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Integrated Ocean Observing System Abbreviations

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XML — Extensible Markup Language
R2O — Research to Operations
IT — Information Technology
UNESCO — United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
HSE-MS — Health, Safety and Environment Management System
RDF — Resource Description Framework
IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
ISO — International Organization for Standardization
RFP — Request For Proposal
FEMA — Federal Emergency Management Agency
QC — Quality Control
DO — Dissolved Oxygen
API — American Petroleum Institute (oil)
GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
O&M — Operation and Maintenance
GDP — Gross Domestic Product
R&D — Research & Development
ACH — Automated Clearing House
HABHRCA — Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act
RACOONS — Regional Association Coordinators for Coastal Ocean Observing Networks
S-CORK — Sediment CORK
FY — Fiscal Year
U-GLOS — Upper Great Lakes Observing System
K-IODP — Korea Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
GHRSST — Group on High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature
GIS — Geographic Information System
UNCLOS — United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (policy treaty)
BHA — Bottom Hole Assembly
HTTP — Hypertext Transfer Protocol
J-PICO — Joint Panel for Integrated Coastal Observations
CBA — Cost Benefit Analysis
DOD — United States Department of Defense
J-DESC — Japan Drilling Earth Science Consortium
J-CORES — Japanese Database System
NASBA — Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification
QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
NSF — National Sanitation Foundation
PACIOOS — Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
MACOORA — Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
SAR — Search And Rescue
QA/QC — Quality Assurance/Quality Control
IOC — Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
DOE — United States Department of Energy (government)
ERDDAP — Environmental Research Division Data Access Program
EC — European Commission
MSL — Mean Sea Level
UAV — Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
LAB — Laboratory
IMO — International Maritime Organization