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