Flood Forecasting for Transportation Resilience: A Guide (2024)
Chapter: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Flood Forecasting for Transportation Resilience: A Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/28022.
Acronyms and Abbreviations
| AADT | Annual Average Daily Traffic |
| AHPS | [National Weather Service] Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service |
| CCTV | Closed-Circuit Television |
| CDOT | Colorado Department of Transportation |
| DEM | Digital Elevation Model |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| EOC | Emergency Operation Center |
| FAST | Flood Assessment System |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FIM | Flood Inundation Mapping |
| FIMAN | Flood Inundation Mapping and Alert Network |
| HAND | Height Above Nearest Drainage |
| MnDOT | Minnesota DOT |
| NCDOT | North Carolina DOT |
| NED | National Elevation Dataset |
| NeDNR | Nebraska Department of National Resources |
| NHD | National Hydrologic Dataset |
| NHWC | National Hydrologic Warning Council |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NWIS | National Water Information System |
| NWM | National Water Model |
| NWS | National Weather Service |
| PIARC | World Roadway Association |
| POA | Plan of Action |
| QPF | Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts |
| SGR | State of Good Repair |
| TIMS | Traveler Information Management System |
| TMC | Transportation Management Center |
| TxDOT | Texas DOT |
| UAS | Unmanned Aerial System |
| USACE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
| WSDOT | Washington State Department of Transportation |
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doi: 10.17226/28022.
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