APPENDIX H
Acronyms and Abbreviations
3-D
Three-Dimensional
3GWAM
Third Generation Wave Model
ACTD
Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration
ADCP
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
ALMDS
Airborne Laser Mine Detection System
AMCM
Airborne Mine CounterMeasures
AMNS
Airborne Mine Neutralization System
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASW
Anti-submarine warfare
AUV
Autonomous Vehicle
BSP
Battlespace Profiler
BUFR
Binary Universal Form of Representation
C2I
Command, Control, and Information
C4I
Command and Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence
CCM
Counter-Counter Measures
CDOM
Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Material
CEAS
Comprehensive Environmental Assessment System
CLZ
Craft Landing Zone
CNMOC
Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
CNO
Chief of Naval Operations
COAMPS
Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System
CODAS
Common Oceanographic Data Archival System
COE
Common Operating Environment
COMINEWARCOM
Commander, Mine Warfare Command
COMOMAG
Mobile Mine Assembly Group
CONOPS
Concept of Operations
CoOP
Coastal Ocean Processes
COTS
Commercial Off-The-Shelf
CTD
Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
DBDB
Digital Bathymetric Data Base
DET
Distributed Explosive Technology
DII COE
Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment
DPSR
Distributed Processing System Replacement
DW
Data Warehouse
EIP
Explode-In-Place
ENATD
Enhanced Neutralization Advanced Technology Demonstration
ENVIRON MON
Environmental Monitoring
EOD
Explosive Ordinance Disposal
ERDAS
Earth Resources Data Acquisition System
FGDC
Federal Geographic Data Committee
FLENUMMETOCCEN
Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
GCCS - M Global Command and Control System - Maritime
GDB
Geophysical Data Base
GDEM
Generalized Digital Environmental Model
GIF
Graphics Interchange Format
GIS
Geographic Information System
GPS
Global Positioning System
GRIB
Gridded Binary
GRP
Glass-Reinforced Plastic
GSF
Generic Sensor Fomat
GUI
Graphic User Interface
HIDEX
High Intake Defined Excitation bathyphotometer
HIS
Interactive Histogram Stretching
HM 15
Helicopter Hanger
HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language
HUNT
Minehunting
HYSAS
Hydrographic Source Assessment System
ISBHM Intelligent Self-Burying Hunter Mine
JTA Joint Technical Architecture
LCID
Littoral Currents Information Data Base
LIDAR
Light Detection and Ranging
LMRS
Long-term Mine Reconnaissance System
M&S
Modeling and Simulation
MACAS
Magnetic Capability and Safety
MCM
Mine Countermeasures
MCM REP-UWCOND
MCM Report - Underwater Conditions
MCMRON
Mine Countermeasures Squadron
MCOG
Mine Warfare Coordinating Group
MCS
Mine Countermeasures Command, Control and Support Ship
MEDAL
Mine Warfare Environmental Decision Aid Library
MEDEA
Measurements of Earth Data for Environmental Analysis
METOC
Meteorological and Oceanographic
MH-53E
Minehunting Helicopter, 53E version
MHC
Mine-hunter, Coastal ship
MICFAC
Mobile Integrated Command Facility
MIREM
Mine Warfare Readiness and Effectiveness Measurements
MIW
Mine Warfare
MLDC
Magic Lantern Deployment Contingency
MMS
Marine Mammal System
MNS
Mine Neutralizaton System
MOMAU
Mobile Mine Assembly Unit
MOODS
Master Oceanographic Observation Dataset
MSDDB
Master Seafloor Digital Data Base
MSO
Minesweeper, Ocean Going
MTEDS
MCM Tactical Environmental Data System
MWP
Mine Warfare Pilot
MWTC
Mine Warfare Training Center
N34D
Data Ingest Staff
N34
Ocean/Seafloor Data Division
N342
SWATH Systems Branch
N344
Validation Branch
N35
Geophysics and Acoustics Data Division
N351
Geophysics Branch
N5
Geospatial Databases Department
N51
Oceanographic Databases Division
N52
Seafloor Databases Division
N54
Applied Hydrography Division
N931
Laboratory Branch
N95
Modeling and Techniques Division
N951
Simulation and Visualization Branch
N85
Director, Expeditionary Warfare
NAS
Naval Air Station
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAVOCEANO
Naval Oceanographic Office
NAVSEA
Naval Sea Systems Command
NES
Network Encryption System
NEUT
Neutralization
NIDAS
Naval Interactive Data Analysis System
NIPRNET
Nonsecure Internet Protocol Route Network
NITES
Navy Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem
NMRS
Near-term Mine Reconaissance System
NODC
National Oceanographic Data Center
NOGAPS
Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System
NOMBO
Non-Mine, Mine-Like Bottom Object
NOO
Naval Oceanographic Office
NRC
National Research Council
NSW
Naval Special Warfare
NSWC-DD CSS
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Coastal System Station
NTCS - A
Navy Tactical Computer System - Afloat
NWP
Naval Warfare Publication
OAS S&T
Ocean, Atmosphere and Space Science and Technology
OES
Oceanographic/Environmental Summary
ONR
Office of Naval Research
OPAREA
Operating Area
OPNAV N85
Director, Expeditionary Warfare
OPNOTE
Operational Note
OSB
Ocean Studies Board
OSS
Oceanographic Support Subsystem
OSS DW
Oceanographic Support Subsystem Data Warehouse
PC
Personal Computer
PINS
Precise Integrated Navigation System
PMA
Post Mission Analysis
PMI
Production Modernization Initiative
POM
Program Objectives Memorandum
PW
Propelled Warhead mines
QC
Quality Control
Q-MIPS
Q-route Mine Image Processing System
R&D
Research and Development
RAMICS
Rapid Airborne Mine Countermeasures System
RDBMS
Relational Data Base Management System
RDI
RD Instruments
RDP
Raw Data Point
RECO
Remote Control
RECON
Reconnaissance
RMOP
Remote Minehunting Operational Prototype
RMS
Remote Minehunting System
ROV
Remotely Operated Vehicle
RTDHS
Real Time Data Handling System
SABRE
Shallow Water Assault Breasching System
SCADCP
Self-Contained Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
SCBP
Self-Contained Bioluminescence Photometer
SIG MOD
Signature Modification
SIPRNET
Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
SLMM
Submarine Launched Mobile Mine
SLOC
Sea Lanes of Communication
SMCM
Surface Mine CounterMeasures
SQL
Structured Query Language
SSN
Attack Submarine(Nuclear)
STOIC
Special Tactical Oceanographic Information Chart
STRATAFORM
Strata Formation on Margins Program
SWABS
Shallow water Assault Breaching System
SWEEP
Minesweeping
SWGDEM
Shallow water Generalized Digital Environmental Model
SZ
Surf Zone
TAMDA
Tactical Acoustics Measurement and Decision Aid
TDA
Tactical Decision Aid
TESS
Tactical Environmental Support System
TOWDEX
Towed Defined Excitation Bathyphotometer
UAV
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
UMCM
Undersea/water Mine Countermeasures
UNISIPS
Unified Sonar Image Processing System
URI
University Research Initiative
UUV
Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
VMADCP
Vessel-Mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
VSW
Very Shallow Water
WW I
World War I
WW II
World War II
WWW
World Wide Web
XBP
Expendable Bathyphotometer
XBT
Expendable Bathythermography
XSV
Expendable Sound Velocity
