LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 



ADEC - Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation 



AMSI - Aero-Marine Surveys, Inc. 



AOML - Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories (NOAA) 



ART - Airborne Radiation Thermometer 



AST - Atlantic Strike Team 



BLM - Bureau of Land Management (DOI) 



CEDDA - Center for Experiment Design and Data Analysis (NOAA) 



USCGC - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter 



DOI - Department of the Interior 



DOT - Department of Transportation 



EDS - Environmental Data Service (NOAA) 



EPA - Environmental Protection Agency 



ERDA - Energy Research and Development Administration 



ERL - Environmental Research Laboratories (NOAA) 



FAA - Federal Aviation Administration 



GEOS - Geodynamics Experimental Ocean Satellite 



IR - Infrared 



Landsat - Land Satellite 



MESA - Marine Ecosystems Analysis 



MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology 



MSO - Marine Safety Office (USCG) 



NAA - New England Airphoto Associates, Inc. 



NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration 



NDBO - NOAA Data Buoy Office 



NEFC - Northeast Fisheries Center (NOAA) 



NESS - National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA) 



NMFS - National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA) 



NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 



NOS - National Ocean Survey (NOAA) 



NUSC - Naval Underwater Systems Center 



NWS - National Weather Service (NOAA) 



OSC - On-Scene Coordinator 



OCSEAP - Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program 



RFC - Research Facilities Center (NOAA) 



SAI - Science Applications, Inc. 



SOR - Spilled Oil Research Team 



URI - University of Rhode Island 



USAF - U.S. Air Force 



USCG - U.S. Coast Guard 



USGS - U.S. Geological Survey 



USN - U.S. Navy 



WHOI - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 



XBT - Expendable Bathythermograph 



