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Frequently Used Acronyms

ACES

Airspace Concepts Evaluation System

AEDT

Aviation Environmental Design Tool

AEE

Office of Environment and Energy

AERO-MS

Aviation Emissions and Evaluation of Reduction Options Modeling System

AIM

Asia-Pacific Integrated Model

AIP

Airport Capital Improvement Plan

API

Application Program Interface

ASD

Office of System Architecture and Investment Analysis

APMT

Aviation Environmental Portfolio Management Tool

APO

Office of Aviation Policy and Plans

ARP

Office of Airports

ATM

Air Traffic Management

ATO

Air Traffic Organization

BCA

Benefit-Cost Analysis

CAEP

Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection

CEA

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

CEQ

Council on Environmental Quality

CNS

Communications, Navigation, Surveillance

COE

(FAA) Center of Excellence

COI

Cost of Illness

CV

Contingent Valuation

DA

Distributional Analysis

DOE

Department of Energy

EDMS

Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System

EDS

Environmental Design Space

EEA

European Environment Agency

EEC

Eurocontrol Experimental Centre

EIA

Economic Impact Analysis

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EVRI

Environment Valuation Reference Inventory

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FAA-AEE

FAA Office of Environment and Energy

FESG

Forecasting and Economic Analysis Support Group

FICAN

Federal Interagency Committee on Aviation Noise

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GEM

Global Emissions Model

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

INM

Integrated Noise Model

JPDO

Joint Planning and Development Office

MAGENTA

Model for Assessing Global Exposure to Noise from Transport Aircraft

MAIPA

Multi-Attribute Impact Pathway Analysis

MBO

Market-based Options

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCEE

National Center for Environmental Economics

NDI

Noise Depreciation Index

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act

NGATS

Next Generation Air Transportation System

NRC

National Research Council

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

PARTNER

Partnership for AiR Transportation Noise and Emissions Reduction

RAINS

Regional Air Pollution Information and Simulation

RFF

Resources for the Future

SAGE

System for assessing Aviation's Global Emissions

SCSM

Stratus Consulting Spreadsheet Model

SMAAQ

Screening Model for Airport Air Quality

TAF

(FAA) Terminal Area Forecast, (DOE) Tracking and Analysis Framework

TRB

Transportation Research Board

VSL

Value of Statistical Life

WFD

Water Framework Directive

WTA

Willingness to Accept

WTP

Willingness to Pay

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