glossary.md

Marine Life Data Network Glossary

There are many abbreviations used at NOAA U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, and some of these are specific to the Marine Life Data Network. In this document, we try to provide a comprehensive guide to these acronmyns and their meanings to help users better understand the documentation in this repository.

List

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

Acronym	Meaning	Reference
ADR	ATN Project Registration application
ATN	Animal Telemetry Network	https://atn.ioos.us

B

Acronym	Meaning	Reference
BOEM	Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	https://www.boem.gov

D

Acronym	Meaning	Reference
DAC	Data Assembly Center
DMAC	Data Management and Cyberinfrastructure	https://ioos.noaa.gov/project/dmac/

D

Acronym	Meaning	Reference
eDNA	Environmental DNA	https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/exploring-environmental-dna/

G

Acronym	Meaning	Reference
GTS	Global Telecommunications System	https://community.wmo.int/en/activity-areas/global-telecommunication-system-gts

H

Acronym	Meaning	Reference
HAB	Harmful algal bloom	https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/hab/

I

Acronym	Meaning	Reference
IFCB	Imaging FlowCytobot
IOOS	U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System	https://ioos.noaa.gov

M

Acronym	Meaning	Reference
MBON	Marine Biodiversity Observation Network	https://marinebon.org
MLDN	Marine Life Data Network	https://github.com/ioos/marine_life_data_network

N

Acronym	Meaning	Reference
NHABON	National Harmful Algal Bloom Observing Network	https://ioosassociation.org/nhabon/