Drawing Louisiana's New Map: Addressing Land Loss in Coastal Louisiana (2006)
Chapter: Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix B
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AEAM
Adaptive Environmental Assessment and Management
CELSS
Coastal Ecological Landscape Spatial Simulation Model
cm
centimeter
Coast 2050
Coast 2050: Toward a Sustainable Coastal Louisiana
CWPPRA
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act
DHI
Danish Hydraulic Institute
draft LCA Comprehensive Study
Louisiana Coastal Area, LA—Ecosystem Restoration: Comprehensive Coastwide Ecosystem Restoration Study
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ft
foot
FWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
in
inch
IWR
Institute of Water Resources
km
kilometer
km2
square kilometer
LCA Study
Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA), Louisiana—Ecosystem Restoration Study
LERRD
Land, easements, rights of way, relocation, and disposal
m
meter
m3
cubic meter
mi
mile
mi2
square mile
mm
millimeter
MRGO
Mississippi River Gulf Outlet
mt
metric ton
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRC
National Research Council
NRCS
National Resources Conservation Service
NTRC
National Technical Review Committee
PEIS
programmatic environmental impact statement
PMT
program management team
POM
Princeton Ocean Model
PPL
project priority list
S&T
science and technology
sec
second
USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
WRDA
Water Resources Development Act
yd3
cubic yard
yr
year
