2D

Two Dimensional

3D

Three Dimensional

3-D NAIZs

3-Dimensional Non-Automatic Initiation Zones

AA

Appropriate Assessment

AAA

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

Aarhus Convention

Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

ABPmer

ABP Marine Environmental Research

AC/DC

Alternating Current/Direct Current

AD

Anno Domini

AD

Air Defence

ADD

Acoustic Deterrent Device

ADR

Alternative Dispute Resolution

ADS

Archaeology Data Service

AEOSI

Adverse Effect on Site Integrity

AEP

Annual Energy Production

AEZ

Archaeological Exclusion Zone

AfL

Agreement for Lease

AIS

Automatic Identification System

AL

Action Level

AL1

Action Level 1

AL2

Action Level 2

ALARP

As Low as Reasonably Practicable

AMAAA

Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979

ALDP

Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan

ANO

Air Navigation Order

AoS

Areas of Search

AOB

Apparently Occupied Burrows

AODA

Anglian Offshore Dredging Association

AOI

Area of Interest

AON

Apparently Occupied Nests

AOS

Apparently Occupied Sites

AOT

Apparently Occupied Territories

APDO

Approved Procedure Design Organisation

AQMA

Air Quality Management Areas

ARP

Airfield Reference Point

ASA

Acoustic Society of America

ASL

Above Sea Level

ASYC

Aberdeen and Stonehaven Yacht Club

ATC

Air Traffic Control

AtoN

Aids to Navigation

ATS

Air Traffic Services

AUD INJ

Auditory Injury

AUV

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

AWB

Artificial Water Body

BAP

Biodiversity Action Plan

BC

Before Christ

BDMPS

Biologically Defined Minimum Population Scales

BEIS

Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

BERR

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

BGS

British Geological Survey

BIIGLE

Bio-Image Indexing and Graphical Labelling Environment

BNG

British National Grid

BOCC5

Birds of Conservation Concern 5th Review

BODC

British Oceanographic Data Centre

BOEM

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

BOWFL

Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm Limited

BP

Before Present

BSB

Below Seabed

BSH

Broadscale Habitat

BSI

British Standards Institution

BT

British Telecommunications

BTO

British Trust for Ornithology

BWEA

British Wind Energy Association

CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

CaCO3

Calcium Carbonate

CaP

Cable Plan

CAP

Civil Aviation Publication

CBA

Cable Burial Assessment

CBAM

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity

CBRA

Cable Burial Risk Assessment

CCC

Climate Change Committee

CCRA

Climate Change Risk Assessment

CCRA3

Climate Change Risk Assessment

CCS

Carbon Capture and Storage

CD

Chart Datum

CDM

Construction (Design and Management)

CEA

Cumulative Effects Assessment

CEF

Cumulative Effects Framework

Cefas

Centre for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Science

CEH

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

CEM

Community Engagement Manager

CES

Crown Estate Scotland

CfD

Contracts for Difference

CFLO

Company Fisheries Liaison Officer

CFWG

Collaborative Framework Working Group

CFWG

Commercial Fisheries Working Groups

CGNS

Celtic and Greater North Seas

CHIA

Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment

CH4

Methane

CI

Confidence Interval

CIEEM

Chartered Institute for Ecology and Environmental Management

CIfA

Chartered Institute for Archaeologists

CIRIA

Construction Industry Research and Information Association

CITIES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

CL

Confidence Limit

CMACS

Centre for Marine and Coastal Sciences

CMS

Construction Method Statement

CNS

Central North Sea

CNS

Communication, Navigation and Surveillance

CNSE

Central North Sea Electrification

CRM

Collision Risk Modelling

CoCP

Code of Construction Practice

COLREGS

The Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

COP

Conference of the Parties

COSHH

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

COWRIE

Collaborative Offshore Wind Research into The Environment

CO2

Carbon Dioxide

CO2e

Carbon Dioxide Equivalent

C-POD

Cetacean Porpoise Detector

CPGR

Counterfactual of the Population Growth Rate

CPS

Cable Protection System

CPT

Cone Penetration Tests

CRH

Collision Risk Height

CRM

Collision Risk Modelling

CSIP

Cable Specification and Installation Plan

CSQG

Canadian Sediment Quality Guidelines

CTV

Crew Transfer Vessel

CV

Coefficient of Variance

DAS

Digital Aerial Surveys

DCF

Data Collection Framework

DDC

Drop Down Camera

DDV

Drop Down Video

DEFRA

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

DEME

Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering Group

DESNZ

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

DfT

Department for Transport

DGC

Defence Geographic Centre

DHI

Danish Hydraulic Institute

DIO

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

DirM

Mean Wave Direction

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

DNV

Det Norske Veritas

DO

Dissolved Oxygen

DP

Dynamic Positioning

DPO

Draft Plan Option

DSFB

District Salmon Fishery Board

DSLP

Development Specification and Layout Plan

DSV

Diver Support Vessel

DTU

Technical University of Denmark

DUKES

Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics

DVV

Dual Van Veen grab

EA

Environment Agency

EC

European Commission

ECC

East Caithness Cliffs

EcIA

Ecological Impact Assessment

ECOMMAS

East Coast Marine Mammal Acoustic Study

EcOW

Environmental Clerk of Works

eDNA

Environmental Deoxyribonucleic Acid

EDR

Effective Deterrence Range

EEA

European Economic Area

EEC

European Economic Community

EEZ

Exclusive Economic Zone

EGL

Eastern Green Link

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

ELC

European Landscape Convention

EMEC

European Marine Energy Centre

EMF

Electromagnetic Field

EMODNet

European Marine Observation and Data Network

EMP

Environmental Management Plan

EMR

Energy Market Reform

EMSA

European Maritime Safety Agency

EOD

Explosive Ordnance Disposal

EPCI

Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation

EPD

Environmental Product Declaration

EPS

European Protected Species

ERCoP

Emergency Response Cooperation Plan

ERL

Effects Range Low

ERM

Effects Range Median

ES

Environmental Statement

ESCA

European Subsea Cables Association

ESE

East south-east

ESO

Electricity System Operator

ETRS

European Terrestrial Reference System

et seq.

and the following [Latin: et sequens]

EU

European Union

EUNIS

European Nature Information System

EVA

Extreme Value Analysis

FCS

Favourable Conservation Status

FeAST

Feature Activity Sensitivity Tool

FEED

Front End Engineering Design

FES

Future Energy Scenario

FHG

Functional Hearing Groups

FIR

Fishing Industry Representative

FiSMaDiM

Fisheries Sensitivity Mapping & Displacement

FL

Flight Level

FLO

Fisheries Liaison Officer

FLOWW

Fisheries Liaison with Offshore Wind and Wet Renewables group

FM

Flexible Mesh

FMMCP

Fisheries Mitigation Monitoring and Communication Plan

FMMS

Fisheries Management and Mitigation Strategy

FMS

Fisheries Management Scotland

F-POD

Full Waveform Capture Porpoise detector

FSA

Formal Safety Assessment

FU

Functional Unit

GCP

Grid Connection Point

GDL

Gardens and Designed Landscapes

GEBCO

General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans

GEE-GLM

Generalised Estimating Equation-Generalised Linear Model

GEN

General Policy

GES

Good Ecological Status

GHG

Greenhouse Gas

GIA

Glacial Isostatic Adjustment

GIS

Geographical Information System

GLVIA3

Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment, 3rd Edition

GNS

Greater North Sea

GOTM

General Ocean Turbulence Model

GPS

Global Positioning System

GSD

Ground Survey Distance

GSW

Gibb Seawater

GVA

Gross Value Added

GWP

Global Warming Potential

HAT

Highest Astronomical Tide

HAZID

Hazard Identification

HD

Hydrodynamic

HDD

Horizontal Directional Drilling

HDPE

High Density Polyethylene

HE

High Explosive

HEPS

Historic Environment Policy for Scotland

HER

Historic Environment Record

HES

Historic Environment Scotland

HF

High Frequency

HFC

Hydrofluorocarbon

HFoV

Horizontal Field of View

HGV

Heavy Goods Vehicle

HiDef

HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited

HIRA

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments

HM

His Majesty’s

HMPA

Historic Marine Protected Area

HMRI

Helicopter Main Route Indicator

HMWB

Heavily Modified Water Bodies

HNDFUE

Holistic Network Design Follow Up Exercise

HPAI

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

HRA

Habitats Regulations Appraisal

HSE

Health and Safety Executive

HSWA

Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

HVAC

High Voltage Alternating Current

HVDC

High Voltage Direct Current

HW

High Water

HWDT

Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust

IAC

Inter-Array Cable

IAIP

Integrated Aeronautical Information Package

IALA

International Association of marine aids to navigation and Lighthouse Authorities

IAMMWG

Inter-Agency Marine Mammal Working Group

IBM

Individual-Based Model

IBTS

International Bottom Trawl Survey

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organisation

ICCI

In combination Climate Impact

ICE

Inventory of Carbon and Energy

ICES

International Council for the Exploration of the Seas

ICPC

International Cable Protection Committee

ICW

In Collision With

ID&C

Identification and Clearance

IEF

Important Ecological Feature

IEMA

Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment

IFCA

Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority

IFG

Inshore Fisheries Group

iFISH

Integrated Fisheries System Holding

IFP

Instrument Flight Procedure

IGDL

Inventory Garden and Designed Landscape

IHLS

International Herring Larvae Survey

IHO

International Hydrographic Organisation

IMarEST

Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology

IMO

International Maritime Organisation

IND

Individuals

INS

Inertial Navigation System

INNS

Invasive Non-Native Species

INNSMP

Invasive Non-Native Species Management Plan

INTOG

Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

iPCoD

Interim Population Consequences of Disturbance Model

IPR

Iterative Plan Review

IPS

Intermediate Peripheral Structures

IRBD

International River Basin District

ISEP

The Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals

IUCN

International Union for Conservation of Nature

IWRAP

The IALA Waterway Risk Assessment Program

JCCC

Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre

JCP

Joint Cetacean Protocol

JNCC

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

JRC

Joint Radio Company

JV

Joint Venture

KC

Keulegan-Carpenter

KP

Kilometre Point

KIS-ORCA

Kingfisher Information Service – Offshore Renewable and Cable Awareness

LAT

Lowest Astronomical Tide

LCA

Landscape Character Area

LCCC

Low Carbon Contracts Company

LCOE

Levelised Cost of Energy

LCT

Landscape Character Types

LEZ

Low Emission Zone

LF

Low Frequency

LGM

Last Glacial Maximum

LGV

Light Goods Vehicle

LiDAR

Light Detection and Ranging

LMP

Lighting and Marking Plan

LNCS

Local Nature Conservation Site

LOA

Length Overall

Lo-Lo

Lift On-Lift Off

LSE

Likely Significant Effects

LSLVE

Likely Significant Landscape and Visual Effect

LVIA

Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment

MAA

Military Aviation Authority

MADs

Major Accidents and Disasters

MAG

Magnetometer

MAIB

Marine Accident Investigation Branch

MarESA

Marine Evidence Based Sensitivity Assessment

MarLIN

Marine Life Information Network

MARPOL

‘Marine Pollution’ - International Convention for the Prevention of pollution from Ships

MAT

Migration Assessment Tool

MAU

Marine Analytical Unit

MBA

Marine Biological Association

MBES

Multibeam Echosounder

MCA

Maritime & Coastguard Agency

MCAA

Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

MCC

Marine Coordination Centre

MCCIP

Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership

MCO

Marine Conservation Order

mCRM

Migration Collision Risk Model

MCRS

Minimum Conservation Reference Size

MCZ

Marine Conservation Zone

MD

Marine Directorate

MD-LOT

Marine Directorate-Licensing Operations Team

MD-SEDD

Marine Directorate – Science, Evidence, Data and Digital

MDS

Maximum Design Scenario

MERP

Marine Ecosystems Research Programme

MF

Mid-frequency

MFE

Mass Flow Excavator

MGN

Marine Guidance Note

MHWS

Mean High Water Spring

MIKE

Suite of Tools for Modelling Water Environment (DHI Software)

Mil AIP

Military Aeronautical Information Publication

MLS

Most Likely Scenario

MLWS

Mean Low Water Spring

MMMP

Marine Mammal Mitigation Plan

MMO

Marine Management Organisation

MNCR

Marine Nature Conservation Review

MoD

Ministry of Defence

MOHC

Met Office Hadley Centre

MPA

Marine Protected Area

MPCP

Marine Pollution Contingency Plan

MPS

Marine Policy Statement

MRCC

Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre

MRSea

Marine Renewables Strategic environmental assessment

MRT

Multi-Radar Tracker

MSA

Minimum Sector Altitude

MSC

Marine Safety Committee

MSL

Mean Sea Level

MSS

Marine Scotland Science

MSY

Maximum Sustainable Yield

MU

Management Unit

MWDW

Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch

MZ

Mitigation Zone

N&EC RIFG

North and East Coast Regional Inshore Fishery Group

N/A

Not Applicable

NAFC

North Atlantic Fisheries College

NAS

Noise Abatement System

NATS

National Air Traffic Services

NAVAID

Navigation Aid

NBN

National Biodiversity Network

NC

Nature Conservation

NCC

National Coasteering Charter

ncMPA

Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area

NDC

Nationally Determined Contribution

N/E

Not Exceeded

NEEOG

North-Eastern and Eastern Ornithological Group

NERC

Natural Environment Research Council

NESO

National Energy System Operator

NESRRF

North East Scotland Regional Research Framework

NETS

National Electricity Transmission System

NEQ

Net Explosive Quantity

NF3

Nitrogen Trifluoride

NGET

National Grid Electricity Transmission

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

NGR

National Grid Reference

NiMa

NiMa Consultants Ltd

NLB

Northern Lighthouse Board

NMBAQC

North-east Atlantic Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control

NMFS

National Marine Fisheries Service

NMP

National Marine Plan

NMP2

National Marine Plan 2

NMPi

National Marine Plan interactive

NNG

Neart na Gaoithe

NNR

National Nature Reserve

NOAA

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

NOTAM

Notice To Aviation

NPF

National Planning Framework

NPF4

National Planning Framework 4

NPL

National Physical Laboratory

NPS

National Policy Statement

NQ

Not Quantifiable

NRA

Navigational Risk Assessment

NRHE

National Record of the Historic Environment

NRW

National Resources Wales

NSA

National Scenic Area

NSC

National Seascape Character

NSP

Navigational Safety Plan

NSTA

North Sea Transition Authority

NSVMP

Navigational Safety and Vessel Management Plan

NtM

Notice to Mariners

NTS

Non-Technical Summary

NTSLF

National Tide and Sea Level Facility

N2O

Nitrous Oxide

OASIS

Online Access to the Index of Archaeological Investigations

OAST

Options Appraisal Summary Table

OCA

Other Marine Carnivore in Air

OCW

Otariid Carnivores in Water

ODN

Ordnance Datum Newlyn

OEL

Ocean Ecology Ltd.

OEP

Offshore Electrical Platform

OFLO

Offshore Fisheries Liaison Officer

OFTO

Offshore Transmission Owners

OGA

Oil and Gas Authority

OLA

Option Lease Agreement

OMFCL

Offshore Microwave Fixed Communication Links

OMP

Operation and Maintenance Plan

OPRED

Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning

ORCA

UK-based marine conservation organisation charity

OREI

Offshore Renewable Energy Installation

ORJIP

Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme

OSP

Offshore Substation Platform

OSPAR

Oslo-Paris [Convention]

OUV

Outstanding Universal Value

OWF

Offshore Wind Farm

OWFL

Offshore Wind Farm Limited

OWIC

Offshore Wind Industry Council

OWPS

Offshore Wind Policy Statement

O&M

Operation and Maintenance

PAC

Pre-Application Consultation

PAD

Protocol for Archaeological Discoveries

PADI

Professional Association of Diving Instructors

PAH

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon

PAM

Passive Acoustic Monitoring

PCA

Phocid Carnivore in Air

PCB

Polychlorinated Biphenyl

PCF

Population Correction Factor

PCH

Proportion at Collision Height

PCW

Phocid Carnivores in Water

PDE

Project Design Envelope

PE

Polyethylene

PEA

Potential Energy Anomaly

PEL

Probable Effect Level

PEMP

Project Environmental Monitoring Plan

PEXA

Practice and Exercise Area

PFC

Perfluorocarbon

PIANC

Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses

PINS

Planning Inspectorate

PLGR

Pre-Lay Grapnel Run

PLN

Port Letter and Number

PLONOR

Pose little or no risk to the environment

PMF

Priority Marine Feature

PMRA

Protection of Military Remains Act 1986

POA

Plan Option Area

PoM

Programme of Measures

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

PPP

Planning Permission in Principle

PPS

Planning Position Statement

PrePARED

Predators and Prey Around Renewable Energy Developments

PRIMER

Plymouth Routines in Multivariate Ecological Research

PS

Piling Strategy

PSA

Particle Size Analysis

PSR

Primary Surveillance Radar

PT

Particle Tracking

PTS

Permanent Threshold Shift

PU

Polyurethane

pUXO

potential Unexploded Ordnance

PVA

Population Viability Analysis

PW

Phocid Pinnipeds

PWA

Protection of Wrecks Act 1973

QA

Quality Assurance

RA

Retained Archaeologist

RaDIN

Range Dependent nature of Impulsive Noise

RAM

Restricted in their Ability to Manoeuvre

RAMS

Risk Assessment Method Statements

RAP

Recognized Air Picture

RBD

River Basin District

RBS

Register of Buyers and Sellers

RBMP 

River Basin Management Plan

RCP

Representative Concentration pathway

REWS

Radar Early Warning Systems

RGI

Renewables Grid Initiative

RIAA

Report to Inform Appropriate Assessment

RICS

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

RIDDOR

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations

RL

Received Level

RLoS

Radar Line of Sight

RMP

Regional Marine Plan

rms

Root Mean Square

RNLI

Royal National Lifeboat Institution

RNP

Required Navigation Procedure

ROV

Remotely Operated Vehicle

RoW

Receiver of Wreck

Ro-Ro

Roll-on roll-off

RP

Return Period

RPS

RPS Group

RRH

Remote Radar Head

RSPB

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

RYA

Royal Yachting Association

SAC

Special Area of Conservation

SACFOR

Superabundant, Abundant, Common, Frequent, Occasional, and Rare

SAP

Sampling and Analysis Plan

SAR

Search and Rescue

SBL

Scottish Biodiversity List

SBP

Sub-Bottom Profiler

SCANS

Small Cetaceans in European Atlantic Waters in the North Sea

SCAPE

Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion

ScARF

Scottish Archaeology Research Framework

SCO

Scottish Coastal Observatory

SCOS

Special Committee on Seals

ScotMER

Scottish Marine Energy Research

sCRM

Stochastic Collision Risk Model

SCT

Seascape Character Type

SCUBA

Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

SD

Standard Deviation

SE

South-east

SEA

Strategic Environmental Assessment

SEIA

Socio-Economic Impact Assessment

SEL

Sound Exposure Level

SELcum

Cumulative Sound Exposure Level

SELss

Single Strike Sound Exposure Level

SEPA

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

SF6

Sulphur hexafluoride

SFF

Scottish Fishermen’s Federation

SG

Scottish Government

SIM

Strategic Investment Model

SIMPER

Similarity Percentages

SL

Source Level

SLA

Special Landscape Areas

SLIPs

Sea Level Index Points

SLVIA

Seascape, Landscape, and Visual Impact Assessment

SMASS

Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme

SMP

Sectoral Marine Plan

SMRU

Sea Mammal Research Unit

SMU

Seal Management Unit

SMWWC

Scottish Marine Wildlife Watching Code

SNCBs

Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies

SNH

Scottish National Heritage

SNU

Seoul National University

SOLAS

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

SOSSMAT

Strategic Ornithological Support Services Migration Assessment Tool

SOV

Service Operation Vessel

SOWEC

Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council

SPA

Special Protection Area

SPAN

Scottish Passive Acoustic Network

SPFA

Scottish Pelagic Fisherman’s Association

SPI 

Species of Principal Importance

SPL

Sound Pressure Level

SPLpk

Peak Sound Pressure Level

SPM

Suspended Particulate Matter

SPMP

Scour Protection Management Plan

SPS

Significate Peripheral Structures

SPV

Special Purpose Vehicle

SSB

Spawning Stock Biomass

SSC

Suspended Sediment Concentration

SSE

Scottish and Southern Electricity

SSEN

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks

SSEN-T

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks - Transmission

SSER

Scottish and Southern Energy Renewables

SSM

Scottish Shelf Model

SSS

Side Scan Sonar

SST

Sea Surface Temperature

SSSI

Site of Special Scientific Interest

SSW-RS

Scottish Shelf Waters Reanalysis Service

ST

Sand Transport

STCW

Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

SW

Spectral Wave

SWF

Sea Watch Foundation

SWFPA

Scottish White Fish Producers Association

SWMI

Significant Water Management Issues

SWMP

Site Waste Management Plan

TAC

Total Allowable Catch

TAEZ

Temporary Archaeological Exclusion Zones

TCA

Trade and Cooperation Agreement

TCE

The Crown Estate

TEL

Threshold Effect Level

TEZ

Temporary Exclusion Zones

TJB

Transition Joint Bay

TKE

Turbulent Kinetic Energy

TL

Transmission Loss

TLP

Tension Leg Platform

TMZ

Transponder Mandatory Zone

TNO

Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

TNT

Trinitrotoluene

TOB

Third Octave Bands

TOC

Total Organic Carbon

TOM

Total Organic Matter

Tp

Peak Wave Period

TPH

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons

TSHD

Trail Suction Hopper Dredger

TSS

Total Suspended Solids

TTS

Temporary Threshold Shift

TUHH

Hamburg University of Technology

TV

Television

TWP

Thistle Wind Partners Limited

Tz

Zero Crossing Wave Period

UCL

University College London

UHRS

Ultra-High Resolution Seismic

UK

United Kingdom

UK IAIP

United Kingdom Integrated Aeronautical Information Publication

UKC

Under Keel Clearance

UKCoS

United Kingdom Chamber of Shipping

UKCP

United Kingdom Climate Projections

UKCP18

United Kingdom Climate Projections 2018

UKCS

United Kingdom Continental Shelf

UKHO

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

UN

United Nations

UNCLOS

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

UNECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

USA

United States of America

USBL

Ultra Short Baseline

USV

Uncrewed Surface Vessel

UTC

Coordinated Universal Time

UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

UV

Ultraviolet

UXO

Unexploded Ordnance

VFR

Visual Flight Rules

VHF

Very High Frequency

VMC

Visual Meteorological Conditions

VMP

Vessel Management Plan

VMS

Vessel Monitoring System

VOR

VHF Omnidirectional Range

VORF

Vertical Offshore Reference Frame

UPVC

Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride

VTS

Vessel Traffic Survey

WaveNet

Strategic Wave Monitoring Network for the United Kingdom

WBCSD

World Business Council for Sustainable Development

WCS

Worst Case Scenario

WDC

Whale and Dolphin Conservation

WeBS

Wetland Bird Survey

WEWS Act

Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003

WHS

World Heritage Site

WLCA

Whole Life Carbon Assessment

WMP

Waste Management Plan

WRI

World Resources Institute

WSDOT

Washington State Department of Transport

WSI

Written Scheme of Investigation

WTD 71

Jasco Applied Sciences, Curtin University and Bundeswehr Technical Centre for Ships and Naval Weapons, Maritime Technology and Research

WWT

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust

WWI

World War One

WWII

World War Two

ZoI

Zone of Influence

ZTV

Zone of Theoretical Visibility

%

Percent

‘

Minute

£

GBP

°

Degree

°N, from

Degrees from North, travelling from

°C

Degree Celsius

cm

Centimetre

CO2

Carbon Dioxide

CO2e

Carbon Dioxide Equivalent

dB

Decibel

dB re 1 µPa

Decibel re one micro Pascal

ft

Feet

g

Gram

g/l

Grams per litre

gauss

Gauss (magnetic induction)

gCO2/kWh

Grams of Carbon Dioxide per Kilowatt-Hour

GW

GigaWatt

ha

Hectare

hp

Horsepower

Hs

Significant Wave Height

Hz

Hertz

J

Joule

J/m2

Joules per square metre

J/m3

Joules per cubic metre

kg

Kilogram

kgCO2e

Kilograms of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent

kgCO2e/kg

Kilograms of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent per Kilogram

kgCO2e/km

Kilograms of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent per Kilometre

kgCO2e/kWh

Kilograms of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent per Kilowatt-hour

kgCO2e/MWh

Kilograms of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent per Megawatt-hour

Kg/hr

Kilograms per hour

kg/m3

Kilogram per cubic metre

kg/s

Kilograms per second

kHz

Kilohertz

kJ

Kilojoule

km

Kilometre

km2

Square kilometre

kts

knots

kV

Kilovolt

kVA

Kilovolt-Ampere

kWh

Kilowatt-Hour

L

Litre

m

Metre

m/hour

Metre per hour

m/s

Metre per second

m/s2

Metres per second squared

m2

Square Metre

m2/s

Square metre per second

m3

Cubed Metre

m3/day/m

Cubic Metre per day per metre

m3/s/m

Cubic Metre per second per metre

mG

Milligauss

mg/kg

Milligrams per kilogram

mg/l

Milligrams per Liter

mg/m3

Milligrams per cubic metre

ml

Millilitre

mLAT

Metres above/below Lowest Astronomical Tide

mm

Millimetre

mMSL

Metres below Mean Sea Level

mODN

Metre Ordnance Datum Newlyn

ms

Millisecond

mT

Millitesla

MVA

Megavolt-Amperes

mV/m

Millivolts per metre

MW

MegaWatt

MWh

MegaWatt Hour

nm

Nautical mile

nm/s

Nanometres per second

nT

Nanotesla

pH

Potential of hydrogen

rpm

Rotations per Minute

s

Second

s-1

per second

t

Tonne

tC 

Tonnes of Carbon

tC/ha

Tonnes of Carbon per Hectare

tCO2e

Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent

tCO2e/ha/year

Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent per Hectare per Year

tCO2e/t

Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent per Tonne

Tp

Peak Wave Period

Tz

Mean Zero Crossing Period

V/m

Volts per metre

W/m2

Watts per square metre

µg/kg

Microgram per kilogram

µm

Micrometre

µPa

Micropascal

µT

Microtesla

µV/cm

MicroVolt per centimetre

µV/m

Microvolts per metre

U0m

Peak Orbital Velocity