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Glossary/Acronyms

Select a letter from the list below to view glossary terms, acronyms/abbreviations, chemicals, and units of measure.

1 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
Day-night average noise level
Daytime mean rural background level
DC
Debris flow
Debris flow fans
Decibel (dB)
Decibel, A-weighted (dBA)
Deciduous
Decommissioning
Deep-cycle battery
Delta
Demand-side management
Demographic
Depletion
Deposit
Desert
Desert bench
Desert dune
Desert floor
Desert focal bird species
Desert pavement
Desert riparian habitat
Desert scrub
Desert varnish
Desert wash
Desiccation
Design basis
Design features
Designated Roads and Trails
Detritus
Dewatering
Diagnostic
Differential compaction
Diorite
Dip
Direct current (DC)
Direct effects
Direct impacts
Direct Normal Insolation (DNI)
Directional drilling
Discharge
Dish engine
Dish engine system
Dish engine technologies
Dispatchable power (dispatchability)
Disposal
Distance zones
Distributed generation
Disturbance (land)
Diversion
DNI
Dolomite
Dome, volcanic
Domestic solid waste
Domestic water use
Down-dropped basin
Drawdown
Drill
Drop structure
Dry closed-loop cooling
Dry cooling
Dry cooling system
Dry lake
Dry wash
Dune
Dunnage
Duripan