Approaches for Ecosystem Services Valuation for the Gulf of Mexico After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Interim Report (2012)
Chapter: Appendix B: Acronyms
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AVHRR |
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
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BOEMRE |
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement |
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CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response and Compensation Liability Act |
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CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
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CI |
Continental Index |
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CRMS |
Coastwide Reference Monitoring System |
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CVM |
Contingent Valuation Method |
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CWPPRA |
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act |
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DO |
Dissolved Oxygen |
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DOC |
Dissolved Organic Carbon |
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DOM |
Dissolved Organic Material |
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DWH |
Deep Water Horizon |
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EEZ |
Exclusive Economic Zone |
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EMAP-E |
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program for Estuaries |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
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GC-MS |
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
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GoM |
Gulf of Mexico |
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GOMFMC |
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council |
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HEA |
Habitat Equivalency Analysis |
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HTCO |
High-Temperature Catalytic Oxidation |
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LCE |
Loop Current Eddy |
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LIDAR |
Light Detection and Ranging |
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LME |
Large Marine Ecosystem |
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LUMCON |
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium |
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MRIP |
Marine Recreational Information Program |
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NAAQS |
National Ambient Air Quality Standard |
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NCOM |
Navy Coastal Ocean Model |
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NDBC |
National Data Buoy Center |
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NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
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NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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NOEP |
National Ocean Economics Program |
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NRDA |
Natural Resource Damage Assessment |
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OCPR |
Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration |
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OMA |
Oil-Mineral Aggregate |
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OPA |
Oil Pollution Act |
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PAH |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
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REA |
Resource Equivalency Analysis |
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RS |
Remote Sensing |
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RUF |
Restoration Up Front |
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SAV |
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation |
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SAY |
Service Acre Year |
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SCOR |
Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research |
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SeaWiFS |
Sea-viewing Wide Field Sensor |
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SET |
Surface-Elevation Table |
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SPM |
Suspended Particulate Matter |
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TI |
Tropical Index |
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USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
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VOC |
Volatile Organic Compound |
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WTP |
Willing-To-Pay Survey |
