XXXII List of Abbreviations
MEG3
mooring equipment guideline
MEL
mixed Eulerian–Lagrangian
MEMS
micro-electro-mechanical system
MF
momentum flux
MFC
multi fluid cascade
MGSVA
Mariano Global Surface Velocity
Analysis
MHK
marine hydrokinetic
MHW
mean high water
MIC
microbially induced corrosion
MILP
mixed integer linear programming
MIMO
multi-input multi-output
MIMS
membrane inlet mass spectrometry
MIP
mixed integer programming
MODU
mobile offshore drilling unit
MOOS
mission oriented operating suite
MOST
method of splitting tsunami
MPI
maximum possible intensity
MRE
marine renewable energy
MS
mass spectrometry
MSE
mean squared error
MSEAS
multidisciplinary simulation, estimation
and assimilation system
MSL
mean sea level
MSP
marine spatial planning
MTBF
mean time between failure
MVC
main vehicle computer
MWL
mean-water level
N
NA
navigation aid
NCOM
Navy Coastal Ocean Model
NCV
nearly constant velocity
NEC
north equatorial current
NG
natural gas
NIP
net inlet pressure
NP
neutral loading point
NPSH
net positive suction head
NRV
NATO research vessel
NSE
Navier–Stokes equation
NSW
nonlinear shallow water
NTE
net transport economy
O
OA
objective analysis
OCT
ocean current turbine
OD
outer diameter
ODP
ozone depletion potential
OEX
Ocean Explorer
OFDM
orthogonal frequency division
multiplexing
OHMSETT
oil and hazardous materials simulated
environmental test tank
OHS
oil and hazardous substance
OM
operations and maintenance
ORQ
oil rig quality
OS
optimal sampling
OTEC
ocean thermal energy conversion
OTFT
organic thin-film transistor
OTM
overturning moment
OWC
oscillating water column
OWSC
oscillating wave surge converter
OWT
offshore wind turbine
OWTT
one-way travel-time
P
P–M
Pierson–Moskowitz
P-C
Pelnard Considère
PBL
planetary boundary layer
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
PDE
partial differential equation
PDF
probability density function
PDMS
polydimethylsiloxane
PGM
probabilistic graphical model
PHINS
photonic inertial navigation system
PISO
pressure implicit with splitting of
operators
PIV
particle image velocimetry
PLL
phase-locked loop
PMH
probable maximum hurricane
PMSG
permanent-magnet-excited-synchronous
generator
PMT
photomultiplier tube
POL
petroleum, oil and lubricants
POM
Princeton Ocean Model
POMDP
partially observable Markov decision
process
POSG
partially observable stochastic games
PPP
point-to-point protocol
PROVERBS
probabilistic design tools for vertical
breakwaters
PSD
power spectral density
PSK
phase shift keying
PSS
practical salinity scale
PTC
passive turbulence control
PU
polyurethane
PVC
polyvinyl chloride
Q
QAM
quadrature amplitude modulation
QPSK
quadrature amplitude modulation
QTF
quadratic transfer function
MEG3
mooring equipment guideline
MEL
mixed Eulerian–Lagrangian
MEMS
micro-electro-mechanical system
MF
momentum flux
MFC
multi fluid cascade
MGSVA
Mariano Global Surface Velocity
Analysis
MHK
marine hydrokinetic
MHW
mean high water
MIC
microbially induced corrosion
MILP
mixed integer linear programming
MIMO
multi-input multi-output
MIMS
membrane inlet mass spectrometry
MIP
mixed integer programming
MODU
mobile offshore drilling unit
MOOS
mission oriented operating suite
MOST
method of splitting tsunami
MPI
maximum possible intensity
MRE
marine renewable energy
MS
mass spectrometry
MSE
mean squared error
MSEAS
multidisciplinary simulation, estimation
and assimilation system
MSL
mean sea level
MSP
marine spatial planning
MTBF
mean time between failure
MVC
main vehicle computer
MWL
mean-water level
N
NA
navigation aid
NCOM
Navy Coastal Ocean Model
NCV
nearly constant velocity
NEC
north equatorial current
NG
natural gas
NIP
net inlet pressure
NP
neutral loading point
NPSH
net positive suction head
NRV
NATO research vessel
NSE
Navier–Stokes equation
NSW
nonlinear shallow water
NTE
net transport economy
O
OA
objective analysis
OCT
ocean current turbine
OD
outer diameter
ODP
ozone depletion potential
OEX
Ocean Explorer
OFDM
orthogonal frequency division
multiplexing
OHMSETT
oil and hazardous materials simulated
environmental test tank
OHS
oil and hazardous substance
OM
operations and maintenance
ORQ
oil rig quality
OS
optimal sampling
OTEC
ocean thermal energy conversion
OTFT
organic thin-film transistor
OTM
overturning moment
OWC
oscillating water column
OWSC
oscillating wave surge converter
OWT
offshore wind turbine
OWTT
one-way travel-time
P
P–M
Pierson–Moskowitz
P-C
Pelnard Considère
PBL
planetary boundary layer
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
PDE
partial differential equation
probability density function
PDMS
polydimethylsiloxane
PGM
probabilistic graphical model
PHINS
photonic inertial navigation system
PISO
pressure implicit with splitting of
operators
PIV
particle image velocimetry
PLL
phase-locked loop
PMH
probable maximum hurricane
PMSG
permanent-magnet-excited-synchronous
generator
PMT
photomultiplier tube
POL
petroleum, oil and lubricants
POM
Princeton Ocean Model
POMDP
partially observable Markov decision
process
POSG
partially observable stochastic games
PPP
point-to-point protocol
PROVERBS
probabilistic design tools for vertical
breakwaters
PSD
power spectral density
PSK
phase shift keying
PSS
practical salinity scale
PTC
passive turbulence control
PU
polyurethane
PVC
polyvinyl chloride
Q
QAM
quadrature amplitude modulation
QPSK
quadrature amplitude modulation
QTF
quadratic transfer function