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874 GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
JKL mb millibar(s).
MC magnetic course.
mc megacycle, megacycles; megacycles per
J irradiation correction (altitude).
second.
K Kelvin (temperature).
MC&G mapping, charting and geodesy.
kHz kilohertz.
MCPA minutes to closest point of approach.
km kilometer, kilometers.
Mer. Pass. meridian passage.
kn knot, knots.
MF medium frequency.
L latitude; lower limb correction for moon.
MGRS military grid reference system.
l difference of latitude; logarithm, loga-
MH magnetic heading.
rithmic.
MHHW mean higher high water.
LAN local apparent noon.
MHHWL mean higher high water line.
LANBY large automatic navigational buoy.
MHW mean high water.
LASH lighter aboard ship.
MHWI mean high water lunitidal interval.
LAT local apparent time.
MHWL mean high water line.
lat. latitude.
MHWN neap high water or high water neaps.
LF low frequency.
MHWS mean high water springs.
L.Fl. long flashing.
MHz megahertz.
LHA local hour angle.
mi. mile, miles.
LHW lower high water.
mid middle.
LHWI lower high water interval.
min. minute(s).
LL lower limb.
MLLW mean lower low water.
LLW lower low water.
MLLWL mean lower low water line.
LLWD lower low water datum.
MLW mean low water.
LLWI lower low water interval.
MLWI mean low water lunitidal interval.
Lm middle latitude; mean latitude.
MLWL mean low water line.
LMT local mean time.
MLWN neap low water or low water neaps.
LNB large navigational buoy.
MLWS mean low water springs.
LNG liquified natural gas.
mm millimeters.
LPG liquified petroleum gas.
Mn mean range of tide.
Log logarithm, logarithmic.
mo(s) month(s).
Loge natural logarithm (to the base e).
MODU mobile offshore drilling unit.
Log10 common logarithm (to the base 10).
Mon monument.
Long. longitude.
Mo.(U) Morse Uniform (light).
LOP line of position.
mph miles per hour.
LST local sidereal time.
MPP most probable position.
Lt. light.
MRI mean rise interval.
Lt Ho light house.
MRM miles of relative movement.
Lt V light vessel.
ms millisecond(s).
LW low water.
MSC Military Sealift Command.
LWD low water datum.
MSI maritime safety information.
LWI low water interval; mean low water
lunitidal interval. MSL mean sea level.
LWQ tropic low water inequality. MTI moving target indication.
MTL mean tide level.
MWL mean water level.
M MWLL mean water level line.
MZn magnetic azimuth.
M celestial body; meridian (upper branch);
magnetic (direction); meridional parts;
nautical mile, miles; other ship.
N
m meridian (lower branch); meridional dif-
ference; meter,(s); U.S. survey mile, N north; nun.
miles; end of other ships true vector; n natural (trigonometric function).
minutes. Na nadir.
mag. magnetic; magnitude. NAD North American Datum.
MARAD United States Maritime Administration. NASA National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
MB magnetic bearing. istration.
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