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