaurs
JDF
— Juan De Fuca plate
GWTV
— Ground Water Temporal Variability
UPT
— Uniformitarian Plate Tectonics
WEMO
— West Mojave
VGP
— Visiting Geologists Program
MGS
— Maine Geological Survey
SWI
— Sea Water Injection
BRV
— Borovoye Geophysical Observatory
GW
— Geostrophic Wind
WDP
— Well Data Pack
HI
— Hotspot Implementation
RV
— Rock Valley
NDT
— Note De Transduction
AASR
— Annual Aquaculture Statistics Report
DTM
— Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
GWC
— GroundWater Contamination
DMS
— Dig More Stones
HPT
— Hydrocarbon Process Technology
SSTR
— SubSurface technical review
SARB
— San Antonio River Basin
WPG
— Western Pacific Geophysics
PV
— Potomac Valley
TTE
— Through The Earth
VZF
— Ventas de Zafarraya Fault
MGS
— Michigan Geological Survey
MGS
— Mississippi Geological Society
NSE
— Natures Sea Essentials
WCNG
— West Coast Natural Gas
MG
— Mesotrophic Grassland
GG
— Golden Gate
BENA
— British Empire Naturalists' Association
MNT
— Moist Nonacidic Tundra
UHB
— UpHeaval Buckling
ISL
— Isle
CRA
— Country, Region, and Area
CU
— Undrain Consolidation Triaxial Test
EI
— East Indian
RSM
— Remote Sensing Manual
GLSL
— Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
PVS
— Physical Volcanology Section
PB
— Primary Basin
LM
— Meander Length of river or stream
ELL
— Ellipsometer
BFW
— BankFull Width
SDMB
— Salt Dome- MiniBasin province
MGO
— Marine Gas and Oil
DRP
— Distance Rference Point
GIC
— Geocarto International Centre
WVF
— Wabash Valley Fault
WMF
— West Marungu Fault
CW
— Constant Width
WFM
— Woodhills Flat and Mountainless
REB
— Research Earth Borer
IB
— Injection Borehole
SPCB
— Standardised Pure Carbon dioxide Blanket
SGI
— Scientific Geographical Interest
SDM
— Spatial Data Modelling
QYW
— Holocene Young alluvial Wash deposits
WVF
— Washita Valley Fault
JMP
— Japan Map Project
HAB
— High Aluminium Basalt
CP
— Central Peak
OMC
— Online Map Creation
LGS
— Liverpool Genealogy Society Inc.
ND
— Nanda Devi
LH
— Laetoli Hominid
SP
— South Pacific
IBF
— Integrated Basin Flow
PD
— Position Difference
ERG
— Eel River - Garberville
IP
— Intermediate Period
HS
— Hunsucker Spring
CONT
— Center of Next Transformation
DMD
— Double Meridian Distance
WQ
— Western Quartz
SCD
— Silver Creek Division
OK
— Old Keokuk
RT
— Relative Timing
OC
— Orange Coast
DM
— Deep Mine
RRG
— Red River Gorge
J
— Jade
VV
— Vermilion Valley
CF
— Cape Fear
DTG
— Digital Topographic Grid
LITE
— Logic Involving Time And Evolution
CAD
— Computer Aided Drilling
VSM
— Volcano System Monitor
AC
— American coast
MSDS
— Mine Safety Determination Specification
DF
— Dodurga Fault
DU
— Dry and Unstable
MST
— Modal Survey Test
SOG
— Southern Ohio Graded
PA
— Position Approximate
JB
— Jiaozhou Bay
GCH
— Green Color Histogram
SC
— Saratoga Champlain
GDP
— Gentle Deep Pond
UCG
— Underground Compressed Gas
MOB
— Middle Of Beach
UEP
— Upland Erosion Process
FC
— Field Core
VTEC
— Volcano TECtonics Laboratory
SA
— Southern Andes
NER
— Ninetyeast Ridge
CVG
— Cirque and Valley Glacier
DM
— Depleted Mantle
IWW
— Illinois WaterWay
SF
— Shallow Faulting
GRS
— Green River Shales
VR
— Volcano Run
GT
— Ground Treatment
ISBS
— In-Situ Bio-geochemical Stabilization
HD
— High Desert
RIS
— Reservoir Induced Seismicity
TMP
— Tin Mountain Pegmatite
TB
— Tacoma Basin
HASA
— High Altitude Southern Appalachian
EEC
— East European Craton
FRD
— Field Redevelopment
MVT
— Mississippi Valley Type deposit
SF
— South Fork
IDC
— Imputed Days of Contribution
W
— Woody
NA
— Natural Amber
FA
— Fine Aggregate
GP
— Governors Pass
GST
— Geological Survey of Tanzania
DRO
— Direct RunOff
FS
— Field Stones
RR
— Rugged Ridge
NWL
— North Wales Limestone
VMM
— Volcanomagnetic Modeling Maglab
MAC
— Mid-Atlantic Cape
GL
— Geograpic Location
MR
— McQuarrie's Rock
NI
— Nitrogen Injection
CPM
— Continuous Permeable Mountain
CFA
— Continuous Flight Auger
PT
— Permian Tertiary
USB
— Useless Steam Blowhole
ERE
— Enhanced Revised Evolved
CR
— Columbia River
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