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Appendix C: Acronyms Used in the Report
Pages 193-196

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... Department of Defense DWH Deepwater Horizon EPA Environmental Protection Agency ERMA Environmental Response Management Application ESI Environmental Sensitivity Index 193 R02581 -- Oil Spills.indd 193 7/17/14 11:16 AM
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... APPENDIX C FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FLIR Forward-Looking Infrared FOSC Federal On-Scene Coordinator GIRG Global Industry Response Group GPR Ground Penetrating Radar GPS Global Positioning System HFR High-Frequency Radar HRVO High-Reliability Virtual Organization IARPC Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee ICE-ARC Ice, Climate, Economics -- Arctic Research on Change IR Infrared ISB In Situ Burning JIP Joint Industry Program LERPC Local Emergency Response Planning and Coordination LIDAR Light Detection and Ranging MARPOL The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships MODIS Moderate Resolution Imagine Spectroradiometer NCP National Contingency Plan NEBA Net Environmental Benefit Analysis NIMS/ICS National Incident Management System / Incident Command System NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRC National Research Council NRDA National Resource Damage Assessment NRT National Response Team NSB North Slope Borough NSF National Science Foundation NSIDC National Snow and Ice Data Center NWAB Northwest Arctic Borough OCS Outer Continental Shelf OMA Oil-Mineral Aggregate OPA 90 The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 194 R02581 -- Oil Spills.indd 194 7/17/14 11:16 AM
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... Geological Survey VEC Valued Ecosystem Component VLOS Very Large Oil Spill 195 R02581 -- Oil Spills.indd 195 7/17/14 11:16 AM
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