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AAI: angular acceleration index
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AB: acme beginning
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A/D: analog-to-digital
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AE: acme end
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AF: alternating field
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AIST: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
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AMO: anaerobic methane oxidation
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AMS: anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility
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APRS: average annular pressure measurement
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APC: advanced piston coring
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APCT-3: advanced piston coring temperature tool
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APWD: annular pressure while drilling
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ARC: Array Resistivity Compensated (tool)
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ARM: anhysteretic remanent magnetization
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ASR: anelastic strain recovery
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AVS: acid volatile sulfide
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BBOBS: broadband ocean-bottom seismometer
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BGO: bismuth germanate
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BHA: bottom-hole assembly
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BOP: blowout preventer
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bps: bits per second
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BSR: bottom-simulating reflector
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CARD-FISH: catalyzed reporter deposition–fluorescence in situ hybridization
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CBL: cement-bond log
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CCD: carbonate compensation depth
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CDEX: Center for Deep Earth Exploration
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CDP: complex drilling project
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CDS: colleted delivery system
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CGG: Compagnie Générale de Géophysique
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CHNS: carbon-hydrogen-nitrogen-sulfur analyzer
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CHNS/O: carbon-hydrogen-nitrogen-sulfur/oxygen analyzer
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ChRM: characteristic remanent magnetization
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CLSI: core-log-seismic integration
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CMC: crown-mounted motion compensator
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CMP: common midpoint
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CMS: corrected volume magnetic susceptibility
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CORK: circulation obviation retrofit kit
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CPOs: crystallographic preferred orientations
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cps: counts per second
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CQG: crystal quartz gauge
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CT: computed tomography
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DAT: drilling ahead tool
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DCS: Data Consulting Services
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DC-SQUID: direct-current superconducting quantum interference device
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DDW: distilled deionized water
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DIC: dissolved inorganic carbon
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DICOM: Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine
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DIRM: drilling-induced remanent magnetization
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DITF: drilling-induced tensile fractures
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DLIS: digital logging interchange standard (file format)
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DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid
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DONET: Dense Oceanfloor Network System for Earthquakes and Tsunamis
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DP: dynamic positioning
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DPS: dynamic positioning system
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DSI: Dipole Sonic Imager
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DTCO: compressional wave delay time
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DVTP: Davis-Villinger Temperature Probe
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DVTPP: Davis-Villinger Temperature-Pressure Probe
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ECD: equivalent circulating density
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EDS: energy dispersive spectrometry
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EDTC: Enhanced Digital Telemetry Cartridge
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EMI: electromagnetic interference
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EMS: Environmental Measurement Sonde
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EMW: equivalent mud weight
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EPSP: Environmental Protection and Safety Panel
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ESCS: extended shoe coring system
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EUE: external upset end
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FCO: first consistent occurrence
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FFF: free-fall funnel
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FID: flame ionization detector
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FISH: fluorescence in situ hybridization
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FMI: Formation MicroImager
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FMS: Formation MicroScanner
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FO: first occurrence
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FOV: field of view
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FWHM: full widths half maximum
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GC: gas chromatograph
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GFZ: GeoForschungsZentrum
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GHSZ: gas hydrate stability zone
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GMI: Geomechanics International
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GPIT: General Purpose Inclinometry Tool
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GPS: Global Positioning System
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GPTS: geomagnetic polarity timescale
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GR: gamma ray (only in figures)
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GRA: gamma ray attenuation
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GSJ: Geological Survey of Japan
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GVR: geoVISION resistivity tool
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HDPE: high-density polyethylene
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HGNS: Highly Integrated Gamma Ray Neutron Sonde
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HLDS: Hostile Environment Litho-Density Sonde
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HNGC: Hostile Natural Gamma Ray Spectrometry Cartridge
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HNGS: Hostile Environment Natural Gamma Ray Sonde
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HPCS: hydraulic piston coring system
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HRDD: High-Resolution Density Device
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HRLA: High-Resolution Laterolog Array
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HRLT: High Resolution Laterolog Array Tool
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HRMS: High-Resolution Mechanical Sonde
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HU: Hounsfield units
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IAPSO: International Association of Physical Sciences of the Oceans
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IBOP: inline blowout preventer
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IC: ion chromatography
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ICP-AES: inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectroscopy
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ICP-MS: inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry
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ICS: International Commission on Stratigraphy
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ID: inside diameter
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IDEAL: integrated drilling evaluation and logging
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IFREE: Institute for Research on Earth Evolution
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IGRF: International Geomagnetic Reference Field
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IL: in-line
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IPL: intact polar lipid
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IR: infrared
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IRM: isothermal remanent magnetization
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ISIP: instantaneous shut in pressure
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JAMSTEC: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
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JST: Japan Standard Time
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KCC: Kochi Core Center
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LAC: linear attenuation coefficient
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LAS: log ASCII standard (file format)
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LCM: lost circulation material
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LCO: last consistent occurrence
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LILE: large ion lithophile elements
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LO: last occurrence
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LOI: loss on ignition
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LOT: leak-off test
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LWD: logging while drilling (n.), logging-while-drilling (adj.)
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MAD: moisture and density
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MAXIS: Multitask Acquisition Imaging System
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mbsf: meters below seafloor
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MCFL: Mirco-Cylindrically Focused Log
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MCS: multichannel seismic
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MDT: Modular Formation Dynamics Tester
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MDT modules:
MRPO: pumpout module
MRPA: dual packer module
MRFC: flow control module
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MMS: mass magnetic susceptibility
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MP: mixed processing
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MPS: monopole P-wave/S-wave-wide (sonicVISION data filtering sequence; also MP)
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MS: magnetic susceptibility
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MSCL: multisensor core logger
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MSCL-C: color spectroscopy logger
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MSCL-I: photo image logger
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MSCL-W: whole-round multisensor core logger
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MSPI: multishot shear parametric inversion
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MTL: miniature temperature logger
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MWD: measurement while drilling (n.), measurement-while-drilling (adj.)
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NanTroSEIZE: Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment
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NGA: natural gas analyzer
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NGR: natural gamma ray
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NMO: normal moveout
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NRM: natural remanent magnetization
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NT-PMT: NanTroSEIZE Project Management Team
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NVT: nonvolcanic tremor
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OBS: ocean-bottom seismometer
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OD: outside diameter
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OOST: out-of-sequence thrust
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OSI: Operations Superintendent
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PB: paracme beginning
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PBS: phosphate-buffered saline
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PDS: picture description standard (file format)
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PE: paracme end
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PEF: photoelectric effect
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PEX: Platform Express
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PFC: perfluorocarbon
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PGS: Petroleum Geo-Services
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PI: principal investigator
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PNMDC: pony nonmagnetic drill collar
ppb: parts per billion
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PPC: Power Positioning Device and Caliper Tool
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ppmv: parts per million by volume
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PSD: power spectral density
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PSDM: prestack depth migration
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psi: pounds per square inch
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PSTM: prestack time migration
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P-T: pressure-temperature
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PTFE: polytetrafluoroethylene
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PWL-D: P-wave logger for discrete samples
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QA: quality assurance
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QC: quality control
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QMS: quadrupole mass spectrometer
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RAB: resistivity-at-the-bit (adj.)
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RARS: Riser Antirecoil System
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RCB: rotary core barrel
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RCP: reducing compound photometer
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RE: reentrance
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RNA: ribonucleic acid
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ROP: rate of penetration
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ROV: remotely operated vehicle
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rpm: rotations per minute
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RSD: relative standard deviation
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SAC: Sample Allocation Committee
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SAFOD: San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth
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SAS: Science Advisory Structure
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SD: standard deviation
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SEGY: Society of Exploration Geophysicists standard (file format "Y")
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SEM: scanning electron microscope
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SET: sediment temperature
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SET-P: sediment temperature-pressure
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SFA: slowness frequency analysis
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SG: specific gravity
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SMT: sulfate-methane transition (preferred term, replaces SMI; as per G. Wheat, 3/25/08)
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SP: spontaneous potential
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SPT: single probe test
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SQUID: superconducting quantum interference device
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SRM: superconducting rock magnetometer
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SSE: slow slip events
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STC: slowness time coherence
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STP: Science and Technology Panel
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SVD: singular value decomposition
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SWD: seismic while drilling (n.), seismic-while-drilling (adj.)
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TAB: time after bit
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TC: total carbon
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TCD: thermal conductivity detector
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TD: total depth
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TEM: transmission electron microscopy
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TLD: Three-Detector Lithology Density [tool]
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TN: total nitrogen
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TOC: total organic carbon
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TS: total sulfur
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UTC: Universal Time Coordinated
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UV: ultraviolet
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VAM: Vallourec and Mannesmann
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VCD: visual core description
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VE: vertical exaggeration
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VHF: very high frequency
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VIV: vortex-induced vibration
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VLF: very low frequency
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VRM: viscous remanent magnetization
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VSI: Versatile Seismic Imager
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VSP: vertical seismic profile
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WOB: weight on bit
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WOW: wait on weather
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XCB: extended core barrel
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XL: cross-line
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XRD: X-ray diffraction
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XRF: X-ray fluorescence
