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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council. 2003. Environmental Information for Naval Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10626.
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Appendix D
Acronyms

4D

Cube Four-Dimensional Cube


ADS

Advanced Deployable System

AMW

Amphibious Warfare

ANDES

Ambient Noise Directionality Estimation System

ASW

Antisubmarine Warfare

AT/FP

Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection

ATO

Air Tasking Order

AUV

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

AWM

Amphibious Warfare

ARCI

Acoustic Rapid COTS (commercial-of-the-shelf) Insertion


BLUG

Bottom Loss Upgrade

BMDA3

Battlespace METOC Data Acquisition, Assimilation and Application

BSE

Battlespace Environments


C4I

Command Control Communication and Computer Intelligence

CEC

Cooperative Engagement Capability

CEP

Circular Error Probable

CINC

Commander in Chief

CNA

Center for Naval Analyses

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council. 2003. Environmental Information for Naval Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10626.
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CNMOC

Commander of Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command

CNO

Chief of Naval Operations

CNR

Chief of Naval Research

CODE 32

Department of Ocean, Atmosphere and Space, ONR

CODE 321

Sensing and Systems S&T Division, ONR

CODE 322

Processes and Prediction S&T Division, ONR

COE

Center of Expertise

COAMPS

Coupled Oceanographic Atmospheric Mesoscale Prediction System

CONOPS

Concept of Operations

CRADA

Cooperative Research and Development Agreements

CROP

Common Relevant Operating Picture

CTD

Conductivity, Temperature, Depth

CVBG

Carrier Battle Group

CVN

Carrier, Nuclear


DAMPS

Distributed Atmospheric Mesoscale Prediction System

DANES

Directional Ambient Noise Estimation System

DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DEAD

Destruction of Enemy Air Defense

DIFAR

Digital Frequency and Ranging

DOD

Department of Defense

DON

Department of the Navy

DRI

Defense Research Initiative

DSO

Defense Sciences Office

DTRA

Defense Threat Reduction Agency


EBO

Effects-Based Operations

EM

Electromagnetic

EMPRA

Embarkation, Movement, Planning, Rehearsal, and Assault

ENSO

El Nino Southern Oscillation

EO

Electro-optical

EOD

Explosive Ordnance Disposal

ESG

Expeditionary Sensor Grid

ETOPO5

Earth Topography—5 minutes

EXW

Expeditionary Warfare

EW

Electronic Warfare


FNCs

Future Naval Capabilities

FNMOC

Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Command

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council. 2003. Environmental Information for Naval Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10626.
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GDEM

Generalized Digital Environmental Model

GGI&S

Global Geospatial Information and Services

GPS

Global Positioning System


HLD/HLS

Homeland Defense/Homeland Security

HARM

High-Speed Anti-radiation Missile

Hz

Hertz


IRC

Internet Relay Chat

ISR

Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance

IT-21

Information Technology 21st Century

IWAR

Integrated Warfare Area


JDAM

Joint Direct Attack Munition

JEM

Joint Effects Model


kHz

Kilohertz


LFA

Low-Frequency Acoustic

LFAA

Low-Frequency Active Adjunct

LMRS

Long-term Mine Reconnaissance System

LOTS

Logistics-Over-The-Shore


MAP

Maritime Air Patrol

MCM

Mine Countermeasures

MEMS

Microelectromechanical systems

METMF(R)

Meteorological Mobile Facility (Replacement)

METOC

Meteorology and Oceanography

MIW

Mine Warfare

MMA

Multi-Mission Aircraft

MMS

Multi-Mission Ship

MODAS

Modular Ocean Data Assimilation System

MUSW

Mine and Undersea Warfare


N096

Oceanographer of the Navy

NAELEX

Naval Electronic Systems Command

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NAVAIR

Naval Aviation Systems Command

NAVELEX

Naval Electronic Systems Command

NAVICP

Naval Inventory Control Point

NAVOCEANO

Naval Oceanographic Office

NAVSEA

Naval Sea Systems Commands

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council. 2003. Environmental Information for Naval Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10626.
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NAVSPECWARCOM

Naval Special Warfare Command

NAWCTSD

Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division

NCMI

Navy-Marine Corps Internet

NCO

Network-Centric Operations

NCW

Network-Centric Warfare

NFN

Naval Fires Network

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NRC

National Research Council

NRO

National Reconnaissance Office

NSF

National Science Foundation

NRL

Naval Research Laboratory

NSWCDD

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Divison

NUWC

Naval Undersea Warfare Center

NWDC

Navy Warfare Development Command

NWP

Numerical Weather Prediction

NSW

Naval Special Warfare


OAS

Ocean, Atmosphere and Space

OEC

Optimized Environmental Characterization

OEO

Other Expeditionary Operations

OMFTS

Objective Maneuver From The Sea1

ONR

Office of Naval Research

OPARS

Optimal Path Aircraft Routing Service

OSB

Ocean Studies Board

OTH

Over The Horizon

OTSR

Optimum Track Ship Routing Service


PCIMAT

Personal Computer Interactive Multisensor Analysis Training

PEOs

Program Executive Offices

PEO(A)

Program Executive Office, Air Anti-Submarine, Warfare, Assault, and Special Mission Programs

PEO(JSF)

Program Executive Office, Joint Strike Fighter

PEO(T)

Program Executive Office, Tactical Aircraft Programs

PEO(W)

Program Executive Office, Strike Weapons and Unmanned Aviation

PERMA

Planning, Embarkation, Movement, Rehearsal, Assault

PGMs

Precision-Guided Munitions

PIPS

Polar Ice Prediction System

PTA

Precise Time and Astrometry

PUMA

Precision Undersea Mapping


QDR

2001 Quadrennial Defense Review 2001

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council. 2003. Environmental Information for Naval Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10626.
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R&D

Research and Development

RDT&E

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

REA

Rapid Environmental Assessment

RMS

Remote Minehunting System

ROC

Relative Operating Characteristics


SABLE

Sonar Active Bottom Loss Estimate

SBI

Shelf-Basin Interaction study

SCICEX

Scientific Ice Formation

SDV

Swimmer Delivery Vehicle

SEAD

Suppression of Enemy Air Defense

SEARCH

Study of Environmental Artic Change

SETA

System Engineering and Technical Assistance

SFMPL

Submarine Fleet Mission Profile Library

SHEBA

Surface Heat Budget of the Artic Ocean

SIAP

Single Integrated Air Picture

SMOOS

Shipboard Meteorological and Oceanographic Observing System

SOSUS

Sound Surveillance System

SPAWAR

Space and Naval Systems Command

SPO

Special Projects Office

SSD

Ship Self Defense

SSFA

Space Field Activity

SSP

Sound Speed Profile

SST

Sea Surface Temperature

S&T

Science and Technology

STOIC

Special Tactical Oceanographic Information Chart

STOM

Ship To Objective Maneuver

STRATAFORM

Strata Formation on Margins

STW

Strike Warfare

SUPSHIPs

Supervisors of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair

SURTASS

Surveillance Towed Array System

SUW

Surface Warfare Superiority

SYSCOM

Systems Command


T-AGS(X)

Multi-Mission Ship

TCS

Time Critical Strike Operations

TDA

Tactical Decision Aid

TEDS

Tactical Environmental Data Server

TMD

Theater Missile Defense

TPFDD

Time Phased Force Deployment Directive

TTS

Through The Sensor

TTST

Through-The-Sensor Technology

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council. 2003. Environmental Information for Naval Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10626.
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UAV

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

USMC

United States Marine Corps

USNO

U.S. Naval Observatory

USV

Unmanned Surface Vehicle

USW

Undersea Warfare

UTC

Coordinated Universal Time

UUV

Unmanned Undersea Vehicle

VLADS

Vertical Line Acoustic DIFAR (Digital Frequency and Ranging)

VNE

Virtual Natural Environment

VSW

Very Shallow Water

WAA

Wide Aperture Array

WEN

Web-Enabled Navy

WGS-84

World Geodetic Standard-1984

WMD

Weapons of Mass Destruction

WME

Weapons of Mass Effect

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council. 2003. Environmental Information for Naval Warfare. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10626.
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