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... 116 ADAP Adaptation Decision-Making Assessment Process ADCIRC advanced circulation ADOT Arizona Department of Transportation ADT average daily traffic AFWS Automated Flood Warning Systems ALERT Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time BAMS Bridge Asset Management System BH-FRM Boston Harbor Flood Risk Model BMP best management practice BMS bridge management systems Caltrans California Department of Transportation CDOT Colorado DOT CERA Coastal Emergency Risks Assessment CHANGE Collaborative Hydraulics: Advancing to the Next Generation of Engineering CMM Capability Maturity Model CRRA Community Risk and Resiliency Act CTP Cooperating Technical Partner CWCB Colorado Water Conservation Board DDOT District Department of Transportation DelDOT Delaware Department of Transportation DEM digital elevation model DMS digital message sign DOT department of transportation DOT&PF Department of Transportation & Public Facilities DVRPC Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission EDC Every Day Counts EGLE Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy EMA expected moments algorithm EOC Emergency Operations Center Esri Environmental Systems Research Institute FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FEWS Flood Early Warning System FHWA Federal Highway Administration FIMAN Flood Inundation Mapping and Alert Network FIMAN-T FIMAN for Transportation FRIS Flood Risk Information System FTA Federal Transit Administration FTB Flood Threat Bulletin Abbreviations and Acronyms
From page 117...
... Abbreviations and Acronyms 117   FVR Flood Vulnerability Rating GCM general circulation model GHFMC Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium GIS geographic information system GPM Global Precipitation Measurement GPS Global Positioning System HAND Height Above Nearest Drainage HCRS Highway Condition Reporting System HDOT Hawaii Department of Transportation HDSO Hydraulic Design Support Office HEC-RAS Hydrologic Engineering Center's River Analysis System HPMS Highway Performance Monitoring System HQ headquarters IFIS Iowa Flood Information System IFLOWS Integrated Flood Observing and Warning System IMBE Idaho Manual for Bridge Evaluation ITD Idaho Transportation Department ITS intelligent transportation systems KDOT Kansas Department of Transportation LiDAR light detection and ranging LPA local public agency MDOT Mississippi Department of Transportation MHFD Mile High Flood District MiSWIM Michigan Surface Water Information Management MnDOT Minnesota Department of Transportation MOA memorandum of agreement MPO metropolitan planning organization NCDOT North Carolina Department of Transportation NCEM North Carolina Emergency Management NCFMP North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NDDOT North Dakota Department of Transportation NDOT Nevada Department of Transportation NDT nondestructive testing NFIP National Flood Insurance Program NHS National Highway System NIPP National Infrastructure Protection Plan NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service NSS National Streamflow Statistics NWC National Water Center NWIS National Water Information System NWM National Water Model NWS National Weather Service NYSDOT New York State Department of Transportation PAMS Pavement Asset Management System PDA Preliminary Damage Assessment PennDOT Pennsylvania Department of Transportation POA Plan of Action R2S2 Regional River Severe Storm RDG rapid deployment gage
From page 118...
... 118 Practices for Integrated Flood Prediction and Response Systems RMS Roadway Management System RSLR relative sea level rise RWIS road weather information system SCDNR South Carolina Department of Natural Resources SCDOT South Carolina Department of Transportation SCFIM South Carolina Flood Inundation Mapping SDE Substantial Damage Estimator SHA State Highway Administration SLR sea level rise SRH-2D Sedimentation and River Hydraulics -- Two-Dimension STICC Statewide Transportation Information and Coordination Center SWAN simulating waves nearshore TADD Turn Around Don't Drown TAMP Transportation Asset Management Plan TEACR Transportation Engineering Approaches to Climate Resiliency TMPA TRMM Multi-Satellite Precipitation Analysis TNRIS Texas Natural Resources Information System TRMM Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission TxDOT Texas Department of Transportation UAS unmanned aerial system UAV unmanned aerial vehicle UDOT Utah Department of Transportation USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USGS United States Geological Survey VDOT Virginia Department of Transportation Vtrans Vermont Agency of Transportation WSDOT Washington State Department of Transportation

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