Review of the U.S. Geological Survey's Volcano Hazards Program (2000)
Chapter: Acronyms
Acronyms
AFM
acoustic flow monitors
AVO
Alaska Volcano Observatory
CINCPAC
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command
CINDI
Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information
CVO
Cascades Volcano Observatory
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
DOI
Department of the Interior
EOS
Earth Observing System
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FTE
full-time equivalent
FTIR
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
GASPEC
gas correlation spectroscopy
GD
Geologic Division
GDIN
Global Disaster Information Network
GIS
geographic information system
GOES
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
GPS
global positioning system
HSS
Hazard Support System
HVO
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
IAVCEI
International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior
InSAR
interferometric synthetic aperture radar
IPA
Intergovernmental Personnel Act
IRIS
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
LIDAR
light intensity detection and ranging
LTER
Long Term Ecological Research
LVO
Long Valley Observatory
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPS
National Park Service
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
NWS
National Weather Service
OFDA
U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
PDC
Pacific Disaster Center
PHIVOLCS
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
UNAVCO
University NAVSTAR Consortium
USAID
U.S. Agency for International Development
USGS
United States Geological Survey
VDAP
Volcano Disaster Assistance Program
VEI
Volcanic Explosivity Index
VHP
Volcano Hazards Program
WRD
Water Resources Division
