List of Abbreviations XXXIII
R
RANS
Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes
equation
RAO
response amplitude operator
RC
Resistor and Capacitor
REF/DIF
refraction/diffraction model
REFLICS
real-time flow imaging and classification
REMUS
remote environmental monitoring units
RF
radio frequency
RHIB
rigid hull inflatable boat
RIB
rigid inflatable boat
RLG
ring laser gyroscope
RLS
recursive least square
RM
red muscle
RMG
rail mounted gantrie
RMMV
remote multi-mission vehicle
RMS
root mean square
RNA
rotor-nacelle assembly
ROMS
Regional Oceanic Modeling System
ROV
remotely operated vehicle
RPS
renewable portfolio standard
RS
Reed–Solomon
RSLR
relative sea level rise
RTG
rubber tire gantrie
RTS
request-to-send
S
SALM
single anchor leg mooring
SAR
synthetic aperture radar
SARUMS
Safety and Regulations for European
Unmanned Maritime System
SAT
satellite communication
SAUVIM
semiautonomous underwater vehicle for
intervention mission
SBL
short baseline
SCADA
supervisory control and data acquisition
system
SCF
standard cubic feet
SCFM
standard cubic feet per minute
SCOUT
surface craft for oceanographic and
unmanned testing
SDOF
single-degree-of-freedom
SDV
swimmer delivery vehicle
SEAS
spectrophotometric elemental analysis
system
SEC
south equatorial current
SHP
shaft horsepower
SISO
single-input single-output
SLAM
simultaneous localization and mapping
SLR
sea-level rise
SLT
steady-lift technology
SNR
signal-to-noise ratio
SODAR
sonic detection and ranging
SOFAR
sound fixing and ranging
SOM
self-organizing map
SPH
Standard Project Hurricane
SPLINE
self-propelled line array
SPM
single point mooring
SPR
self-referential phase reset
SS
strong suppression
SSC
suspended sediment concentration
SSF
Saybolt furol second
SSP
Sea Solar Power
SST
sea-surface-temperature
SSU
Saybolt universal second
St
Strouhal number
STS
ship-to-ship
STWAVE
steady state spectral wave model
SWA
small waterplane area
SWAN
simulating waves nearshore
SWATH
small waterplane area twin hull
T
TA
total alkalinity
TAT
turn around time
TCB
transverse center of buoyancy
Tcf
trillion cubic feet
TCG
transverse center of gravity
TCXO
temperature compensated crystal
oscillator
TDD
time division duplexing
TDHA
total dynamic head available
TDHR
total dynamic head required
TDMA
time division multiple access
TDP
touch down point
TDZ
touch down zone
TEF
transportation efficiency factor
TEU
twenty-foot equivalent unit
TLP
tension leg platform
TOF
time-of-flight
TPH
total petroleum hydrocarbon
TPI
tons per inch immersion
TRL
technology readiness level
TSL
tunnel sea lion
TSR
tip-speed ratio
TWh
terawatt-hours
U
UAV
unmanned aerial vehicle
UBAT
underwater bioluminescence assessment
tool
UEL
upper explosive limit
UFC
Unified Facilities Criteria
UGV
unmanned ground vehicles
R
RANS
Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes
equation
RAO
response amplitude operator
RC
Resistor and Capacitor
REF/DIF
refraction/diffraction model
REFLICS
real-time flow imaging and classification
REMUS
remote environmental monitoring units
RF
radio frequency
RHIB
rigid hull inflatable boat
RIB
rigid inflatable boat
RLG
ring laser gyroscope
RLS
recursive least square
RM
red muscle
RMG
rail mounted gantrie
RMMV
remote multi-mission vehicle
RMS
root mean square
RNA
rotor-nacelle assembly
ROMS
Regional Oceanic Modeling System
ROV
remotely operated vehicle
RPS
renewable portfolio standard
RS
Reed–Solomon
RSLR
relative sea level rise
RTG
rubber tire gantrie
RTS
request-to-send
S
SALM
single anchor leg mooring
SAR
synthetic aperture radar
SARUMS
Safety and Regulations for European
Unmanned Maritime System
SAT
satellite communication
SAUVIM
semiautonomous underwater vehicle for
intervention mission
SBL
short baseline
SCADA
supervisory control and data acquisition
system
SCF
standard cubic feet
SCFM
standard cubic feet per minute
SCOUT
surface craft for oceanographic and
unmanned testing
SDOF
single-degree-of-freedom
SDV
swimmer delivery vehicle
SEAS
spectrophotometric elemental analysis
system
SEC
south equatorial current
SHP
shaft horsepower
SISO
single-input single-output
SLAM
simultaneous localization and mapping
SLR
sea-level rise
SLT
steady-lift technology
SNR
signal-to-noise ratio
SODAR
sonic detection and ranging
SOFAR
sound fixing and ranging
SOM
self-organizing map
SPH
Standard Project Hurricane
SPLINE
self-propelled line array
SPM
single point mooring
SPR
self-referential phase reset
SS
strong suppression
SSC
suspended sediment concentration
SSF
Saybolt furol second
SSP
Sea Solar Power
SST
sea-surface-temperature
SSU
Saybolt universal second
St
Strouhal number
STS
ship-to-ship
STWAVE
steady state spectral wave model
SWA
small waterplane area
SWAN
simulating waves nearshore
SWATH
small waterplane area twin hull
T
TA
total alkalinity
TAT
turn around time
TCB
transverse center of buoyancy
Tcf
trillion cubic feet
TCG
transverse center of gravity
TCXO
temperature compensated crystal
oscillator
TDD
time division duplexing
TDHA
total dynamic head available
TDHR
total dynamic head required
TDMA
time division multiple access
TDP
touch down point
TDZ
touch down zone
TEF
transportation efficiency factor
TEU
twenty-foot equivalent unit
TLP
tension leg platform
TOF
time-of-flight
TPH
total petroleum hydrocarbon
TPI
tons per inch immersion
TRL
technology readiness level
TSL
tunnel sea lion
TSR
tip-speed ratio
TWh
terawatt-hours
U
UAV
unmanned aerial vehicle
UBAT
underwater bioluminescence assessment
tool
UEL
upper explosive limit
UFC
Unified Facilities Criteria
UGV
unmanned ground vehicles