PUBLICATIONS - Spelling of Metre in Reports of the U.S. Geological Survey

 MEMORANDUM NO:    WD74.189

 DOCUMENT TYPE:    WD

 NUMBER:           74.189

 ISSUE DATE:       06/06/74

 PRIMARY SUBJECT:  PUBLICATIONS

 ABSTRACT:  SPELLING OF METRE IN REPORTS OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
            STATES THAT THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MUST ACCEPT THE SPELLING OF
            THE UNIT OF LENGTH, METRE, AS IT IS GIVEN IN THE NATIONAL
            BUREAU OF STANDARDS PUBLICATION 330 (1972 EDITION). RECOMMENDS
            THAT THE SPELLING OF LITER BE CHANGED TO LITRE TO BE CONSISTENT
            WITH THE SPELLING OF METRE BY THE DIVISION.

 DISTRIBUTION:     A, B, S, FO, PO

 DISTRIBUTION DATE:  /  /

 STATUS:           CURRENT

 SUPERSEDES:

 SUPERSEDED BY:      76.152