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ADDIT
— addition
ANNIV
— Anniversary
ENTHUS
— enthusiasm
URL
— Universal Resource Locator
LAN
— Local Area Network
DEROG
— derogatory
N2O-N
— Nitrous oxide nitrogen trace gas emission ratio
F.2D
— Federal Reporter, 2nd Series
U.S.S.R
— Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
ETA
— Estimated Time of Arrival
CA #
— Court of Appeals
XXN
— Cross examination
IGO
— Intergovernmental Organization
MHA
— million hectare
H2O2
— Hydrogen Peroxide
R.E.
— Real Estate
L.ED.2D
— Lawyers 2nd Edition
CH4-C
— Methane-carbon ratio
N.W.2D
— North Western Reporter, 2nd Series
C.F.R.
— Code of Federal Regulations
E-LIDAR
— Experimental LIDAR
F.SUPP.2D
— Federal Supplement, 2nd Series
F.3D
— Federal Reporter, 3rd Series
ASAP
— As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
ROM
— Read-Only Memory
PPM
— parts per million
FTP
— File Transfer Protocol
LASER
— Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
§
— Section
BRDF
— Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function
ACGIH
— American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Inc.
COMMUNIC
— communication
B.A.U.
— business as usual (scenario)
H-1301
— Halon 1301; CBrF3
R J
— Recurring Judgement
H-1211
— Halon 1211; CBrClF2
N.E.2D
— North Eastern Reporter, 2nd Series
EPA
— Environmental Protection Agency (US)
E.D.D
— English Dialect Dictionary
S.E.2D
— South Eastern Reporter, 2nd Series
A-SCAT
— Advanced Scatterometer
ABSOL
— absolute
UNESCO
— United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
N2O
— nitrous oxide (anesthetic)
S.W.2D
— South Western Reporter, 2nd Series
FIFO
— First In, First Out
A.L.R.2D
— American Law Reports, 2nd Series
KANEX
— Kansai Agricultural Commodities Exchange
A-SAR
— Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
F.O.B.
— free on board
P.2D
— Pacific Reporter, 2nd Series
MM
— Millimeter
IP
— Internet Protocol
A.L.R. FED.
— American Law Reports, Federal
DR
— Discrepancy Report
QDRO
— Qualified Domestic Relations Order
R.C.CHURCH
— Roman Catholic Church
A.L.R.3D
— American Law Reports, 3rd Series
W. VA. CODE
— West Virginia Code
A.2D
— Atlantic Reporter 2nd Series
A.D
— Anno Domini
R.N
— Royal Navy
QC
— Quality Control
GUI
— Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
SD
— Standard Deviation
U.S.A.
— United States of America
IPCC
— Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
T.D.
— Treasury Decision
N.Y
— New York
RFP
— Request For Proposal
E.E.T.S
— Early English Text Society
N.E.D
— New English Dictionary
MOU
— Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
CO2
— Carbon Dioxide
FEMA
— Federal Emergency Management Agency
N2O5
— nitrogen pentoxide, nitric anhydride
ZEPH
— Zephaniah
U.K.
— United Kingdom (preferred over "UK"; use as
D.C
— District of Columbia
U.S.S.R.
— Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
WHO
— World Health Organization
R&D
— Research & Development
MMAD
— Mass Median Aerodynamic Diameter (aerosol)
CY
— Calendar Year
A.L.R.6TH
— American Law Reports, 6th Series
LLC
— Limited Liability Company
FAQ
— Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
MP&A
— Mission Planning and Analysis Area
E/GDP
— Ratio of energy consumption to gross domestic product
A.L.R.4TH
— American Law Reports, 4th Series
DRSS
— Data Relay Satellite System
ASCII
— American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
F.APP'X
— Federal Appendix
U.S
— United States
RF
— Radio Frequency
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
ASTM
— American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
A.L.R.
— American Law Reports
L.ED
— Lawyers Edition
O.T
— Old Testament
A.L.R.5TH
— American Law Reports, 5th Series
§§
— Sections
S. CT.
— Supreme Court Reporter
S.W.3D
— South Western Reporter, 3rd Series
E/GNP
— Ratio of energy consumption to gross national product
ACCT
— Account
BTU
— British Thermal Unit
S.V
— sub verbo
API
— American Petroleum Institute (oil)
GASTRON
— gastronomy
EDI
— Electronic Data Interchange
O&M
— Operation and Maintenance
GDP
— Gross Domestic Product
YR
— Years old
RA IV
— Regional Association IV - North and Central America (WMO)
RA II
— Regional Association II - Asia (WMO)
C-MACCS
— Centre for Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation
PA.T
— past tense
OECD
— Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
ZEITSCHR
— Zeitschrift
B.A.P.
— Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
MOA
— Memorandum Of Agreement
R.C
— Roman Catholic
BALTEX
— Baltic Sea Experiment
S-GCOS
— Space-Based Global Change Observation System
U.K
— United Kingdom
W.VA
— West Virginia
N.AMER
— North America
R.A.F
— Royal Air Force
S.T.S
— Scottish Text Society
I&TRR
— Integration and Test Readiness Review
RA I
— Regional Association I - Africa (WMO)
DEC
— Digital Equipment Corporation
I.L.M.
— International Legal Materials
S.CAROLINA
— South Carolina
WATFLOOD
— University of Waterloo Flood Forecasting System
FAREW
— farewell
SAGE III
— Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III
A.V
— Authorized Version
W.AFR
— West Africa
T/P SWT
— TOPEX/Poseidon Science Working Team
SA90
— IPCC Scenario A, 1990
F.O.R.
— free on rail
F.SUPP.
— Federal Supplement
S.DAKOTA
— South Dakota
B%T
— Animal population ratio living in temperate climate region
W.IND
— West India
OCCURR
— occurrence
GIS
— Geographic Information System
S&P100,500
— stock indices
¶
— (Pilcrow) Paragraph
©
— Copyright
FY
— Fiscal Year
W.INDIES
— West Indies
P.3D
— Pacific Reporter, 3rd Series
N.AFR
— North Africa
AIAA
— American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
S.AFR
— South Africa
N.S.WALES
— New South Wales
OTC
— Over The Counter (medications not requiring a prescription)
NAD 27
— North American Datum of 1927
N.T
— New Testament
C&F
— Cost and Freight
SAFARI-92
— South African Fire-Atmosphere Research Initiative
EU
— European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
F.CAS.
— Federal Cases 1789–1880
M-REGION
— Maunder region
U.S.A.F
— United States Air Force
R&SSD
— Radiation and Safety Surveys Department (ORNL)
RA-2
— POEM altimeter (ESA)
ASME
— American Society of Mechanical Engineers
INC
— Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee
V/W
— Vaporware
HAEMATOL
— haematology
A%C
— Animal population ratio living in cool climate region
VBL.N
— verbal noun
USDA
— United States Department of Agriculture
N.CAROLINA
— North Carolina
E.ANGLIAN
— East Anglian
RAWG/HYDROLOGY
— Regional Associations'Working Groups on Hydrology
ACCOMM
— accommodation
E.ANGL
— East Anglia
N.S.W
— New South Wales
E.IND
— East India
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
WATSTORE
— Water Data Storage and Retrieval System
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
P.R
— public records
CPI
— Consumer Price Index
E.AFR
— East Africa
O.E.D
— Oxford English Dictionary
OBSERV
— observation
N.Z
— New Zealand
YEARBK
— yearbook
LLP
— Limited Liability Partnership
WWW
— World Wide Web
IBM
— International Business Machines Corporation
ADP
— Automated Data Processing
N.IR
— Northern Irish
NAD 83
— North American Datum of 1983
Q.ELIZ
— Queen Elizabeth
PM-2.5
— particulate matter of diameter less than 2.5 micrometers
N.DAKOTA
— North Dakota
OBSTETR.MED
— obstetric medicine
Q.V
— quod vide
M&CD
— Metals and Ceramics Division (ORNL)
MIS
— Management Information System (OSHA)
LANGS
— languages
LANCS
— Lancashire
DARPA
— Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
UAOB
— Upper Air Observation
BFP
— Bona Fide Purchaser
RADPATH
— Biochemical Pathways of Artificial Radionuclides (CEC)
N.IREL
— Northern Ireland
CD
— Compact Disc
FOV
— Field Of View (satellite)
VALEDICT
— valediction
LAGCM
— general circulation model at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
CAC-40
— Compagnie des Agents de Change-40
NADP/NTN
— National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network
E.MIDL
— east midland
VBL.NS
— verbal nouns
NAAQ
— National Ambient Air Quality
WATOX
— Western Atlantic Ocean Experiment
NDA
— Non-Disclosure Agreement
ESA
— European Space Agency
EE
— Employee
USU
— Usually
CCB
— Configuration Control Board
CBO
— Congressional Budget Office
WARWICKSH
— Warwickshire
OBSTETR
— obstetric
MAHLOVS
— Middle and High Latitudes Oceanic Variability Study
NSF
— National Sanitation Foundation
CBA
— Cost Benefit Analysis
DVP
— Delivery Versus Payment
RAM
— random-access memory
OAXTC
— Ocean/Atmosphere Exchange of Trace Compounds
PALAEONT
— palaeontology
PALAEOBOT
— palaeobotany
HAPEX-MOBILHY
— HAPEX-MOdelisation du BILan Hydrique
GATT
— General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
BACTERIOL
— bacteriology
PAGES-EXCOMM
— PAGES Executive Committee
BAHC-SSC
— BAHC Scientific Steering Committee
IAMAP-IAHS
— IAMAP-International Association of Hydrological Sciences
OBSTET
— obstetric
LANL/ACL
— Los Alamos National Laboratory's Advanced Computing Laboratory
PALAEONTOL
— palaeontology
FR
— Federal Register
FIPS
— Federal Information Processing Standard
RPI
— Retail Price Index
CSA
— Canadian Space Agency
BAPDE
— chemically reactive diolepoxides
PACORII
— Packet Processor Data Capture Facility II
JAHRB
— Jahrbuch
DEPT
— Department
FAS
— Free Alongside Ship
ALPEX
— Alpine Experiment
C3AT
— Ch3 Albedo Test (AVHRR)
CPM
— Critical Path Method
HAMPSH
— Hampshire
KG
— Kilogram
PAGES-SSC
— PAGES Scientific Steering Committee
IACGEC
— Inter-Agency Committee on Global Environmental Change
AGL
— Above Ground Level
ANN
— Annual
SIO3
— silicate
LANCASH
— Lancashire
IMF
— International Monetary Fund
UCC
— Uniform Commercial Code
PALAEOGR
— palaeography
ERA
— Exchange Rate Agreement
HANDBK
— handbook
MODNET
— MO&DSD Operational/Development Network
CO
— Carbon Monoxide
CM3
— cubic centimeter (milliliter)
GNP
— gross national product (economics)
ER
— Employer
ICAO
— International Civil Aviation Organization
ML
— milliliter; 1/1000 liter
NM
— Nanometer
WFOV
— Wide Field Of View
CFR
— Code of Federal Regulations
ESSENT
— essential
DOE
— United States Department of Energy (government)
CIS
— Commonwealth of Independent States
PNG
— Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
FX
— Foreign Exchange
MHZ
— Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
QA/QC
— Quality Assurance/Quality Control
NFS
— Network File System
NATO
— North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
KPA
— kiloPascal (pressure above ambient (100 kPa = 1 atmosphere excess))
ASL
— Above Sea Level
SQL
— Structured Query Language
OMB
— Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
AGA
— American Gas Association
FFT
— Fast Fourier Transform
SEBI
— Securities and Exchange Board of India
ITU
— International Telecommunication Union
IATA
— International Air Transport Association
IOC
— Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
APR
— April River Airport, April River, Papua New Guinea
MANCH
— Manchester
CM
— Centimeter
RCRA
— Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984)
MSL
— Mean Sea Level
FAO
— Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
HZ
— cycles per second (hertz)
GIGO
— Garbage In Garbage Out (computing)
METAMORPH
— metamorphosis
GSA
— U.S. General Services Administration
AMS
— American Mathematical Society
DOJ
— Department of Justice (US)
IBRD
— International Bank For Reconstruction And Development (part Of The World Bank)
LNG
— Liquefied Natural Gas
ALARA
— As Low As Reasonably Achievable
UCMJ
— Uniform Code of Military Justice
NAS
— United States National Academy of Sciences
PSI
— Pounds Per Square Inch (Static Pressure)
IRC
— Internal Revenue Code of 1986
CPD
— Compound
IAEA
— International Atomic Energy Agency
GT
— Gigaton (1 billion tons) (measurement)
LPG
— Liquid Petroleum Gas
IMO
— International Maritime Organization
HQ
— Headquarters (HDQ Preferred)
AAAS
— American Association for the Advancement of Science
NIH
— NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
W
— Watt
DIV
— Division
WWW
— World Weather Watch
FCC
— Federal Communications Commission (US)
VHF
— Very High Frequency
CFC-12
— CCl2F2, dichlorodifluoromethane, Freon-12
ABA
— American Bar Association
KWH
— Kilowatt hour (one thousand watt hours) (measurement)
NTIS
— National Technical Information Service Technology Administration
CH4
— Methane, Natural Gas
GMT
— Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
ANNEX I
— Countries committed to a quantified CO2 target (OECD, EU, Central and Eastern European countries)
ARCH
— Architect
DCF
— discounted cash flow rate
BOD
— Biochemical Oxygen Demand
CEP
— Circular Error Probable
CCAQ
— Consultative Committee on Administrative Questions
COSPAR
— Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
ADPE
— Automatic Data Processing Equipment
W3C
— World Wide Web Consortium
UN
— United Narions
OPM
— Office of Personnel Management
BLM
— Bureau of Land Management of United States Department of the Interior
DOL
— United States Department of Labor
MIPS
— Millions of Instructions Per Second
AAS
— American Astronomical Society
PROVIS
— provisional
TM
— Trademark
PCB
— Polychlorinated Biphenyls
FORTRAN
— FORmula TRANslation (a computer language)
PPI
— Producer Price Index
BIG-TT
— BAHC-IGAC-GCTE Task Team
USGS
— United States Geological Survey (DOI)
UNRWA
— United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
AUX
— Auxiliary
CONVOC
— convocation
MIN
— Minute
OTT
— Over The Top
NOAA
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
APT
— Automatic Picture Transmission
TLA
— Three Letter Abbreviation
AL
— Aluminium
IFOV
— Instantaneous Field Of View
HUD
— Department of Housing and Urban Development (U.S.)
MHS
— Message Handling System (electronic)
CIA
— Central Intelligence Agency
LIBOR
— London Interbank Offered Rate
DNA
— Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
HOSP
— Hospital
REGIST
— register
UHF
— Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
M
— Meter
ALT
— Alteration
DFD
— Data Flow Diagram
GIF
— Graphic Interchange Format
BIS
— Bank of International Settlements
SAIC
— Science Applications International Corporation
ASC
— American Society of Cinematographers
CIF
— Cost, Insurance, Freight
CAA
— Clean Air Act (1970, amended in 1977, and again in 1990)
KW
— Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
EIS
— Environmental Impact Statement (US)
GPO
— Government Printing Office
DBMS
— Data Base Management System
CNG
— Compressed natural gas
WMO
— World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
CRC
— Contrôle de Redondance Cyclique (French: Cyclic Redundancy Check)
UNU
— United Nations University
ASCE
— l'American Society of Civil Engineers
DURH
— Durham
L/C
— Letter of Credit
HIBOR
— Hong Kong interbank offered rate
IR
— Infrared
GEN
— General Motors
ESCAP
— Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN)
L
— Liter
EM
— Electromagnetic
HHS
— Health and Human Services Department
CONST
— Under Construction
AATSR
— Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
WTO
— World Trade Organisation
KHZ
— kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
AEEI
— Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Instrument
ACAD
— Academy
ECOSOC
— Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
AEST
— Australian Eastern Standard Time
I/O
— Input/Output
ALLIT
— alliterative
ISMA
— International Securities Market Association
CBOT
— Chicago Board of Trade
O3
— Ozone
FDDI
— Fiber Distributed Data Interface
DMSP
— Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
WFC
— World Food Council
UPU
— Universal Postal Union
ABOL
— abolition
O2
— Oxygen
NSO
— National Solar Observatory
PVC
— Polyvinyl Chloride
USAF
— United States Air Force
LEPO
— Low Exercise Price Option
DOMSAT
— Domestic Communications Satellite System
ELV
— Expendable Launch Vehicle
ISDA
— International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
COTS
— Commercial Off the Shelf Software
CW
— Continuous Wave
AFF
— Affairs
GE
— General Electric American Communications Inc.
ECA
— Economic Commission for Africa
IFAD
— International Fund for Agricultural Development (UN)
USC
— United States Code (book of laws)
CMD
— Command
NIST
— National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
SELPER
— Society of Latin American Remote Sensing Specialists
UNFCCC
— United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
INC.
— Incorporated
RMS
— root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
UNCTAD
— United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
AFSCN
— Air Force Satellite Control Network
RFLP
— Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
DMA
— direct memory access (computer term)
ATM
— Atmosphere
REVOL
— revolution
MJ
— Megajoule
IEEE
— Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
FERC
— Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (U.S.)
WIPO
— World Intellectual Property Organization
LANL
— Los Alamos National Laboratory
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
ISO
— International Standard Organisation
REV. PROC.
— Revenue Procedure
RPC
— Remote Procedure Call
GOVT
— Government
ECE
— Economische Commissie voor Europa (United Nations) (Dutch: Economic Commission for Europe)
SISEX
— Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
BER
— Bit-Error Rate
SOL
— Statute of Limitations
K
— Contract
RNA
— Ribo Nucleic Acid
AMS
— Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
LANG
— language
GB
— Gigabyte
UNHCR
— United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Program
AVHRR
— Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Â
GOOS
— Global Ocean Observing System (IOC, UNESCO, WMO, and ICSU)
DE/DT
— rate of evaporation (moisture loss from soil)
NCSA
— National Center for Supercomputing Applications
ERS
— Economic Research Service
TSS
— Total Suspended Solids
CENTO
— Central Treaty Organization (Baghdad Pact)
EVAL
— evaluation
GOI
— Government Of India
BCD
— Binary-Coded Decimal
REV. RUL.
— Revenue Ruling
MS
— Mass Spectrometer
MBPS
— Megabits per second
NASDA
— National Space Development Agency of Japan
AEC
— Atomic Energy Commission (superseded by ERDA)
ADJ.PHR
— adjectival phrase
ACS
— American Chemical Society
HNO3
— Nitric Acid
DOST
— Department of Science and Technology
NRL
— Naval Research Laboratory
LRR
— Launch Readiness Review
EDP
— Electronic Data Processing Plc (London Stock Exchange [LSE])
ARC
— Ames Research Center (NASA)
EIA
— Environmental impact assessment (international)
BNSC
— British National Space Centre
ADM
— Admiral
COMPAN
— companion
UNIFEM
— United Nations Development Fund for Women
TAPPI
— Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, Inc.
RTU
— Remote Terminal Unit
DSP
— Digital Signal Processor
CAD
— Computer-Aided Design
ACABQ
— Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions
UPS
— Uninterruptible Power Supply
UNITAR
— United Nations Institute for Training and Research
ILO
— International Labor Organization (UN)
ISAS
— Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (Japan)
GNMA
— Government National Mortgage Association
AMU
— Atomic Mass Unit
JPL
— Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
AICHE
— American Institute of Chemical Engineers
YR
— Year
NOX-N
— Nitrogen oxides nitrogen trace gas emission ratio
ECAFE
— Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East
LP
— Low Pressure
MG
— milligram; 1/1000 gram
RLU
— Relative Light Unit
GEF
— Global Environmental Facility (environment)
GCOS
— Global Climate Observing System (WMO, IOC, UNEP, and ICSU)
DDT
— dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane (insecticide)
JST
— Japan Standard Time
MBS
— mortgage backed security
AIS
— Airborne Imaging Spectrometer
IUCN
— International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
ANON
— Anonymous
BP
— Before Present
COP
— Conference of the Parties
ADC
— Analog-Digital Converter
IMD
— India Meteorological Department
G
— Gram (g)
AGU
— American Geophysical Union
BOJ
— Bank Of Japan
ESP
— Especially
ATS
— Advanced Technology Satellite
AON
— All or None
ASU
— Air Separation Unit
ACC
— Account
DQO
— Data Quality Objective
L
— Literature
FCCC
— For the Framework Convention on Climate Change
ACRIM
— Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS)
ICICI
— Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
AASP
— American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists
TOC
— Total Organic Carbon
KM
— Kilometer (1,000 meters)
ASI
— Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
CDF
— Common Data Format
GRID
— Global Resource Information Database (UNEP)
JX
— Jurisdiction
BIA
— Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S.)
SMS
— Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
IDNDR
— International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
SHAKS
— Shakespeare
CFA
— Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA
OSO
— Orbiting Solar Observatory
LST
— Local Standard Time
NESDIS
— National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
CEA
— Council of Economic Advisors
RH
— Relative Humidity
PCM
— Pulse-Code Modulation
ISRO
— Indian Space Research Organisation
CAPT
— Captain
GTOS
— Global Terrestrial Observing System
ICSC
— International Civil Service Commission
WKLY
— Weekly
FAM
— Family
AFGL
— Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
SO. 2D
— Southern Reporter, 2nd Series
CSD
— Commission on Sustainable Development's
JSC
— Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
CEN
— The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) a European business organization aimed at removing trade barriers for European industry and consumers.
AMMS
— Advanced Multichannel Microwave Sensor
MOT
— Ministry of Transport
WG
— Working Group
APEC
— Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
ANAL
— Analyst
DOS
— United States Department of State
NOV
— November
AOCS
— Attitude and Orbit Control System
CONF
— Conference
GAW
— Global Atmosphere Watch (WMO)
CCD
— Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
HWRP
— Hydrology and Water Resources Programme
DSN
— Deep Space Network - network of large antennas and communication facilities.
DEF
— Defence
NAAQS
— National Ambient Air Quality Standards (US)
UNJSPF
— United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
ICP-OES
— inductively coupled plasma--optical emission spectroscopy
GHZ
— Gigahertz
COM
— Common
FS
— Forest Service (USDA)
CONTRADICT
— contradiction
IRB
— Internal Revenue Bulletin
IRU
— Inertial Reference Unit
EC
— European Community
CO-I
— Co-Investigator
VOC
— Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
KSE
— Korea Stock Exchange
NSSDC
— National Space Science Data Center (Greenbelt, MD)
GMDSS
— Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (IMO)
NMFS
— National Marine Fisheries Services
PSYCHOL
— Psychological
CONTR
— Contract
NO.
— Number
CNR
— Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy)
DIAL
— Differential Absorption Lidar (laser Radar Sensing)
UNIDO
— United Nations Industrial Development Organization
DND
— Department of National Defense (Canada)
DOC
— United States Department of Commerce
LHV
— lower heating value
MOS
— Model Output Statistics
AAS
— atomic absorption spectrometry (spectrometer, spectroscopy)
FRN
— Floating Rate Note
COE
— Creek Corps of Engineers
DRS
— Data Relay Satellite
FORTE
— Fast On-orbit Recording of Transient Events
WCP
— World Climate Programme (WMO/ICSU)
HCHO
— formaldehyde (also written as CH2O)
AMS
— American Meteorological Society
DHS
— Department of Human Services
DOAS
— Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy
LIDAR
— Lander Light Detection and Ranging
UNSO
— United Nations Sudano-Sahelian Office
AFSCF
— Air Force Satellite Control Facility
SCOTUS
— Supreme Court of the United States
TCDC
— Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries
AFEAS
— Alternative Fluorocarbons Environmental Acceptability Study
AOS
— Acquisition Of Signal
IEE
— Institution of Electrical Engineers
ECD
— Electron Capture Detector (gas Chromatography)
ACS
— Attitude Control System
IAU
— International Astronomical Union
DAU
— Daughter
MIT
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
MAN
— Manual
CC
— Combined Cycle
CIE
— Chinese Institute of Electronics
CBOE
— Chicago Board Options Exchange's
JAN
— January
MRC
— Medical Research Council
AUG
— August
WI
— When Issued
MW
— Megawatt (one million watts)
LAC
— Local Area Coverage
MSW
— Municipal Solid Waste
ABST
— Abstract
HA
— Hectare
ASEAN
— Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ORNL
— Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
SN
— Space Network
ER
— Energy Research
ESA
— Endangered Species Act of 1973
AERI
— Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Instrument
GC
— General Counsel
ITM
— In the Money
MSFC
— Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
UC
— University of California
DHHS
— Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.)
ERBS
— Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
OPEC
— Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
STAT.
— United States Statutes At Large
GC
— gonococcus (gonnorhea germ)
CAL/VAL
— Calibration/Validation
AMSR
— Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
JECOR
— U.S.-Saudi Arabian Joint Commission of Economic Cooperation
KJ
— kilojoule (energy measure)
ECDIS
— Electronic Chart Display and Information System
SPM
— Suspended Particulate Matter
BNL
— Brookhaven National Laboratory
FCV
— Flow Control Valve
AIT
— Asian Institute of Technology
ADDR
— Address
UEA
— University of East Anglia
MP
— Medium Pressure
AIT
— Assembly, Integration, and Test
ATP
— Adenosine Triphosphate (reg: 56-65-5)
NOAO
— National Optical Astronomy Observatories (Tucson, AZ)
EVEN
— evening
ACR
— Active Cavity Radiometer
BFI
— Baltic Freight Index
CH3CL
— Methyl Chloride
1-D RCM
— one-dimensional radiative-convective model
ADV
— Advance
TMI
— TRMM Microwave Imager
HSIO
— High Speed Input/Output
DISTRIB
— distribution
IEA
— International Energy Agency (Paris)
CEQ
— Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
WWF
— World Wildlife Fund
OAS
— Organization of American States
USCG
— United States Coast Guard
MWH
— Megawatt hour (one million watt hours)
LLNL
— The Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California
LARC
— Langley Research Center (NASA)
OCT
— October
EMR
— Electromagnetic Radiation
ERTS
— Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
CEC
— Cation Exchange Capacity
ART
— Article (part of speech)
E.G.
— Exempli Gratia (for example)
CT. CL.
— the United States Court of Federal Claims Reporter
TVA
— Tennessee Valley Authority (US) (electricity)
MSU
— Microwave Sounding Unit
BAU
— business-as-usual
PBL
— Planetary Boundary Layer
ARINC
— Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
MCS
— Mesoscale Convective System
TDS
— Total Dissolved Solids
TEAM
— Technology Base Enhancement for Autonomous Machines
COL
— Colonel
SUBSCR
— subscription
RCS
— Radar Cross Section
RCF
— Relative Centrifugal Force
MX
— Merry Christmas
OSTP
— Office of Science and Technology Policy
ESMC
— Eastern Space And Missile Center (formerly AFETR)
JTU
— Jackson Turbidity Unit
MHS
— Microwave Humidity Sounder
HRSG
— Heat Recovery Steam Generator
PL
— Public Law
HEREF
— Herefordshire
HAP
— Hazardous Air Pollutant
REDEMPT
— redemption
MCC
— Mission Control Center (JSC)
P&S
— Purchase and Sale
WB
— World Bank
GSFC
— Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
MITRE
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Establishment
EOF
— Empirical Orthogonal Function
BUREC
— United States Bureau of Reclamation (government)
NYMEX
— New York Mercantile Exchange
HF
— Hydrogen Fluoride
ATSR
— Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
TLV
— Threshold Limit Value
SO2
— Sulfur Dioxide
SO4
— Sulfate radical
FEIS
— Final Environmental impact statement (US)
NA
— North America
CERCLA
— Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
IMS
— Information Management System (LTPP)
OTA
— Office of Technology Assessment (U.S.; abolished by Congress, Fall 1995)
TWT
— Traveling Wave Tube
ARS
— United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service
AABW
— Antarctic Bottom Water
NREN
— National Research and Education Network
KBPS
— kilobits per second
VMS
— Virtual Memory System
DOI
— United States Department of Interior
KSC
— John F. Kennedy Space Center
SBIR
— Small Business Innovation Research
UL
— Uplink
SRR
— System Requirements Review
AURIO
— Auroral Imaging Observatory
ADJS
— adjective
GARD
— garden
ETC.
— and others especially of the same kind; and so forth
CHP
— Combined heat and power
IO
— Input/Output
BPA
— Bonneville Power Administration (US)
I/F
— Interface
TERMINOL
— terminology
CIMSS
— Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
CNES
— Centre Nationale d'Etudes Spatiales
ICSI
— International Commission on Snow and Ice (IAHS)
CONVERSAT
— conversation
ISU
— International Space University
DEIS
— Draft Environmental Impact Statement (US)
SYLL
— syllable
MSS
— Multispectral Scanner System
ALEXIS
— Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors
HCFC-22
— hydrochloroflourocarbon-22 (CHClF2,
NSTS
— National Space Transportation System
RS
— Remote Sensing
PHILAD
— Philadelphia
BQ
— Becquerel
GLOBE
— Global Land One kilometer Base Elevation (DIS)
HHV
— Higher Heating Value (thermal efficiency basis)
ACH4
— Annual methane (CH4) emission from enteric fermentation
TEC
— Total Electron Content
DPC
— Domestic Policy Council
ENVISAT
— European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
MSB
— Most Significant Bit
MFO
— mixed-function oxidase (enzyme system)
ISAMS
— Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder
PR
— Precipitation Radar
FE
— Fossil Energy
NARA
— United States National Archives And Records Administration
CU
— University of Colorado at Boulder
FORTIF
— fortification
VLSI
— Very-Large-Scale Integration
INS
— Inertial Navigation System
EEZ
— Exclusive Economic Zone
OH
— Hydroxyl Radical
LAGEOS
— Laser Geodynamic Satellite
TRAD
— traditional
LES
— Lincoln Experimental Satellite
MCL
— Maximum Contaminant Level
VIBOR
— Vienna Interbank Offered Rate
AAIW
— Antarctic Intermediate Water
INTERL
— interlude
ASE
— Airborne Support Equipment
NAST
— National Academy of Science and Technology
CHAPS
— Clearing House Automated Payment System
ECOM.
— EOS communications
CH3CCL3
— methylchloroform (1,1,1-trichloroethane)
S/W
— Software
IV&V
— independent verification and validation
VC
— Virtual Channel
HK
— Housekeeping
PV
— Potential Vorticity
NFA
— National Futures Association
MEA
— Monoethanolamine
APHET
— aphetic
QAE
— Quality Assurance Engineer
AGAGE
— Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment
EPRI
— Electric Power Research Institute (US)
BUBOR
— Budapest Interbank Offered Rate
PNNL
— Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
SI
— Statutory Instrument
UIC
— Underground Injection Control
JOSH
— Joshua
GW
— Gigawatt (one billion watts) (measurement- elect)
AIHA
— American Industrial Hygiene Association
IRIS
— Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer
CLO
— Chlorine Monoxide
GEMS
— Global Environmental Monitoring System (UNEP)
SLAR
— Side-Looking Airborne Radar
XRD
— X-Ray Diffraction
SWT
— Science Working Team
NO3
— Nitrate Radical
EDC
— EROS Data Center
HCL
— Hydrogen Chloride
EODC
— Earth Observing Data Center (U.K.)
FITS
— Flexible Image Transport System
ASCS
— Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASOS
— Automated Surface Observing System
CWA
— Clean Water Act (1977)
USMAB
— United States Man and the Biosphere
UCI
— University of California, Irvine
EXAM
— Examination
AFBC
— Atmospheric Fluidized Bed Combustor
GBPS
— Gigabits per second
GLRC
— Great Lakes Research Center (LSC and NOAA)
TKE
— Turbulent Kinetic Energy
DEPRED
— depredation
SH
— Southern Hemisphere
ONEB
— Office of National Environmental Board
DMSO
— Dimethyl Sulfoxide
BRO
— Bromine Monoxide
PROVID
— providence
CCRS
— Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
IST
— Instrument Support Terminal
DCP
— Data Collection Platform
ASTER
— Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
PWD
— Public Works Department
SRD
— System Requirements Document
DCS
— Data Collection System (NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellites)
OPC
— Ordinary Portland Cement
EGSE
— Electrical Ground Support Equipment
K
— Kilogram
BIOTRANS
— biological transformations
MCC
— Mesoscale Convective Complex
ACCTS
— Accounts
TEAMA
— Terrestrial Ecosystems in Monsoon Asia
USN
— United States Navy
PDF
— Probability Density Function
BOC
— Bureau of Census
EUV
— Extreme Ultraviolet Vertical
SCOPE
— Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (ICSU and IGBP)
EGS
— European Geophysical Society
MKS
— meter-kilogram-second (measurement system; replaced by SI) (preferred over "MKS")
HLW
— high-level waste
MSR
— Microwave Scanning Radiometer
NDVI
— Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
AERODYNAM
— aerodynamic
CONFID
— confidential
IHO
— International Hydrographic Organization
AR
— Argon
IHB
— International Hydrographic Bureau
IJC
— International Joint Commission (Independent; Canada and U.S.)
TOS
— TIROS Observational System
CZMA
— US Coastal Zone Management Act
VAD
— Velocity-Azimuth Display
CLO2
— chlorine dioxide
NCSU
— North Carolina State University
NEP
— Noise Equivalent Power
HPS
— Health Physics Society
STC
— Satellite Test Center
UNTAB
— United Nations Technical Assistance Board
RRN SAF
— RRN Southern and Eastern Africa
FE
— Iron (Latin ''Ferrum'')
PMP
— Probable Maximum Precipitation
18O
— oxygen-18 (oxygen isotope with atomic weight of 18)
CFO
— Cancel Former Order
ATT
— Attic
PTFE
— Polytetrafluoroethylene
HCN
— Hydrogen Cyanide Nitrogen
RX
— Receive
IFMK
— Institut fur Meereskunde, Kiel, Germany
EVA
— Extra-Vehicular Activity
ADD
— Addenda
ONR
— Office of Naval Research (U.S.)
2-D RCAM
— two-dimensional radiative-advective-convective equilibrium model
SO
— Southern Oscillation
OPS
— Optical Sensor
DOY
— Day of Year
HOCL
— Hypochlorous Acid
IAP
— Institute of Atmospheric Physics
CAM
— Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (photosynthetic Pathway)
1-D
— one-dimensional
NO2
— Nitrogen Dioxide
RAE
— Royal Aircraft Establishment
AGWP
— Absolute Global Warming Potential
CTU
— Central Terminal Unit
ARIZ. REV. STAT.
— Arizona Revised Statutes
PJ
— Petajoule
NSIDC
— National Snow and Ice Data Center (University of Colorado, Boulder)
ABR
— Abridged
EEI
— Edison Electric Institute
UNIV
— University
AVNIR
— advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
ANNEX II
— OECD countries and EU
TOVS
— TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
AM/FM
— Automated Mapping/Facilities Management (Society)
LBLRTM
— Line-By-Line Radiative Transfer Model
ABP
— Archbishop
TL
— Team Leader
CCIR
— International Radio Consultative Committee (French Acronym)
SIMD
— Single Instruction, Multiple Data (system) (processor)
CZCS
— Coastal Zone Color Scanner
IPE
— International Petroleum Exchange
GC/MS
— SX)-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
PSD
— Prevention of Significant Deterioration
OCN
— Oceania
ALT
— Radar Altimeter
FUA
— The Fuel Use Act (US)
BETW
— between
AA
— Atomic Absorption
ITCZ
— Intertropical Convergence Zone (of Seawater)
GHG
— Green House Gas
ISI
— International Statistical Institute
EVOL
— Evolution
JUL
— July
IUE
— International Ultraviolet Explorer
TWP
— Tropical Western Pacific
APP
— Apparently
HP
— High Pass
TDRSS
— Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
ABLE
— Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment
UT
— Universal Time
PSEUDO-ARCH
— pseudo-archaic
DSDP
— Deep-Sea Drilling Project
OBDH
— On-Board Data Handling
ADALT
— Advanced Radar Altimeter
IBP
— International Biological Programme (ICSU)
DMA
— U.S. Defense Mapping Agency
AT
— Acceptance Test
FTU
— Formazin Turbidity Unit
MAFF
— Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (U.K.)
AAOE
— Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment
CIDA
— Canadian International Development Agency
HOUSEK
— housekeeping
DIC
— Dissolved Inorganic Carbon
MAG
— Magazine
LSD
— Least Significant Difference
FEP
— Front-End Processor
ICRP
— International Commission on Radiological Protection
APHA
— American Pharmaceutical Association
13C
— carbon-13 (carbon isotope with atomic weight of 13)
EXPLAN
— explanation
IC
— Ion Chromatography
SHPO
— State Historic Preservation Office (US)
FID
— Flame Ionization Detector (gas Chromatography)
ARISTOTELES
— Applications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing the Earth's Field from Low Earth Orbiting Satellite
TOMS
— Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite Instrument)
CAT
— Cataract
AWWA
— American Water Works Association (Denver)
NSSL
— National Severe Storms Laboratory
PW
— Precipitable Water
AOL
— Airborne Oceanographic LIDAR
PZT
— Piezoelectric Transducer
DIF
— Data Interchange Format
ICC
— Instrument Control Center
NCAR
— National Center for Atmospheric Research (US)
MIMD
— multiple instruction, multiple data (system)
C
— Carbone
IGT
— Institute of Gas Technology (Chicago)
ADJ
— Adjective
ANL
— The Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Ill
HST
— Hubble Space Telescope
IRRI
— International Rice Research Institute
LME
— London Metal Exchange
RD
— Reference Document
DIE
— Designated Investment Exchange
UNKN
— Unknown
14C
— carbon-14 (carbon isotope with atomic weight of 14)
AASE
— Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition
SRM
— Standard Reference Material
PDE
— Partial Differential Equation
CATECH
— catechism
ECS
— EOSDIS Core System
SUBSEQ
— Subsequent
PPT
— parts per trillion (1012)
JEM
— Japanese Experiment Module
LCH
— London Clearing House
UNGA
— United Nations General Assembly
APP
— Appendix
COMM
— Common
OTEC
— ocean thermal energy conversion (electricity)
X-SAR
— X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
CONTEMPT
— contemptuous
WEC
— World Energy Council
JOI
— Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc.
HP
— Hewlett-Packard Development Company
ISLN
— International Standards Lawyer Number
DADS
— Data Archive and Distribution System
(D)PR
— dual precipitation radar
NHC
— United States National Hurricane Center
FEM
— Finite Element Method
GSA
— Geological Society of America
SIAM
— Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
FRA
— Forward Rate Agreement
DOMEST
— domestic
MOM
— Mission Operations Manager
IDL
— Interactive Data Language
ICF
— Instrument Control Facility
LSB
— least-significant byte
XBT
— expendable bathythermograph (oceanography)
SCOSTEP
— Scientific Committee On Solar-Terrestrial Physics
AMAD
— Activity Median Aerodynamic Diameter
CONGREG
— congregation
INNOC
— innocent
ANOR
— Another
GTCC
— Gas Turbine Combined Cycle (electricity)
BIBEX
— Biomass Burning Experiment (IGAC programme)
MB
— Millibar(s)
REFASH
— refashion
ARC/INFO
— GIS software
CAN
— Canberra
SPAS
— Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
CART
— Cloud and Radiation Testbed (ARM)
BK
— Book
HDC
— Holder in Due Course
OIE
— Overseas Investment Exchange
SS
— Stainless Steel
DI
— Directorate of Intelligence
AOML
— Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Miami, Florida) (ERL)
IPR
— Intellectual Property Right
ASAR
— Advanced Synthetic Aperture RadarÂ
3-D
— Three-Dimensional
NYBOR
— New York Interbank Offered Rate
ACE
— Aerosol Characterization Experiment
SUNY
— State Universityrsity of New York
SRB
— Surface Radiation Budget
ERDAS
— Earth Resources Data Analysis System
ESMAP
— Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme
MRT
— Mission Readiness Test
N2
— Nitrogen
COMB
— Combination
EOSAT
— Earth Observation Satellite Co.
IDS
— Interdisciplinary Science
RAPD
— Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA
NCEP
— National Centers For Environmental Prediction (form. NMC; NWS Center)
DAC
— Days After Contract
VID
— Vehicle Identification Number
DISCUSS
— discussion
LOE
— Late Old English
FPD
— Flame Photometric Detector
NYU
— New York University
COMMEND
— commendation
H2
— Hydrogen
ERD
— Ecological Research Division (DOE and OHER)
DGVM
— Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (GAIM)
AARI
— Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (Russian Federation)
NPDES
— National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
PLO
— Public Limit Order
TCP/IP
— Transmission Control/Internet Protocol
AOD
— Aerosol Optical Depth
QUOT
— Quotation
ARPA
— Advanced Research Project Agency's
CLIN
— Clinic
LWC
— Liquid Water Content
GLRD
— Great Lakes Research Division
TDR
— Time-Domain Reflectometry
CADD
— computer-aided design and drafting
TCS
— Thermal Control Subsystem
ISY
— International Space Year (1992)
NOSS
— National Oceanic Satellite System
ERB
— Earth Radiation Budget
CNEG
— Contributory negligence
AMER
— America
CSU
— Colorado State University (Fort Collins)
CHAS
— Charles
SSBUV
— shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
ATLAS
— ACTIVITIES Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
EP
— Earth Probe
GFDL
— Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA US)
FOT
— Flight Operation Trainer
MSS
— Mission Support System
ESF
— European Science Foundation
ADMONIT
— admonition
ACC
— Air Combat Command (formerly TAC)
LIS
— Lightning Imaging Sensor
EOS
— Earth Observing System (U.S.)
LRA
— Laser Retroreflector Array
GCM
— General Court-Martial
PPFD
— Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density
PREROG
— prerogative
EPSRC
— l'Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
ADDNET
— Acid Deposition Data Network (EPA)
ECMWF
— European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
ABBREV
— abbreviation
IDA
— International Development Agency
PCMDI
— Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison
EXP
— Experiment
DBH
— Diameter at Breast Height
FAR
— Flight Analysis Review
GPI
— GOES Precipitation Index
FRRPA
— Forest and Rangeland Renewable Planning Act (1974)
ERBE
— Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
TM
— Thematic Mapper (Landsat)
CPUE
— Catch Per Unit Effort
YRS
— Years
NISTEP
— National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
MPE
— Mission to Planet Earth
TMS
— Thematic Mapper Simulator
ISTP
— International Solar Terrestrial Physics
GPC
— Global Processing Center
GCRP
— Global Change Research Program
FEB
— February
IOP
— Intensive Observing Period
SAM
— Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement
AOGCM
— Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Model
ARM
— Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (DOE program)
AFGWC
— Air Force Global Weather Central (U.S.)
THEORET
— theoretical
WCE
— Winnipeg Commodity Exchange
MM-AL
— total monomeric aluminum
DAS
— Data Acquisition System
CLRI
— Central Leather Research Institute
WARC
— World Administrative Radio Conference
FWPCA
— Federal Water Pollution Control Act (1972)
DL
— Downlink Message
EAS
— Environmental Analyses Section (ORNL)
USEPA
— United States Environmental Protection Agency
DEM
— Digital Elevation Model
NASM
— National Air and Space Museum
MPL
— Marine Physical Laboratory
CDC
— Control Data Corporation, Incorporated
RAOB
— Radiosonde Observation
BOL
— Beginning of Life
HDF
— Hierarchical Data Format
IWG
— Investigators Working Group
MTG
— Meeting
ADC
— Affiliated Data Center
AFS
— American Fisheries Society
LITE
— Lidar In-space Technology Experiment
IQSY
— International Quiet Sun Year
CIBOR
— Copenhagen Interbank Offered Rate
NEHA
— National Environmental Health Association
ENQ
— Enquiry
ECC
— Electrochemical Concentration Cell
JRNL
— Journalism
AAD
— Attitude Anomaly Detector
GCV
— Gross Calorific Value
FO
— Furnace Oil
AMSU-A
— Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A AMTS
APA
— Alkaline Phosphatase Activity
EXCH
— Exchange
ASSAS
— Advanced Solid State Array Sensor
APAR
— Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation
AO
— announcement of opportunity
ICSU
— International Council of Scientific Unions
SEHK
— Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
4DDA
— Four-Dimensional Data Assimilation
GTE
— Global Tropospheric Experiment
EXCOMM
— Executive Committee
ADVOC
— advocate
CA.
— circa
CSIR
— Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
MIDAM
— Midamerica Commodity Exchange
FRG
— Federal Republic of Germany's
DOM
— Dissolved Organic Matter
HTW
— High Temperature Winkler gasifier
UBA
— Umweltbundesamt
FWS
— United States Fish and Wildlife Service
CDCR
— Conceptual Design and Cost Review
EDS
— Environmental Data Service
3I
— improved initialization inversion
AD
— Acronym Dictionary
OFT
— Office of Fair Trading
CIT
— California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
BUFR
— Binary Universal Form for the Representation (of data)
ACD
— Aeronautical Charting Division (NOS)
DB
— Direct Broadcast
CORP.
— Corporation
ETO
— Exchange Traded Option
DIST
— District
MTMC
— Military Traffic Management Command
CLIVAR
— Climate Variability and Predictability program
CDDI
— Copper Distributed Data Interface
AES
— Atmospheric Environment Service (Canada)
CHIPS
— Clearing House Interbank Payments System
TAE
— Transportable Applications Executive (a computer user interface)
IPEI
— Ionospheric Plasma and Electrodynamics Instrument
CLAES
— Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer
CRREL
— Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (COE)
CONSTR
— Construct
LEX
— Lexicon
DS
— Data Set
CEES
— Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences
ICE
— International Cometary Explorer
RARR
— Range and Range Rate
HBR
— Hydrogen Bromide
VIS
— Visible
MAGSAT
— Magnetic Field Satellite
IGBP
— International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
IWGDMGC
— Interagency Working Group on Data Management for Global Change
AMRIR
— Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer
GPSDR
— Global Positioning System Demonstration Receiver
HMW
— High Molecular Weight
UT
— University of Tennessee
MES
— Military Engineering Services
GIT
— Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta)
HCFC
— Hydrochlorofluorocarbon
ABL
— Atmospheric Boundary Layer
CAEM
— Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology (WMO)
PROV
— Proverbs
TRAV
— Travel
MTS
— Microwave Temperature Sounder
MMSCMD
— million metric standard cubic metre per day
ADAAC
— Affiliated Distributed Active Archive Center
IGS
— International Glaciological Society
ESOC
— European Space Operations Center
BNA
— block numbering area
OFFIC
— official
-S
— Arakawa-Schubert
NAPAP
— National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program
USGCRP
— United States Global Change Research Program
AAWORD
— Association of African Women for Research and Development
CTV
— Compatibility Test Van
FTSE-100
— Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 stock index
IASI
— Improved Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer
ASA
— American Statistical Association
MOC
— Memorandum Of Cooperation
NSFNET
— National Science Foundation Network
ADCLS
— Advanced Data Collection and Location System
SPADE
— Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition
TSCA
— Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
CCR
— Cost-Charge Ratio
IDB
— Inter-American Development Bank
AIREP
— Aircraft Weather Report
OBS
— Obsolete
ELEM
— Element
NCDC
— National Climatic Data Center
JUSTIFIC
— justification
FIBOR
— Frankfurt Interbank Offered Rate
GISP2
— Greenland Ice Sheet Project Two
MACS
— Modular Attitude Control System
NAL
— National Agricultural Library
FTS
— File Transfer System
FURNIT
— furniture
LIMS
— Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere
BUR
— Bureau
GAC
— Global Area Coverage
SLIES
— Stratospheric Limb Infrared Emission Spectrometer
UARS
— Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
UCAR
— University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
GGS
— Global Geospace Science
ISC
— International Seismological Centre
WHOI
— Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
UW/UD
— University of Wisconsin/University of Denver
DU
— Dobson Unit
DIS
— Data and Information Systems (EOS and IGBP)
M
— micrometer
TGT
— TDRSS Ground Terminal
A.D.
— anno domini (latin)
TRS
— Trade Registration System
AIBS
— American Institute of Biological Sciences
DSR
— Delivery Status Report
DEW
— distant early warning (radar)
NSTC
— National Science and Technology Council (U.S.)
CAPPI
— Constant Altitude Plan Position Indicator
CX
— Cross-Examination
ESA
— Entomological Society of America
KEV
— kilo electron volts
AI
— Associate Investigator
VENET
— Venetian
PORC
— Porcelain
GN
— Ground Network
TIFFE
— Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange
NZFOE
— New Zealand Futures and Options Exchange
ESA
— Ecological Society of America
ASCHE
— American Society of Chemical Engineers
RPA
— Remotely Piloted Aircraft
CEOS
— Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
EC-GC
— Electron Capture-Gas Chromatograph
TC
— Telecommand
EEC
— European Economic Commission
FDM
— Finite-Difference Method
EUMETSAT
— European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
OMX
— Option Market Index
ICIMOD
— International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
EDIS
— Environmental Data and Information Service
FRD
— Flight Requirements Document
SCULPT
— sculpture
WET
— Waste Extraction Test
LDR
— Linear Depolarization Ratio
RADARSAT
— Radar Satellite
UTC
— Universal Time Coordinate
AMI
— Active Microwave Instrument
AMTS
— Advanced Moisture and Temperature Sounder
DM-MIMD
— distributed memory, multiple instruction, multiple data (computer)
GSMNP
— Great Smoky Mountains National Park
AMSU
— Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
PMF
— Probable Maximum Flood
DAAC
— Distributed Active Archive Center
SURG
— Surgery
LIS
— Land Information System
DMS
— Dimethyl Sulfide
IEOS
— International Earth Observing System
BTP
— Buoni del Tesoro Poliennali
CEC
— Commission of European Communities (see EC, EEC)
EMPH
— emphatic
EOTC
— European Organization for Testing and Certification (EC)
FTIR
— Fourier transform infrared radiometer (spectroscopy)
JURISDICT
— jurisdiction
ERIM
— Environmental Research Institute of Michigan
DLR
— Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft-und Raumfahrt (Germany)
FIFE
— First ISLSCP Field Experiment
NCRP
— National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
MDSRS
— Morphology-Dependent Stimulated Raman Scattering
S/C
— Spacecraft
NAVSTAR
— Navigation Satellite Timing & Ranging
WMC
— World Meteorological Center
ADMC
— Agri-residue dry matter content
AGCM
— Atmospheric General Circulation Model
PNL
— Pacific Northwest Laboratory
HMMR
— High-resolution Multifrequency Microwave Radiometer
CORES
— Computer Assisted Order Routing and Execution System
JASON
— Scientific panel (MITRE Corporation
POD
— Precision Orbit Determination
EASOE
— European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment
KNOWL
— Knowledge
MITI
— Ministry of International Trade and Industry
EPHIN
— Electron Proton Helium Instrument
DCP-OES
— direct coupled plasma--optical emission spectroscopy
GARP
— Global Atmospheric Research Program (WMO, ICSU, and NOAA)
DPI
— Data Processing Installation
ERS
— ESA Remote Sensing Satellite
LANDSAT
— Land Remote-Sensing Satellite
MW
— Milliwatt
AODC
— Acridine Orange Direct Count [of Bacteria]
SAFIRE
— Spectroscopy of the Atmosphere Using Far-Infrared Emission
SLA
— Special Libraries Association
CD-ROM
— compact disc-read only memory
CFC
— Chloroflourocarbon
DECNET
— Digital Equipment Corporation Network
HFO
— Heavy Fuel Oil
NGDC
— National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA)
EML
— Environmental Measurements Laboratory (DOE)
MWR
— Microwave Radiometer
USBR
— United States Bureau of Reclamation (USDI)
IDEOL
— ideology
WEFAX
— Weather Facsimile
GOS
— Geomagnetic Observing System
ANC
— Ancient
NDIR
— non-dispersive infrared gas analyzer
CMO
— Configuration Management Office
HAE
— Height Above Ellipsoid
ATTRIB
— Attribute
COMB.FORM
— combining form
SST
— Sea surface temperature
DLS
— Dynamic Limb Sounder
CISPR
— International Special Committee on Radio Interference
POC
— Particulate Organic Carbon
GOME
— Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment
CAL
— Calendar
WFF
— Wallops Flight Facility
SINTEF
— Norwegian Institute of Technology
AID
— Agency for International Development (U.S.)
VISSR
— visible and infrared spin scan radiometer (GOES)
OBL
— OBLique
MDI
— Michelson Doppler Imager
HPCRC
— High Performance Computing Research Center (ORNL)
BCF
— Bio-Concentration Factor
APPOS
— appositive
GTCE
— Global Tropospheric Chemistry Experiment
ESRC
— Economic and Social Research Council
EP
— Extraction Procedure
COLL
— COLLege
LEOP
— Launch and Early Orbit Phase
IGAC
— International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project
ECON
— Economics
IRREG
— Irregular
ASTROL
— Astrology
IPOC
— International Partner Operations Center
IVL
— Swedish Environmental Research Institute
VOS
— Voluntary Observing Ship
ACCS
— accounts
ATMOS
— Atmospheric Trace Molecules Observed by Spectroscopy
ANT
— Antarctica
SOFFEX
— Swiss Options and Financial Futures Exchange
SEASTAR
— Spacecraft flying SeaWIFS
LEFI
— Local Electric Field Instrument
SPARC
— Stratospheric Processes and their Role In Climate Change
4-D
— four-dimensional
STSP
— Solar Terrestrial Science Programme
AWIPS-90
— Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System for the 90's
FXA
— Foreign Exchange Agreement
I
— Injection
ATTY
— Attorney
ALL ER
— All England Law Reports
CBS
— Commission for Basic Systems
SERI
— Solar Energy Research Institute
MIBOR
— Madrid Interbank Offered Rate
PMEL
— Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (NOAA and ERL)
TT&C
— Telemetry, Tracking and Command
DOA
— United States Department of Agriculture
PPL.ADJ
— participial adjective
ISEE
— International Sun-Earth Explorer
LED
— Low Energy Detector
FSI
— Forest Survey of India
UAF
— University of Alaska Fairbanks
2-D
— a.k.a. 2D, two-dimension, two-dimensional
NSCAT
— Nasa Scatterometer Project
BITNET
— Because It is Time NETwork
RASS
— radio-acoustic sounding system
NSSFC
— National Severe Storms Forecast Center
ADVERT
— Advertisement
VOCAB
— Vocabulary
TIRS
— Thermal Infrared Scanner
EDSP
— Exchange Delivery Settlement Price
HST
— Hawaii Standard Time
FRCP
— Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
DWS
— Doppler Wind Sensor
HALOE
— Halogen Occultation Experiment
EPH
— Ephesians
CJS
— Corpus Juris Secundum
MLR
— Multiple Linear Regression
SEV
— several
PSK
— Phase Shift Key
EPA
— Environmental Protection Authority (Victoria, Australia)
AVHRR GAC
— AVHRR Global Area Coverage
SNL
— Sandia National Laboratories
TRANSUBSTANT
— transubstantiation
SAGE
— Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment
AAPP
— Average All Pig Price
TMR
— TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
IAF
— International Astronautical Federation
COARE
— Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (TOGA and WCRP)
JERS
— Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JPOP)
OWS
— Ocean Weather Station
STAT
— Statistical
KLOFFE
— Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange
SMOW
— Standard Mean Ocean Water
AL
— Aeronomy Laboratory (Boulder, Colorado) (ERL)
RGS
— Royal Geographic Society
VSE
— Vancouver Stock Exchange
UVR
— Ultraviolet Radiation
CONSID
— consideration
AOIPS
— Atmospheric and Oceanographic Information Processing System
BODC
— British Oceanographic Data Centre
MKSA
— meter-kilogram-second-ampere (measurement system; replaced by SI) (preferred over "MKSA")
PPBV
— parts per billion (109) by volume
MESSR
— Multispectral Electronic Self-Scanning Radiometer
CONV
— Convention
HIRS
— High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder
TOGA
— Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere Program
AER
— Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
HOX
— odd hydrogen (OH and H2O2)
CPO
— Core Project Office
QBO
— Quasi-biennial Oscillation (atm.)
BFE
— Baltic Futures Exchange
JERS-1
— Japanese Earth Remote-sensing Satellite-1
PRN
— Pseudo-Random Noise
CPC
— Climate Prediction Center (NWS Center)
PDI
— Payload Data Interleaver
R
— Rex
CRM
— Certified Reference Material
JMA
— Japan Meteorological Agency
ANU
— Australian National University (Canberra, Australia)
AMEDAS
— Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System
APA
— Adirondack Park Agency
DISCRIM
— discrimination
KA
— thousands of years
NAVIG
— Navigational Log
AEF
— Average Emission Factor
CIMO
— Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation
USFS
— United States Forest Service
HCFC-141B
— hydrochlorofluorocarbon-141b
DSIR
— Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
SPIE
— The Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
NGVD 29
— National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
OSU
— Oregon State University
RIE
— Recognised Investment Exchange
CFC-113
— CCl2FCClF2, 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane
MTCE
— Million Tonnes of Carbon Equivalent
MEPED
— medium energy proton and electron detector
VAS
— VISSR Atmospheric Sounder
IASI
— Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer
SGR
— Specific Growth Rate
KR
— Krypton
NUM
— Number
DSB
— Direct Sounding Broadcast
TWRA
— Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
HDTV
— High-Definition Television
LBL
— Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (University of California)
DORIS
— Doppler Orbit And Radio Positioning Integration By Satellite
INTERNAT
— international
AIME
— American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
COLA
— Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies
SDC
— Swiss Development Corporation
MAW
— Ministry of Agriculture and Water (Saudi Arabia)
GTS
— Global Telecommunications System (WMO and
AMIP
— Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project
JEOS
— Japanese Earth Observing Satellite
EMEX
— Equatorial Mesoscale Experiment
NTS
— Nevada Test Site
INTERC
— intercourse
HIBID
— Hong Kong interbank bid rate
NAM
— North America
DICT
— Dictionary
GS&M
— Modeling (task team)
AUTH
— Author
IMB
— Investigator of Micro-Biosphere
CLIMAP
— Climate Long-Range Investigation Mapping and Prediction (project)
GCC
— Global Change Category
CMS
— Configuration Management System
ABSTR
— Abstract
HTTP
— Hypertext Transport Protocol
FDH
— Fixed Dynamical Heating
SMIRD
— SOHO Mission Implementation Requirements Document
GLI
— Global Imager
POSTH
— posthumous
IMM
— International Monetary Market
ATLID
— Atmospheric LIDAR
GL
— Geophysics Laboratory
ISSC
— International Social Science Council
MAESA
— Measurements for Assessing the Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft
A.
— Atlantic Reporter
EMAP
— Environmental Monitoring And Assessment Program (US EPA)
ADVTS
— advertisement
INSA
— Institut National des Sciences Appliques (France)
BDR
— Battery Discharge Regulator
AIRS
— Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (EOS)
SUSIM
— Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor
CO-C
— Carbon monoxide carbon trace gas emission
IRTS
— Infrared Temperature Sounder
MORFLOT
— Ministry of the Merchant Marine of the Soviet Union
V
— Verb
CLASSIF
— classification
TLM
— Telemetry
POSTM
— postmaster
CLAVR
— Clouds from AVHRR
UCSB
— University Of California Santa Barbara
SAIL
— Steel Authority of India Limited
ASHOE
— Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment
WSMC
— Western Space and Missile Center
MIADS
— map information assembly and display system
MTOE
— million tonnes of oil equivalent
GLAS
— Geoscience Laser Altimeter System
MDE
— Middle East
AGST
— Against
AO
— Atmosphere-Ocean
PHR
— Phrase
WILTS
— Wiltshire
B/W
— Black and White
AVHRR LAC
— AVHRR Local Area Coverage
OGIST
— Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology
FEHEM
— Front-End Hardware Emulator
IFRB
— International Frequency Registration Board of the International Telecommunication Union
GRO
— Gamma Ray Observatory (NASA)
DOLY
— Dynamic Global Phytogeography Model (GCTE)
VMVM
— Vector Measuring Current Meter
INRA
— Institut National de Recherche Agronomiques (France)
GCDIS
— US Global Change Data and Information System
INSTARR
— Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research (University of Colorado, Boulder)
MKT
— Market
GMS
— Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (Japan)
ACU
— Attitude Control Unit
EOM
— End of Mission
USCA
— United States Code Annotated
NODS
— NASA Ocean Data System
TIGGER
— Earth sciences dimension to TIGER
CFRI
— Central Fuel Research Institute (India)
CTD
— Chemical Technology Division (ORNL)
JMOL
— Judgment as a Matter of Law
II
— Interdisciplinary Investigator
NEXRAD
— Next-Generation Weather Radar (NWS)
ADVT
— advertisement
UNCED
— United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development
SFT
— System Functional Test
AET
— Actual Evapotranspiration
ACARS
— Aircraft Communication and Recording System
HFC
— HydroFluoroCarbon
STMW
— Sub-Tropical Mode Water
CMDL
— Climate Monitoring And Diagnostics Laboratory (NOAA Boulder
ACTM
— Atmospheric Chemical Transport Model
USCCAN
— United States Code Congressional and Administrative News
CDDIS
— Crustal Dynamics Data Information System
AGSS
— Attitude Ground Support System
FRTM
— Functional Requirements Traceability Matrix
CNR
— Committee on Natural Resources
EJ
— Exajoule
IUB
— International Union of Biochemistry (ICSU)
ADEOS
— Advanced Earth Observing System
SIFE
— Second ISCCP Field Experiment
CORON
— coronation
CODATA
— Committee on Data for Science and Technology (ICSU)
B.C
— British Columbia
GEWEX
— Global Energy And Water Cycle EXperiment (WCRP)
JUD
— Judges
MPI
— Max Planck Institut (Germany)
SBUV
— Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (experiment)
GEDEX
— Greenhouse Effect Detection Experiment
LTOM
— London Traded Options Market
ACSYS
— Arctic Climate System Study (WCRP)
ALA. CODE
— Code of Alabama 1975
STRI
— Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
MCIDAS
— Man-computer Interactive Data Access System
WSC
— Water Survey of Canada
CAL. CODE REG.
— California Code of Regulations
MONUM
— monument
FSL
— Forecast Systems Laboratory (a NOAA ERL)
IRIS
— Incorporated Research Institution for Seismology
USDOE
— United States Department Of Energy
METAPHOR
— metaphorical
PECULAT
— peculation
MCP
— Meteorological Communications Package
BIOL
— Biology
IGAP
— International Global Aerosol Program
USIA
— United States Information Agency (changed To IIP)
MAPS
— Measurement of Atmospheric Pollution from Satellites
CDOS
— Customer Data and Operations System
UH
— University of Heidelberg
SOLSTICE
— Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment
CITE
— Chemical Instrumentation Test and Evaluation
ORR
— Oak Ridge Reservation
AVCS
— Advanced Vidicon Camera System
JGOFS
— Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (IGBP programme)
S&R
— Search & Rescue
BOB
— Bureau of the Budget
HIMSS
— high-resolution microwave spectrometer sounder
SSM
— Special Sensor Microwave
CCN
— Cloud Condensation Nuclei
CONFUT
— confutation
GFLOPS
— one gigaflop equals 1 billion (109) floating point operations
CCS
— Central Checkout System
ALSC
— Adirondack Lake Survey Corporation
NORDA
— Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity
NEIC
— National Enforcement Investigations Center
GPCP
— Global Precipitation Climatology Project
APPLIC
— application
CIRAC
— Canadian Institute for Research in Atmospheric Chemistry
KERFIX
— Kerguelen fixed station (France) (JGOFS)
EMSL
— Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory (EPA)
ABRIDG
— abridged
FAGS
— Federation of Astronomical and Geophysical Services (ICSU)
CALC
— Calculus
FIRE
— First ISCCP Regional Experiment
TOPEX
— Ocean Topography Experiment
RBV
— return-beam Vidicon
INDUSTR
— industrial
ICWG
— International Coordination Working Group
ERDA
— U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration (formerly AEC; now DOE)
GIMMS
— Global Inventory Modeling and Monitoring Study
AM. JUR. 2D.
— American Jurisprudence, 2nd Series
PB
— Playback
DOC
— dissolved organic carbon
ACA
— Advanced Computer Applications (project)
CEA
— Central Electricity Authority
ROPME
— Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment
NASCOM
— NASA Communications System
COADS
— Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set
DCN
— Document Change Notice
PPR
— problems with the Photopolarimeter Radiometer
GOMR
— Global Ozone Monitoring Radiometer
UNISIST
— United Nations System for Scientific and Technological Information
MLS
— Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS)
IAEG
— International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment
TEESE
— TERI Energy Economy Simulation Evaluation
SPSO
— Science Processing Support Office
TSP
— total suspended particles
HIRDLS
— HIgh-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (EOS)
IPS
— Inter Press Service
RTNEPH
— real-time nephanalysis
IBEX-35
— stock index
GISS
— Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA)
MODIS
— moderate-resolution imaging spectrometer (NASA/GSFC)
RECOLL
— recollection
MANIP
— manipulation
USWB
— United States Weather Bureau
NPS
— National Park Service (US)
BEL-20
— stock index
WCRP
— World Climate Research Program
DIU
— Data Information Unit (of WOCE Data System)
PORT
— Portuguese
IBSRAM
— International Board for Soil Research and Management
BATS
— Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfer Scheme
XPNDR
— Transponder
OD
— Orbit Determination
TIROS
— Television and Infrared Observation Satellite
SCMS
— Société de Compensation des Marchés Conditionnels
FWCA
— Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (1958)
ALADIN
— Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument
CLONO2
— chlorine nitrate
ORS
— Others
SPACE PHYSICS DATA SYSTEM
— Solar Physics Data System
G-7
— Group of Seven (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom,
IGFA
— International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research
IUGG
— International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
MEV
— mega electron volts
PMIR
— Pressure Modulator Infrared Radiometer
ARCH
— Archive
PSC
— Polar Stratospheric Clouds (in Antarctic)
SPD
— Solar Physics Division
ADMON
— admonition
MOM
— Modular Ocean Model
COMP
— company
IUCR
— International Union of Crystallography
MONEX
— Monsoon Experiment
SDSD
— Satellite Data Services Division
ECOWARM
— European Committee for Water Resources Management (IAHS)
GVR
— Grant, Vacate and Remand
RPB
— Recognised Professional Body
PAD
— Program Approval Document
SMIC
— Study of Mans Impact on Climate
SM-MIMD
— shared memory, multiple instruction, and multiple data (computer)
SASK
— Saskatchewan
NBRF
— National Biomedical Research Foundation
HASP
— High Altitude Sampling Program
GOMOS
— Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars
AAG
— American Association of Geographers
TISAB
— total ionic strength adjustment buffer (analytical method)
NERI
— National Environmental Research Institute
MILA
— Merritt Island Launch Area
CDIAC
— Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Cente
RESID
— residence
ASOEN
— ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment
IUFRO
— International Union of Forestry Research Organizations
ART
— Arctica
BAO
— Boulder Atmospheric Observatory
DEVEL
— Development
IGY
— International Geophysical Year (1 July 1957 - 31 December 1958)
ATDD
— Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division
INTELL
— Intelligent
RFDU
— Radio Frequency Distribution Unit
ESRI
— Environmental Systems Research Institute (developer of geographic information systems (GIS) software, Redlands, California)
BAPMON
— Background Air Pollution Monitoring Network
B.C
— Before Christ
WFP
— World Food Program
UV-VIS
— UltraViolet-Visible Spectroscopy
PRINC
— principle
NESHAP
— National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
PUB.L.
— Public Law
COM
— Commission
RFT
— Registered Floor Trader
ACE
— Advisory Committee on the Environment
NH4
— ammonium
EFP
— Exchange For Physicals
WRI
— World Resources Institute (Washington, D.C.)
POGO
— Polar-Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
RVAU
— Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
SIO
— Scripps Institutetution of Oceanography
AASSREC
— Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils
IRF
— instantaneous radiative transfer
CHY
— Commission for Hydrology
MOPITT
— Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (EOS)
CGCP
— Canadian Global Change Program
LDC
— less-developed country
JSC
— Joint Scientific Committee (ICSU, WCRP, and WMO)
CALIF
— California
BPPT
— Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (Indonesia)
ISSMFE
— International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
ACAST
— Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology toDevelopment
UCR
— University of California at Riverside
SMJ
— subject matter jurisdiction
CHAR
— Character
CHRON
— Chronicles
DED
— Dedicated
RN
— Radon
JOC
— Joint Organizing Committee
PSYCH
— Psychology
SUBORD
— Subordinate
AUSTRAL
— Australia
CPE
— Eastern Europe (also called Centrally Planned Europe)
ORNITH
— ornithology
CXL
— Constitutional
LOBT
— Local on Board Time
TMC
— Thinking Machine Corporation
CAMS
— Control and Monitoring System
ED
— Energy Division
GLIS
— Global Land Information System
ORAU
— Oak Ridge Associated Universities
REGIC
— regicide
SCATT
— SCATTerometer
LEV
— Leviticus
SSU
— Stratospheric Sounding Unit (TOVS)
INTRANS
— intransitive
NIGEC
— National Institute for Global Environmental Change
HVS
— high-volume sampler
ITC
— International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences
CLASS
— Cross-Chain Loran Atmospheric Sounding System
BARA
— Pressure in Atmosphere
WOCE
— World Ocean Circulation Experiment
ASPRS
— American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
WS
— Wind Speed
IRG
— Interest Rate Guarantee
SMC
— System Management Center
MISR
— Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (EOS)
BBL
— Billion Barrels
IDOL
— idolatry
ENT
— Entomology (code)
DAR
— Division of Atmospheric Research (CSIRO)
BERKS
— Berkshire (English County)
INPA
— Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazona (Brazil)
CV
— Calorific Value
ILAS
— Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer
TERI
— Tata Energy Research Institute
CDS
— Coronal Diagnostic Spectrometer
AVIRIS
— airborne visible and infrared imaging spectrometer
PSS
— Portable Spacecraft Simulator
ALM
— Almanac
GF3
— General Format No 3
GLRS-R
— Geoscience Laser Ranging System-Ranger
XIE
— X-Ray Imaging Experiment
SPAN
— Space Physics Analysis Network
INDIR
— indirect
MEFF RENTA VARIABLE
— derivatives exchange in Madrid, Spain
AFR
— Africa
RAL
— Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK
SWIRLS
— Stratospheric Wind Infrared Limb Sounder
CRI
— Climate Research Institute (Oklahoma State University)
MAGIC
— Model of Acidification of Groundwater in Catchment
IUBMB
— International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
RFD
— Royal Forestry Department
VIRSR
— Visible Infrared Scanning Radiometer
POEMS
— Positron Electron Magnetic Spectrometer
MERIS
— medium-resolution imaging spectrometer
CLP
— Contract Laboratory Program (EPA)
RW
— Reaction Wheel
IMPROP
— improper
FCL
— Foldback Current Limiter
DSRT
— Deep Sea Reversing Thermometer
NOY
— total active nitrogen
ABI
— Association of Italian Bankers
TOCOM
— Tokyo Commodity Exchange
ALASKA ADMIN. CODE
— Alaska Administrative Code
NONCE-WD
— nonce-word
HMTA
— Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
AOCE
— Attitude and Orbit Control Electronics
AAF
— Association Aeronautique et Astronautique de France
BVRJ
— Bolsa de Valores do Rio de Janeiro
VIC
— Victoria
LAWS
— Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (NASA)
FORET
— Forest of East Tennessee (model)
USDOC
— United States Department of Commerce
ISCCP
— International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program
LWIR
— long-wavelength (thermal) infrared
MYTH
— mythology
ATA
— Agrarische Termijnmarkt Amsterdam
NMI
— NASA Management Instruction
SMR
— Standard Malaysian Rubber
AFDM
— Ash Free Dry Mass
NOB
— Notes Over Bonds
DSM
— demand-side management
ESA/IRS
— European Space Agency/Information Retrieval Service
EX.DOC
— executive document
BECO
— Booster Engine Cutoff
MEFF RENTA FIJA
— derivatives exchange in Barcelona, Spain
DD
— degree day
AE
— Atmosphere Explorer
GBRS
— Generic Block Recording System
DIS
— Disease
CSPAAD
— Coarse Sun Pointing Attitude Anomaly Detection
APPL
— Applied
AIV
— Assembly-Integration-Verification
BAA
— benz[a]anthracene
WBDCS
— Wide-Band Data Collection System
FED. R. CRIM. P.
— Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
IFU
— Fraunhofer Institute for Atmospheric Environmental Research (Germany)
LI
— library
ST
— Steam Turbine
DHP
— Direct High Power
PIBOR
— Paris Interbank Offered Rate
PHYSICAL CHEM
— physical chemistry
URL
— Upper Range Limit
IBWC
— International Boundary and Water Commission (Independent; U.S. and Mexico)
ENEA
— Comitato Nazionale Per La Ricerca E Lo Sviluppo Dell' Energia Nucleare E Delle Energie Alternative
FOK
— fill or kill order
C.V.
— coefficient of variation (math)
WD
— Wind Direction
ISSS
— International Society of Soil Science
JUDG
— Judges
HP
— Health Physics
T
— tonne
H/W
— Hardware
TES
— Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (EOS)
MWIR
— medium-wavelength infrared
PBU
— peribacteroid unit
NHRI
— National Hydrology Research Institute
INTERJ
— interjection
IAG
— International Association of Geodesy (IUGG)
NDBC
— National Data Buoy Center
NILU
— Norwegian Institute for Air Research
BIE
— Business in the Environment
OIP
— Offical Index Period
COMMERC
— commercial
IOC
— International Ozone Commission
PHOEN
— Phoenician
CNET
— Centre National d'Etudes des Telecommunications (France)
LECT
— Lecture
TIT
— Titus
RUC
— Roskilde University Center
CELIAS
— Charge, Element, and Isotope Analysis System
LONGLINES
— Long Hydrographic Sections Programme
WINDII
— Wind Imaging Interferometer
IRSS
— Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
LITHOL
— lithology
APAFO
— Advanced Particles And Fields Observer
SEATO
— Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
ABRIDGEM
— abridgement
TOMUIS
— 3-D ozone mapping with ultraviolet imaging spectrometer
HSA
— Historic Sites Act (1935)
ITAL
— Italian
CIESIN
— Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network
MISC
— Miscellany
NVI
— normalized difference vegetation index
DLG
— Digital Line Graphic
VNIR
— Visible And Near InfraRed
BULL
— Bulletin
VTIR
— visible and thermal infrared radiometer
ANSW
— Answer
BOR
— Bureau of Reclamation (Billings, MT)
GTDS
— Goddard Trajectory Determination System
FTA
— Financiele Termijnmarket Amsterdam
SIR-C
— Shuttle Imaging Radar-C
NACNEMS
— North American Cooperative Network of Enhanced Measurement Sites
ERBES
— Earth Radiation Budget Explorer Satellite
NPOP
— NASA Polar Orbiting Platform
APID
— Application Identification
TAGA
— Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer
IOM
— Index and Option Market
LRPT
— low-resolution picture transmission
ANIM
— animal
IM-AL
— inorganic monomeric aluminum
CCCP
— California Institute of Technology Concurrent Computation Project
BBAISR
— British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate
BBF
— Bolsa Brasileira de Futuros
ENSO
— El Nino/Southern Oscillation (coupled oceanic-atmospheric change)
IRIS
— Integrated Radar Imaging System
VIRS
— Visible Infrared Scanner
PTB
— Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
ACP
— Atmospheric Chemistry Program (DOE)
GSIRD
— Ground Data System Information Requirements Document
SCRIPPS
— Scripps Institution of Oceanography (University of California at San
IAVCEI
— International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior
AOM
— Australian Options Market
MARECO
— Marine Radioecology Working Group (IUR)
PPLES
— participles
IOS
— Institute of Ocean Sciences
ATX
— Austrian Traded Index
PURG
— purgatory
COPUOS
— Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN)
SDAC
— Satellite Data Analysis Center
AIJ
— Activities Implemented Jointly
ECCL.HIST
— ecclesiastical history
CCM
— community climate model
CONVENT
— convention
ESR
— Emergency Sun Reacquisition
IFO
— Intensive Field Observation
PCU
— Platinum-Cobalt Unit
AIT
— Atomic International Time
PHOTOG
— photography
NBIOME
— Northern Biosphere Observation and Modeling Experiment
CERN
— European Laboratory for Particle Physics
UCLA
— University of California at Los Angeles (U.S.)
WWO
— Waste Water Outflow
D
— Deuterium (also abbreviated as 2D or 2H)
HANTS
— Hampshire
AIBD
— Association of International Bond Dealers
MR
— Microwave Radiometer
ARCHIT
— Architecture
LR
— Laser Retroreflector
HED
— High Energy Detector
GNO
— Gross Product Originating
WPCF
— Water Pollution Control Federation
HEREFORD
— Herefordshire
PDSI
— Palmer Drought Severity Index
CE
— Office of Conservation and Renewable Energy (US Department of Energy)
BCP1
— Broadcast Pulse 1
CDHF
— Central Data Handling Facility
LTM
— Long-Term Monitoring
IMCO
— Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization
R2
— coefficient of determination (statistical)
FSSP
— Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe
METEOSAT
— European Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
CCC
— Canadian Climate Centre
AMBIACE
— Amazon Biogeochemistry and Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment
CMM
— Commission for Marine Meteorology
ICAR
— Indian Council of Agricultural Research
ACCEPT
— acceptance
PR.PPLE
— present participle
ICACGP
— International Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution
GS
— Ground System
ITPR
— Infrared Temperature Profile Radiometer
PERH
— perhaps
PMB
— Potato Marketing Board
MCF
— methane conversion factor
Î
— (Greek letter Pi) Plaintiff
SEAWIFS
— sea-viewing wide-field sensor
STOF
— Suprathermal-Time-Of-Flight
CODMAC
— Committee On Data Management, Archiving, and Computation
PASA
— Participating Agency Service Agreement
ART
— Another Ray Tracer
OCLO
— chlorine dioxide
APM
— Antenna Pointing Mechanism
OPEX
— Operational and Executive Personnel for Civil Service
AD.
— ad sectam (Latin)
U.S.
— United States
RAES
— Retail Automated Execution System
R
— Regina
ASEAMS
— Association of Southeast Asian Marine Scientists
CLICOM
— Climate Computing
VIZ
— Videlicet
USDI
— United States Department of the Interior (also
LPM
— liters per minute
POLES
— Polar Exchange at the Sea Surface
ECU
— Environmental Change Unit (Oxford)
CCCO
— Committee on Climate Changes and the Ocean (SCOR and IOC)
CDAS
— Climate Data Assimilation System
DEHYDRITE
— magnesium perchlorate anhydrous granular
CASSAD
— Centre for African Settlement Studies and Development
MASFLEX
— Marginal Sea Flux Experiment (in the West Pacific) (IGOPS)
FED. R. BANKR. P.
— Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
SK
— Saskatchewan
AEDD
— Arctic Environment Data Directory
SPACE PHYSICS DIVISION
— SPDS
FRI
— Forest Research Institute
ISA
— Israel Space Agency
FR
— French Republic
TROP
— Tropical
FEMA
— Finite Element Model of Material Transport through Aquifers
DECLAR
— declaration
ITB
— Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia
DKD
— Deutscher Kalibrierdienst
OBED
— obedience
CUF
— capacity utilization factor
EN
— Natural forest biomass used for energy
IDEM
— Italian Derivatives Market
TRIB
— Chicago Tribune Newspaper
GSC
— Geological Survey of Canada (DEMR)
ABE
— Advisory Board on Energy (India)
NARS
— National Archives and Records Service (GSA)
NORTHANTS
— Northamptonshire
TGE
— Tokyo Grain Exchange
DOD
— Deutsches Ozeanographisches Datenzentrum (Germany)
ELEC
— Electronic
EOSDIS
— EOS Data and Information System (NASA)
ABERD
— Aberdeen or Aberdonensis (Latin)
CCT
— computer-compatible tape
NGM
— Nested Grid Model
CHAMB
— chamber
AWRA
— American Water Resources Association's
IUHPS
— International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science
AGWAT
— Agriculture and Water Project (JECOR)
DOT
— Deployment Operations Team
FAZ
— Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
ICP/MS
— Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
LIMNOL
— limnology
LORAN
— Long-Range Area Navigation System
NBIS
— Northern Biosphere Information System
ALARA
— As Late As Reasonably Achievable
SFA
— Securities and Futures Authority Limited
ZOOL
— Zoology
OBO
— Order Book Official
MAGS
— Mackenzie GEWEX Study (Canada)
CONCL
— conclusion
NCGIA
— National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
ACID
— Acidification Chemistry Information Data Base (BNL)
DDFM
— Data Distribution Facility Manager
ANTS
— Antenna Subsystem
POLAR
— Polar Plasma Laboratory
ARMA
— Autoregressive moving-average
ABORIG
— aboriginal
SSMR-SSM/I
— Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer-Ssm/II
MPC
— Maximum Permissible Concentration
COMM
— Commission
IPHIR
— InterPlanetary Helioseismology with IRradiance observations
ESAER
— European Space Agency's Earth Resources (Satellite)
FPSSE
— Fine Pointing Sun Sensor Electronics
GEOM
— Geometry
FOFS
— futures and options funds
CIL
— Coal India Limited
ACCM
— Atmospheric General Circulation Model
FOM
— Finnish Options Market
RPR
— Remote Procedure Request
GCO
— Generation Certification Official (waste generation)
HGA
— High Gain Antennae
PRINT
— Printing
APCA
— Air Pollution Control Association (Pittsburgh)
MYST
— Mystery Science Theater
EURECA
— European Retrievable Carrier
ADVB
— adverb
MIF
— Mercato Italiano Futures
ARCHIPEL
— archipelago
BNAP
— Basic Hydrological Network Assessment Project
RRN TSA
— RRN Temperate South America
DMDS
— Dimethyl Disulfide
NRZ-L
— Non Return to Zero Level
FCCSET
— Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology
LONG.
— longitude
CEPAC
— COSTEP-ERNE Particle Analysis Collaboration
TIBOR
— Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate
MPC
— Model Penal Code
IRGA
— Infrared Gas Analyzer
CPS
— Certified Professional Secretary
TOPEX/POSEIDON
— Ocean Topography Experiment
OCO
— One Cancels the Other Order
M&E
— Monitoring and Enforcement
LANDSAT
— land satellite (photographs of the ground)
DISS
— Dissertation
MANUF
— Manufacture
KING'S BENCH DIV
— King's Bench Division
EPV
— Extended Precision Vector
AH
— Air Heater
IFIAS
— International Federation of Institutes for Advanced Study
MB
— Manitoba
CEMA
— Council of Mutual Economic Aid (Russian Federation, formerly U.S.S.R.)
MARIA
— Methods for Assessing the Radiological Impact of Accidents (CEC)
TORR
— pressure in millimeters of mercury with respect to vacuum
LCL
— lifting condensation level
ODB
— Orbit Determination Beacon
COMM.LAW
— commercial law
DISORT
— discrete ordinate (model)
GDSIRD
— Ground Data System Information Requirements Document
TTO
— Total Toxic Organic
UNARS
— Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
APDA
— Arctic Precipitation Data Archive (ACSYS)
MAB
— Man and the Biosphere (programme) (UNESCO)
BMFT
— Bundes Ministerium fur Forschung und Technologie (Germany)
MIC
— Micah
I&T
— Integration & Test
GER
— Germany
GRM
— NASA Gravity Satellite (U.S.)
ALACE
— Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorer (float)
ANG
— Anglian
NONCONF
— nonconformist
CL
— Common Law
GLOBEX
— Global Electronic Exchange
ANAT
— Anatomy
FDST
— Flight Dynamics Support Team
DB
— direct-beam (irradiance)
APOL
— apology
COST
— Committee on Science and Technology (ASEAN)
BCC
— British Coal Corporation
RNMI
— Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
METAPH
— Metaphysics
CAMB
— Cambridge Capital Acquisition C (NASDAQ Stock Exchange [NASDAQ])
ETV
— electrothermal vaporizer
C&DH
— Command & Data Handling
ESF/EPC
— ESF/European Palaeoclimate and Man Project
IUR
— International Union of Radioecologists
CERSAT
— French group for processing ERTS-1 low bit rate data from ocean areas
D.C.
— District of Columbia
NIRP
— National Institute for Radiation Protection
HAGE
— human activity and global environment
GWE
— Global Weather Experiment
MDUL
— Missing Data Units List
HISTOL
— histology
EQPAC
— Equatorial Pacific
SONG SOL
— Song of Solomon
ISEB 10
— Tenth International Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry
ETRP
— Education and Training Programme (WMO)
SIDS
— Small Island Developing States
FGCC
— Federal Geodetic Control Committee
CIRES
— Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
VAR
— Variant
XDR
— External Data Representation
IFOX
— Irish Futures and Options Exchange
STDN
— Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network
HSWA
— Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (RCRA, 1984)
REBELL
— rebellion
F
— Fraction
MHRS
— Modified Hazard Ranking System (DOE)
PCSSD
— Philippines Council for Sustainable Development
IDCCC
— Interior Department Cartographic Coordinating Committee (DOI)
WVR
— Water Vapor Radiometer
MPC
— Massively Parallel Computer
CSM
— Climate System Monitoring
DIFFIC
— difficult
DERIV
— derivative
ATF
— atmospheric transmission factor
CANAD
— Canadian
EMSL-LV
— Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory - Las Vegas (Nevada)
PIO/T
— PIO for Contract Technicians or Contract Services
DESCR
— Description
INDEF
— Indefinite
MIZEX
— Marginal Ice Zone Experiment
ADEOS
— Advanced Earth Observation Satellite (Japan)
GRDC
— Global Runoff Data Centre
LAI
— Leaf Area Index
MIBK
— Methyl IsoButyl Ketone traditional name for methyl pentanone
TRANSF
— Transfer
HTML
— Hypertext Meta-Language
MFLOPS
— One megaflop equals 1 million (106) floating point operations
J
— Justice
DOMSTAR
— communications relay set
ESD
— Environmental Sciences Division (ORNL)
WPL
— Wave Propagation Laboratory
GCTM
— Global Chemical Transport Model
COSTED
— Committee On Science & Technology in Developing Countries
ASAS
— Advanced Solid-State Array Sensor
CRF
— Cloud Radiative Forcing
FUND
— Fundamental
CCIFP
— Chambre de Compensation des Instruments Financiers de Paris
ACHEX
— Aerosol Characterization Experiment
CNRS
— National Scientific Research Center (Centre Nationale de la Recherche
IASPEI
— International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior
MILL(S)
— 0.001 U.S. dollars
IRI
— International Reference Ionosphere
TRIG
— Trigonometry
HKFE
— Hong Kong Futures Exchange
CIAP
— Climate Impact Assessment Program
IUGS
— International Union of Geological Sciences (ICSU)
ETI
— Economic Transition and Integration (project)
ARTEMIS
— Advanced Relay and Technology Mission Satellite (ESA)
FWP
— Field Work Proposal
CONCR
— Concrete
SLEJF
— Sri Lanka Environmental Journalists Forum
GNIS
— Geographic Names Information System (USGS)
WGDM
— Working Group on Data Management
HPD
— Hydrometeorological Processes Division
CCM2
— community climate model two
MASC
— Mountain Administration Support Center (NOAA)
ACC
— Audit-Comptabilité-Conseil (French: Auditing-Accounting Council)
IAH
— International Association of Hydrogeologists (IUGS)
CRYSYS
— Cryospheric System
P.
— Page
PWV
— Precipitable Water Vapor
CLIC
— Climate Inventory and Catalog
BBZ
— benthic boundary zone
BUV
— Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer
MABL
— Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer
ISEQ
— Irish Stock Exchange Equity Index
CSRS
— Cooperative State Research Service (US Dept. Of Agriculture)
CIG
— Commonwealth Industrial Gases
HELCOM
— Helsinki Commission, protection of Baltic marine environment
ACCOMPL
— accomplished
SM
— Structural Model
GEOG
— Geography
OA
— Operations Agreement
PVM
— Parallel Virtual Machine
IUNS
— International Union of Nutritional Sciences
AIS
— Automated Information Security
GEC
— Global Environment Change
IGCP
— International Geological Correlation Programme (IUGS and UNESCO)
NAIC
— Newly Agro-Industrialized Country
ACATS
— Airborne Chromatograph for Atmospheric Trace Species
GHCN
— Global Historical Climatology Network
CEPAL
— Comision Economica para America Latina (Spain) (ECLA)
ICARDA
— International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas
GDAS
— Grimco data acquisition system
APOC
— apocalyptic
ECHAM
— European Centre/Hamburg Model (ECMWF/MPI)
RFC
— Registered Floor Clerk
DMI
— Direct Member Input
BSRN
— Baseline Surface Radiation Network
BEF
— Before
CONSC
— conscience
ALTA
— Active Long Term Archive
ASTRON
— Astronomy
TERSE
— Tunable Etalon Remote Sounder of Earth
CR
— Carrington Rotation
BAAS
— British Association for the Advancement of Science
CZM
— Coastal Zone Management
ARIZ. ADMIN. REG.
— Arizona Administrative Register
G-1
— Gulfstream-1 (airplane)
ABB
— Association des Banques Belges
ALA. ADMIN. CODE
— Alabama Administrative Code
HRE
— Homogeneous Reactor Experiment (impoundment)
TDMA
— Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer
BASE
— Beaufort and Arctic Storms Experiment
NGSDC
— National Geophysical and Solar-Terrestrial Data Center
LAMBADA
— Large-scale Atmospheric Moisture Balance of Amazona using DataAssimilation
NCS&T
— National Council for Science and Technology
ACCI
— Advisory Committee on Climate Applications and Data (WMO)
PON
— Particulate Organic Nitrogen
ICSD
— International Continental Scientific Drilling (program)
RDAAC
— Remote Data Analysis and Archive Center
ADB
— Asian Developing Bank
ASLO
— American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
CONN
— Connecticut
DNES
— Department of Non-conventional Energy Sources (India)
CCTV
— CLOSE CIRCUIT TELEVISION
NOCC
— Network Operations Control Center (GSFC)
GLOS
— Gloucestershire
CSERGE
— Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment
ACTS
— African Centre for Technology Studies
CETA
— Carbon Emissions Trajectory Assessment
TERLS
— Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (India)
BIPM
— Bureau International de Poids et Mesures
DYFAMED
— atmospheric dynamics and fluxes in the Mediterranean Sea (France)
BGC
— Biogeochemical Cycle
ESAM
— Institute for Environmental Science and Management
DISTILL
— distilling
HPCC
— High Performance Computing and Communications (NOAA)
GLOUC
— Gloucestershire
ARK. CODE
— Arkansas Code
CX
— Constitution
SONG OF SOL
— Song of Solomon
HRS
— Hazard Ranking System (EPA)
AOCMS
— Attitude and Orbit Control Measurement System
VTPR
— Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer
CENELEC
— European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (EC)
IGEA
— International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research
HAB
— Habakkuk
MIZ
— Marginal Ice Zone
ETM
— Enhanced Thematic Mapper
IOB
— Inter-Organization Board for Information Systems and Related Activities
ADVS
— adverbs
CGMW
— Commission for the Geological Map of the World
ARAB
— Arabic
FDOC
— Fraction of degradable organic carbon
ASXD
— Australian Stock Exchange Derivatives
IMG
— Interferometric Monitor for Greenhouse Gases
CHEMRAWN
— Chemical Research Applied to World Needs
ARIZ. ADMIN. CODE
— Arizona Administrative Code
TVCF
— Transportable Vehicle Checkout Facility
GEBA
— Global Energy Balance Archive
GALE
— Genesis of Atlantic Lows Experiment
ABERDEENSH
— Aberdeenshire
CGO
— Cape Grim (Tasmania) (baseline station)
FAI
— Fertilizer Association of India
IERS
— International Ellipsoid Reference System
DDL
— Direct Downlink
AOVP
— Arctic Ocean Variability Project
ACMAD
— African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development
GCEP
— Global Change Education Program
NPL
— Nuclear Plasma Laboratory
IACG
— Interagency Committee on Geomatics (DEMR)
SCAR
— Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (ICSU)
ARRCC
— Analysis of Rapid and Recent Climate Change (project)
BIOG
— Biography
IRSSP
— Interactive Remote Sensing Software Package
EER
— External Engineering Review
SEB
— State Electricity Board
EBM
— energy-balance model
CDMU
— Central Data Management Unit
ISE
— International Stock Exchange
ECCL
— ecclesiastical
EDSG
— Energy Demand Steering Group
PDU
— Power Distribution Unit
CMAP
— Climate Modeling, Analysis & Prediction
MESOSOFT
— Mesoscale Data Management Facility
CSEC
— Centre for the Study of Environmental Change (University of Lancaster)
PSFC
— surface pressure
LASE
— Lidar Atmospheric Sensing Experiment
IDSS
— Integrated Data Sounding System
VLBI
— Very Long Baseline Interferometry
CSTC
— Consolidated Satellite Test Center
CAGM
— Commission for Agricultural Meteorology (WMO)
COMPL
— Complete
MO&DA
— Mission Operations and Data Analysis
EDX
— energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry
DA
— discretionary account
USDOD
— United States Department Of Defense
EPD
— European Pollen Database
EOC
— EOS Operations Center (NASA)
IPMS
— International Polar Motion Service
ECLIPS
— Experimental Cloud Lidar Pilot Study
EARN
— European Academic Research Network
PRD
— Program Requirements Documents (UDS)
BIH
— Bureau International de l'Heureasures
EADS
— Environmental Assessment Data System
SUPPRESS
— suppression
TDSM
— Tracking and Data Systems Manager
GOIN
— Global Observation Information Network
MIFE
— Manila International Futures Exchange
EFQ
— Estimated fuel quantity consumed (Used to determine carbon stored)
ICPP
— Idaho Chemical Processing Plant
GENESIS
— Global Environmental and Ecological Simulation of Interactive Systems
AMAP
— Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
CSES
— Center for the Study of Earth from Space (University of Colorado, Boulder)
CONSECR
— consecrated
ECAMP
— Environmental Compliance Assessment and Management Program
NASC
— North American Stratigraphic Code
AGRIC
— Agriculture
CRPE
— Centre de Recherches en Physique de l'Environment Terrestre et Planetaria
INTRO
— Introduction
SOR
— Statutory Orders and Regulations
OPHTHALM
— ophthalmology
ASF
— Alaska SAR Facility
DBM
— Decibels referenced to one milliwatt
USDOI
— United States Department of the Interior (also
MERCH
— Merchantable
KYR
— kiloyear
GEOL
— Geology
SCANSCAT
— scanning scatterometer
IMU
— International Mathematical Union
SERDP
— Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
MANAGEM
— management
PEM WEST
— Pacific Exploratory Mission - West
ICCE
— International Commission on Continental Erosion (IAHS)
EGCM
— Eddy-Resolving General Circulation Model
BRU
— Battery Regulation Unit
QUANTUM MECH
— quantum mechanics
SCOR
— Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (ICSU)
ETAC
— (USAF) Environmental Technical Applications Center
DDMP
— domain-decomposition-message-passing
IGCC
— Integrated Gasification Combined Cycles (electric Power Generation Technology)
CETA
— Comprehensive Education and Training Administration
CAR
— Caribbean Region
CSCE
— Coffe, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange
GR
— Growth Rate
HUMICAP
— Humidity sensor on drifters (FASINEX)
RIVM
— Netherlands National Institute of Public Health and EnvironmentalProtection
ARTIFIC
— artificial
LSN
— long- and short-normal resistivity (geophysical logging)
IGN
— Institut Geographique National
HMCRI
— Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute
VAM
— Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal
CFC-11
— CC13F, trichlorofluoromethane, Freon-11
DCDSTF
— Digital Cartographic Data Standards Task Force
HSRL
— High Spectral Resolution Lidar
COMP.ANAT
— comparative anatomy
WDC
— World Data Center (ICSU)
C.
— Chapter
CIF
— Coming into Force
GOP
— Geographical Observatories Programme
MED
— Mediterranean (the region) (START)
NAUT
— Nautical
ALE
— Atmospheric Lifetime Experiment
JIN
— Joint Implementation Network
GCCD
— Global Climate Change Digest (CEI)
SUPPL
— Supplement
RSA
— Republic South Africa
PREDIC
— predicate
SQQ
— Standard Qulaity Quotation
CCGT
— Combined Cycle Gas Turbine
GLOBE
— Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
RRN OCE
— RRN Oceania
HRIRS
— high-resolution infrared radiation sounder
GLRS
— Geoscience Laser Ranging System
VHRR
— Very High-Resolution Radiometer
IIOE
— International Indian Ocean Expedition
GLOCHANT
— Global Change Research in the Antarctic
DTR
— Diurnal Temperature Range
SUBSCRIPT
— subscription
DTD
— Digital Terrain Data
PUMS
— Public Use Microdata Samples
FGGE SOP
— Fgge Special Observing Period
IDEAL
— International Decade for the East African Lakes (project) (PAGES)
MATIF
— Marche а Terme International de France
DSCC
— Deep Space Communications Complex
DQM
— Data Quality Message
FIN
— Fish Information Network (data base)
DRAW
— Direct Read After Write Animation System
PARCC
— precision, accuracy, representativeness, completeness, and comparability
IHSS
— International Humic Substances Society
GO3OS
— Global Ozone Observing System (WMO)
UNO
— United Nations Organization
OPPRESS
— oppression
HDGEC
— Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
GMU
— Gyro Mechanical Unit
NESDP
— National Economic and Social Development Plan
LERTS
— Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches en Teledetection Spatiale (France)
BIOGR
— biography
GSL
— Gulf Stream Locale
NARR
— Narrative
EPO
— EOS Project Office
ZPC
— Zero Point of Change
GESS
— Graphics Executive Support System
GREENTIE
— Greenhouse Gas Technology Information Exchange
BARM
— Block Acceptance Reporting Mechanism
IAWPRC
— International Association on Water Pollution Research and Control
SECO
— Sustainer Engine Cutoff
AERONAUT
— aeronautic
CERES
— Clouds And The Earth's Radiant Energy System (EOS)
AFFM
— Austrlian Financial Futures Market
LIPI
— The Indonesian Institute of Sciences
NNSF
— National Natural Science Foundation
AMEX
— Atlantic Meteorology Experiment
ICCH
— International Commodities Clearing House
FASINEX
— Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment
FTR
— Flight Tape Recorder
MAP
— Middle Atmosphere Programme
ANSTO
— Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (Menai, New
APN
— Asia-Pacific Network (for Global Change Research) (START)
POLARSTERN
— Research vessel
CCOM
— Control Center Operations Manager
ARAC
— Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability (program)
ATPEX
— ARM Tropical Pacific Experiment
CORR
— Correspondence
AEROCE
— Atmosphere/Ocean Chemistry Experiment
ENEA
— Italian National Agency for New technology, Energy and the Environment
BIOCHEM
— Biochemistry
ASSOC.FOOTBALL
— Association Football
IFREMER
— Institut Francais de Recherche pour l'Exploration de la Mer, France
FPSSH
— Fine Pointing Sun Sensor Head
CERT
— Certificate
HOMS
— Hydrological Operational Multipurpose Subprogramme
IAI
— Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (START)
HRDI
— high-resolution Doppler imager
GCHC
— Gulf Coast Hydroscience Center (USGS)
NIC
— Newly Industrialized Country
LV
— Large Volume water samples (>100 liters)
EXOD
— Exodus
ASDAR
— Aircraft-to-Satellite Data Relay
IAS
— Image Analysis System
STIKSCAT
— STIcK SCATterometer
COWAR
— Committee on Water Research (ICSU and UATI)
AGID
— Association for Geoscientists for International Development
IRTM
— Infrared Thermal Mapper
ECWA
— Economic Commission for Western Asia
MI
— Mode Indicator
CSO
— Central Statistical Organization
NOS
— National Ocean Survey
CILSS
— Comite Inter-Etats pour la Lutte Contre laSecheresse au Sahel
AGAL
— Australian Government Analytical Laboratories
FGD
— Flue Gas Desulphurisation
PSP
— Precision Spectral Pyranometer
GENLEAF
— generic models of leaf response
HCMM
— Heat-Capacity Mapping Mission
IBSS
— Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas (Russian Federation;
IAHS
— International Association of Hydrological Sciences
AGASP
— Arctic Gas and Aerosol Sampling Programme
GEOS
— Geodynamics Experimental Ocean Satellite
CIUS
— Conseil International des Unions Scientifiqes (ICSU)
ISPRS
— International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
EXPLOR
— Exploration
ASAP
— Automated Shipboard Aerological Program
CONG. REC.
— Congressional Record
IFDC
— International Fertilizer Development Center
FSMF
— Flight Software Maintenance Facility
EHP
— Extended High Power
NYCE
— New York Cotton Exchange
NAMAS
— National Measurement Accreditation Service (UK)
ICIP
— International Conference on Image Processing
CCOP
— Committee for the Coordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas
METR.GR
— metri gratia
DIS-SC
— DIS Standing Committee
EZE
— Asociacion Protestante de Cooperacion para el Desarrollo en Alemania
SOCA
— Special Operations Control Area
KLCE
— Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange
IWSA
— International Water Supply Association
LEECHD
— leechdom
SDTS
— Spatial Data Transfer Standard
CEPT
— Conference Europeenne des Administration des Postes etTelecommunications
DARE
— data rescue
ELIZAB
— Elizabethan
CLS
— Collected Localization Satellites (France)
XMM
— X-ray Multi Mirror
IEM
— Institute of Experimental Meteorology
BTCS
— breakthrough curves (column-elution tests)
ICES
— International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
SAFEX
— South African Futures Exchange
MACC
— Maccabees
ELECTR
— Electric
VEG
— Vegetable
PRED
— predicate
DARA
— Deutsche Agentur fur Raumfahrtangelegenheiten (Germany)
STAND
— Standard
AL2O3
— alumina
IUPSYS
— International Union of Psychological Science
GRAMM.ANALYSIS
— grammatical analysis
EGE
— Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
WDE
— Wheel Drive Electronic
ECLAC
— Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN)
ENG
— England (FIFA trigram; not eligible for an ISO 3166 or IOC trigram)
RECLAM
— reclamation
FFO
— Fraction of oxidized
DLG-E
— Digital Line Graph-Enhanced
RRN TAM
— RRN Tropical Asian Monsoon Region
FUTOP
— Copenhagen Stock Exchange and Guaranteed Fund for Danish options and Futures
METEOR
— Operational Weather Satellite (Russian Federation; formerly U.S.S.R.)
BOF
— Basic Oxygen Furnace
ASASP
— Active Scattering Aerosol Spectrometer Probe
GOS
— Global Observing System (WMO and WWW)
EMEP-CCC
— EMEP-Chemical Coordination Centre
HESS
— High Latitude Ecosystems as Sources and Sinks of Trace Gases (IGAC)
RHODE ISL
— Rhode Island
CGO
— Cape Grim Observatory
FGEF
— Federal Geographic Exchange Format
DHSS
— Data Handling Subsystem
V.
— versus
LUCC
— Land Use and Cover Change (IGBP and HDP)
DIDAC
— digital data acquisition system
ALG
— Algebra
OHER
— Office Of Health And Environmental Research (US Dept. Of Energy)
LMES
— Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc. ("Energy Systems" is preferred)
EBBR
— Energy-Balance Bowen Ratio
ACE-2
— North Atlantic Regional Aerosol Characterization Experiment (IGAC)
LVS
— Large Volume Sampling
MMS-F
— Matra Marconi Space-Toulouse, France
IOC
— Intergovernmental Oceanographic Council (UNESCO)
EIT
— Extreme-ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
HMSU
— high-resolution microwave sounding unit
IMS
— Information Management Services, Inc.
SCF
— Scientific Computing Facility
CMIE
— Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy
KRE
— Kobe Rubber Exchange
INFOTERRA
— International Referral System for Sources of Environmental Information
PCO2
— partial pressure of CO2
NNSS
— Navy Navigational Satellite System
FBC
— Fluidized Bed Combustor
CREN
— Chemical Research and Environmental Needs
DI
— Directorate
EOSP
— Earth Observing Scanning Polarimeter
BMWT
— Biofuels and Municipal Waste Technology
NSN
— NASA Space Network
EZEK
— Ezekiel
ADJ.
— see "ad." above.
IUCS
— Inter-Union Commission on Spectroscopy
GOFS
— Global Ocean Flux Study
ALASKA STAT.
— Alaska Statutes
ENGLISHW
— Englishwomen
FDSS
— Flight Dynamics Support System
EVID
— Evidence
TFLOPS
— One teraflop equals 1 trillion (1012) floating point operations
ARTILL
— artillery
BR
— Bankruptcy
SWACOM
— Standard Water Column Model
SCAMA
— Switching, Conferencing and Monitoring Arrangement
DGCM
— Dynamic Global Vegetation Model
DEL
— Data Evaluation Laboratory
EAWEP
— East Asia and Western Pacific
INQUA
— International Union for Quaternary Research
ICARUS
— Interagency Climate-Aerosol Radiative Uncertainties and Sensitivities
OES
— Bureau of Oceans, International Environment, and Scientific Affairs
FDF
— Flight Dynamics Facility
ERRON
— erroneous
IMOP
— Instruments and Methods of Observation Programme (WMO)
CDW
— Circumpolar Deep Water
SOS
— Southern Oxidants Study
AVD
— acoustic variable density
PAN
— Peroxyacetylnitrate
GISMO
— graphic-information-system modeling
EDAS
— particulate/radon data system
GLOBEC
— Global Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
HASL
— Health and Safety Laboratory
ASCAT
— Advanced Scatterometer
CMS
— Command Management System
LDGO
— Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory (now known as LDEO)
DI
— Direct Index
EARSEL
— European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories
DPS
— Data Processing Segment
CCM0
— Community Climate Model (NCAR)
MMES
— Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. ("Energy Systems" is preferred)
GISP II
— Second Greenland Ice Sheet Project (U.S.)
CERGA
— Centre d'Etudes et de Rechereches Geodynamiques et Astronomiques
GYNAECOL
— gynaecology
EPIL
— epilogue
CHRIS
— Chemical Hazard Response Information System
AGRHYMET
— Agronmeteorology and Operational Hydrology and Their Applications
BRIT
— British
HIRIS
— HIgh-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (EOS)
NRCP
— National Research Council for the Philippines
NOM
— Nominative
EDL
— Ethernet Data Link
MO&DSD
— Mission Operations and Data Systems Directorate
USNMAS
— United States National Map Accuracy Standard
FNOC
— Fleet Numerical Oceanographic Center (U.S. Navy)
CFAGB
— Carbon fraction of above ground biomass
DAX
— deutsche Aktienindex
BCP3
— Broadcast Pulse 3
OSSE
— Observing System Simulation Experiment
CCLB
— Carbon content of living biomass
CPMS
— climatological prediction by model statistics
NON-CONF
— nonconformist
APMP
— Acid Precipitation Mitigation Program (NAPAP)
LAPAN
— National Institute for Aeronautics and Space (Indonesia)
CPPC
— Core Project Planning Committee (IGBP)
CES
— Committee on Earth Sciences (now CEES)
RRN TNH
— RRN Temperate Northern Hemisphere
ALLEG
— allegiance
EAST IND
— East Indies
BVE
— Barotropic Vorticity Equation
LST
— Local Solar Time
EPOP
— European Polar-Orbiting Platform
CDMS
— Cryospheric Data Management System
COWRR
— Committee on Water Resources Research
ACCLAIM
— ACC Levels by Altimetrics and Island Measurements
ARITH
— Arithmetic
COMMISS
— commission
DSDS
— Data Storage and Distribution System
HCMR
— heat-capacity mapping radiometer
SECTIONS
— Oceanographic Programme of the U.S.S.R.
LDEO
— Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
GLL
— Galileo
DIBID
— Dublin interbank bid rate
ESDIS
— Earth Science Data and Information System
ENRICH
— European Network for Research on Global Change (CEC)
MOGUNTIA
— Model of the General Universal Tracer transport in the Atmosphere
ARW
— An Advanced Research Workshop
ARRANGEM
— arrangement
IFRTP
— Institut Francais pour la Researche et la Technologie Polaire (French
CA
— Copyright Act
BNC
— British National Corpus
TCXO
— Temperature-Controlled Crystal Oscillator
BVB
— Belgische Vereniging van Banken
CBJ
— California Bar Journal
GEOS-3
— Geodetic Satellite Mission (NASA)
RIHMI-WDC
— All-Russian Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information-World Data Center
DEB
— debate
NUMISM
— numismatics
CIRT
— cirrus test
ACM
— advanced climate model
AMIE
— Automated Methane Instrument Evaluation
LIPI
— Minister of State for Population and Research Environment (Indonesia)
FRAGM
— fragment
GOOS
— Global Ozone Observing System (IOC, UNESCO, WMO, and ICSU)
EPIST
— epistle
PROBL
— Problem
ISEM
— International Society for Ecological Modelling
DEMR
— Department of Energy Mines and Resources
HIC
— Habitat International Coalition
LOICZ
— Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
PUSPITEK
— Training Facilities in the Centre for Research, Science and Technology
PRL
— Physical Research Laboratory
RRN CAR
— RRN Caribbean
LPDA
— Laser-Phased Doppler Anemometer
DGLR
— Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Luft-und Raumfahrt (Germany)
IAMAP
— International Association Of Meteorology And Atmospheric Physics (ICSU)
GATE
— Global Atmosphere Tropical Experiment
PHYSICAL GEOGR
— physical geography
OLR
— Outgoing Long-Wave Radiation
HOUSEH
— household
MERFOX
— Mercadode Futuros y Opciones
ECCLES
— ecclesiastical
NTOM
— Network Technical and Operations Manager
CCL
— Central CO2 Laboratory, SIO (WMO)
C/A
— Coarse/Acquisition GPS signal structure
MIB 30
— Milano Indice Borsa
ACE
— Atmospheric Chemistry Education in Global Change (IGAC)
ORG.CHEM
— organic chemistry
ROXB
— Roxburgh
DFCD
— Data Format Control Documents
CMC
— Canadian Meteorological Centre
ITOS
— Improved TIROS Operational System
HEIFE
— Heihe River Field Experiment
CCMS
— Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society
IMPF
— imperfect
GLOED
— Global Emissions Database
PENINS
— peninsula
RADIOL
— Radiology
EPSS
— Electrical Power Subsystem
IGRSS
— International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
HEC
— Hydro-Electric Commission (Tasmania)
LITHOGR
— lithography
LFM
— limited fine-mesh model
GEOGR
— Geography
SWEDAC
— Swedish Board for Technical Accreditation
ASTEX
— Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment
MRIR
— Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer
IWRA
— International Water Resources Association (USA)
MQP
— Mandatory Quote Period
MOSA
— Mission Operations Support Area
GMP
— Genetically Modified Plants
CSTR
— Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Research (BASC)
FPSS
— Fine Pointing Sun Sensor
IAGC
— International Association of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
TRAC
— Teacher Research Associate
AWIS
— Association for Women in Science
FCOJ
— frozen concentrated orange juice
GEMM
— gilt-edged market maker
INVERT.ZOOL
— invertebrate zoology
VET.MED
— veterinary medicine
ITRDB
— International Tree-Ring Data Bank
CONS
— Consonant
GAZ
— Gazette
NDCDB
— National Digital Cartographic Data Base
BTAN
— Bons du Trésor а intérët Annuel Normalisés
RAAD
— Roll Attitude Anomaly Detection
CC.
— Chapters
INVESTIG
— investigation
GDAAC
— Goddard Distributed Active Archive Center
DOCTR
— doctrine
MPA
— MegaPascal
CCSM
— Control Center Systems Manager
WFEO
— World Federation Of Engineering Organizations
CKE
— cumulus kinetic energy
EUROTRAC
— European Experiment on Transport and Transformation of Environmentally Relevant Trace Constituents in the Troposphere over Europe
ICWQ
— International Commission on Water Quality (IAHS)
ACC
— Association of Corporate Counsel
ARDB
— Arctic Runoff Database (ACSYS)
SPL
— Split Phase Level
PSE
— Pacific Stock Exchange
HDGCB
— Human Dimensions of Global Change (programme) (UNU, ISSC, and IFIAS)
FORTN
— fortnightly
AITP
— Arctic Ice Thickness Project (WCRP)
CSELI
— Centra Studi e Laboratori Telecommunicazioni (Italy)
C-C
— Counterclaim
IN.
— Inch
OBC
— On Board Computer
AOSIS
— Association of Small Island States
TOGA-COARE
— Toga Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment
STOL
— System Test and Operations Language
ITU
— Integrated Terrain Unit
ESAD
— Earth Science and Applications Division
HDR
— Hardware Design Review
ICRSDT
— International Committee on Remote Sensing and Data Transmission
FRE
— Federal Rules of Evidence
PSEUDO-SC
— pseudo-Scots
ARTEP
— Ariane Technology Experiment Platform
MECCA
— Model Evaluation Consortium for Climate Assessment
SUP
— Soluble Unreactive Phosphorus
COMM
— Commerce
MISCELL
— miscellany
AFFECT
— affection
REAS
— reasonably expected as safe
CRIC
— Computerized River Information System
FIFESH
— Fifeshire
ETAP
— Expanded Technical Assistance Program
ISFA
— International Scientific Film Association
TIGER
— Terrestrial Initiative in Global Environmental Research
CONSTIT
— constitution
ACE-1
— Southern Hemisphere Marine Aerosol Characterization Experiment (IGAC)
GATE
— GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment
FATE
— Formation of Aerosol and their Transformation over Europe (EUROTRAC)
KEEP
— Kuroshio Edge Exchange Processes
HARM
— Hazard Assessment Rating Methodology
TGI
— Temperature Growth Index
START
— System for Analysis, Research, and Training
ICRM
— International Committee on Radionuclide Meteorology
MAGN
— magnetism
TRANSIT
— Satellite Navigation System
MUNIC
— Municipal
LXX
— Septuagint
USCS
— United States Code Service
CAST
— Chinese Academy of Science and Technology
BASC
— Board on Atmospheric Science and Climate, National Research Council
IS92
— IPCC Scenarios, 1992
ANTHROP
— Anthropology
BGL
— British Gas Lurgi (gasifier)
INFOCLIMA
— World Climate Data Information and Referral System
USDA-SCS
— United States Department of Agriculture-Soil Conservation Service
ICGW
— International Commission on Ground Water (IAHS)
CMRS
— Coal Mines Research Station
ITRC
— Industrial Toxicology Research Centre
NR
— Not Reported
GENIE
— Global Environmental Network for Information Exchange
PNEDC
— Programme Nationale d'Etude de la Dynamique du Climat (France)
ULS
— Upward-Looking SONAR
MLC
— Meat and Livestock Commission
MDC
— More Developed Country
ETSA
— electron transport system activity
FAMIL
— familiar
MAKS
— Martin and Kitzis Sampler (portable air sampler)
BBHIR
— broadband hemispherical in flux radiometer
ALBIOS
— Aluminum Biogeochemistry in Soils (EPRI)
IISL
— International Institute of Space Law
CDRD
— Carbon Dioxide Research Division
CEM
— Cumulus Ensemble Model
ADVANCEM
— advancement
REPROD
— Reproduction
ARMSAT
— Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Satellite
GAME
— GEWEX-related Asian Monsoon Experiment
DBI
— Decibels referenced to Isotropic gain
GRIMCO
— CGBAPS computing system
GDPS
— Global Data-Processing System (WMO and WWW)
CDRP
— Carbon Dioxide Research Program (of US Department Of Energy)
CENR
— Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources
AGR.
— Agriculture (USDA)
FMFR
— four-minus-five restoral
CFR
— Call for Response
SUPPLIC
— supplication
GME
— Gyro Management Electronics
IGAC
— International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
PVL
— Parameter Value Language
NWWA
— National Water Well Association
IFIM
— Instream Flow Incremental Methodology
AERI-FEP
— AERI Front End Processor
DAAC
— Data Active Archive Center
MOLA
— Mars Observer Laser Altimeter
MEDIAS
— Reseau de Recherche Regionale pour le Bassin Mediterraneen etl'Afrique Subtropicale
NEUROSURG
— neurosurgery
CGC
— Management and Coordination Advisory Committee
IRV
— Improved Inter-Range Vector
CONTROV
— controversy
MIMR
— multifrequency imaging microwave radiometer (formerly HIMSS)
CEEM
— Center for Energy and Environmental Management
DEUT
— Deuteronomy
PACOR
— Packet Processor
CARS
— Climate Applications Referral System
URI
— University of Rhode Island, Narragansett
WWB
— Women's World Banking's
BOM
— Bureau of Meteorology (DASET)
ANALYT
— analytic)
IRC
— International Radiation Commission
TIC
— Total Inorganic Carbon
REB
— Rebel
APME
— Attitude Pointing Mechanism Electronics
CCDB
— Carbon content of dead biomass
IIID
— International Institute of Information Design
IELV
— Intermediate Expendable Launch Vehicle
GVAP
— GEWEX Water Vapor Project
RLO
— retsricted life option
ITE
— Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (NERC)
CGED
— Committee on Geophysical Environmental Data (NAS)
NARL
— National Arctic Research Laboratory (Barrow, Alaska)
ARGOS
— Argos Data Collection and Position Location System (CNES and NOAA)
CSSA
— Center for Space Science and Astrophysics
ASPP
— American Society of Plant Physiologists
ARTIC
— articulation
CBJ
— Certified Barbeque Judge
GMCC
— Geophysical Monitoring for Climate Change (now CMDL)
UAV
— Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle
ALK
— alkalinity
BORIS
— BOREAS Information System
TUT
— Thermal Uniformity Test
ECLA
— Economic Commission for Latin American
CTA-21
— Compatibility Test Area
MCZ
— Mesoscale Compressible Community Model
DASETT
— Department of the Arts, Sports, the Environment, Tourism, and Territories
FICCDC
— Federal Interagency CoordinatingCommittee on Digital Cartography
IGFA
— Inter-Governmental Funding Agencies
MBT
— Mechanical Bathythermograph
FACE
— free-air carbon dioxide enrichment (GCTE)
MBL
— Marine Boundary Layer
GER
— Global Environmental Research (U.K.)
MODMAP
— modernization of mapping techniques
ANL/ACRF
— ANL's Advanced Computing Research Facility
CAAP
— Composition and Acidity of Southeast Asian Precipitation
SETAC
— Society of Environmental Toxicology And Chemistry
AIRS-AMSU
— Atmospheric Infrared-Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
GLOCARB
— Global Tropospheric Carbon Dioxide Network (IGAC)
IUPAB
— International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics (ICSU)
FIFRA
— Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (1972)
IPV
— isentropic potential vorticity
AM. JUR.
— American Jurisprudence
IAMAS
— International Association of Meteorology andAtmospheric Sciences
DBE
— Deep Basin Experiment
CFF
— Carbon fraction of fuel
ERL
— Environmental Research Laboratory
CLNO3
— chlorine nitrate
USCS
— United States Code System
ERFU
— Environmental Restoration and Facilities Upgrade Program
CONGRESS
— congressional
PHONET
— phonetic
ESMR
— Electronically Scanning Microwave Radiometer
MAGE
— Marine Gas Emissions, Atmospheric Chemistry, and Climate (IGAC)
CERN
— Conseil European pour la Recherche Nuclaire, or European Organization for Nuclear Research
ESSA
— U.S. Environmental Science Services Agency
EPER
— Environmental Processes and Effects Research (program)
EROC
— Ecological Rates of Change (NSF)
CIVIL ENGIN
— civil engineering
RT
— Radiative Transfer
BEMS
— Bioelectromagnetics Society
FRONTAL
— frontal process studies (France) (JGOFS)
SEAQ
— Stock Exchange Automated Quotation System
ICHTH
— ichthyology
ASB
— Association of Southeastern Biologists
THESS
— Thessalonians
MLI
— Multilayer Insulation
GESAMP
— Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution
MSC
— Meteorological Satellite Center
IDCS
— Image-dissector Camera System
NOPE
— Network Operations Engineer
MARC
— The Middle Atmosphere Responses to Changes
INAUG
— inaugural
J
— Judge
IMO
— International Meteorological Organization (formerly WMO)
UNCHS
— United Nations Commission for Human Settlement
GYP
— Gyroscope Package
BELG
— Belgian
CEI
— Center for Environmental Information
UNEC
— United Nations Economic Committee
IDRI
— Thailand Development Research Institute
AIP-3
— Algorithm Intercomparison Project-3
ALFA
— AER Local Forecast and Assimilation (Model)
CI
— Conservation International (Washington, D.C.) (NGO)
HEN
— Henry
JER
— Jeremiah
CIEA
— Committee on International Environmental Activities
TABLE
— Tsukuba Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment
SMY
— Solar Maximum Year
HSL
— Hazardous Substance List (EPA)
GERG
— Global Environment Research Group
NCIC
— National Cartographic Information Center
ARITHM
— arithmetic
SPELDA
— Structure Porteuse External pour Lancements Doubles Ariane (external
EAA
— Earth Attitude Angle
GEISA
— Gestion et d'Etude des Information Spectroscopiques Atmospheriques
PFRA
— Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
DISSPLA
— Display Integrated Software System & Plotting Language
JGB
— Japanese Government Bond
MAPS
— Map Analysis Package System
MICH
— Michigan
ALE/GAGE
— ALE/Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment
SHEPH
— shepherd
MAST
— Marine Science and Technology Programme (CEC)
ADMIR
— admiralty
MEDS
— Marine Environmental Data Service (Canada)
EID
— Experiment Interface Document
SATOR
— Stratospheric and Tropospheric Ozone Research
DCDS
— Digital Cartographic Data Standard
BHD
— designation of an ice core drilled in 1977 at Law Dome, Antarctica
LMD
— Laboratoire De Meteorologie Dynamique
IAPSO
— International Association for Physical Sciences of the Ocean (IUGG and ICSU)
EISMV
— Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et de Medecine Veterinaire (Dakar)
DIA
— Denmark's Academy for Engineering
OTOB
— Oesterreichische Termin und OptionBorse
IMAGE
— Integrated Model to Assess the Greenhouse Effect
EPOCH
— European Programme on Climate and Hazards
LDB
— Liquidity Data Bank
AICRIP
— All India Coordinated Programme for Rice Improvement
DOE
— Department of the Environment (Canada)
IFYGL
— International Field Year for the Great Lakes (IHD)
IHD
— International Hydrological Decade (UNESCO)
TIRIO
— Table of Incompatibilities and Requirements for the Instruments Operation
IEW
— International Energy Workshop
ERNE
— Energetic and Relativistic Nuclei and Electron Experiment
CRYSTALLOGR
— crystallography
SAEF
— Stock Exchange Automated Execution Facility
METOP
— Meteorological Operational Satellite (polar satellite series)
DAC
— Data Assembly Centre (WOCE)
CX-C
— Cross-claim
GWP
— Greenhouse Warming Potential
ITSC
— International TOVS Study Conference
ESPOCC
— European Space Project Operations Control Center
ECD
— Effective Cutoff Diameter
INZN
— Institut Zairois pour la Conservation de la Nature
ASSEMB
— assembly
ISOS
— International Southern Ocean Studies
TDLS
— Tunable Diode Laser Spectroscopy
BATS
— Bermuda Atlantic Time Series
FORFARSH
— Forfarshire
SRIC
— Short-Rotation Intensive Culture
MCM
— million cubic metre
ASCEND
— Agenda of Science for Environment and Development into the 21st Century
XCTD
— Expendable Conductivity Temperature Depth (probe)
ALPH
— alphabet
LUCIE
— Study of circulation north and west of Australia (Leeuwin Current)
EDXS
— Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy
MRTT
— Mission Readiness Test Team
CEPEX
— Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment
CRESP
— Coordinated Research and Environmental Surveillance Programme
ICSTI
— International Council for Scientific and Technical Information
BATERISTA
— Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfers and Ecological Research in Situ Studies in Amazonia
INFIN
— infinitive
CLIMAP
— Climate Applications Project (WMO)
APARE
— East Asian-North Pacific Regional Experiment (IGAC)
GRGS
— Groupe de Recherches de Geodesic Spatiale (France)
ASTR
— Astronomy
ACL
— alternate concentration level
NMNH
— National Museum of Natural History
INS
— Institute Scholars
DISTEMP
— distemper
DYN
— Dynamic Systems Project
WCAP
— World Climate Applications Program
CEAREX
— Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment
VBB
— VIRGO Blue Book
NRCT
— National Research Council of Thailand
INSULA
— International Scientific Council for Island Development (NGO)
IUCAF
— Inter-Union Commission on Frequency Allocation for Radio Astronomyand Space Science
AIDJEX
— Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment
ANBS
— Asian Network of Biological Sciences
TWAS
— Third World Academy of Science
HVI
— high-volume impactor
IGBP-DIS
— IGBP Data and Information System
IBM PC
— International Business Machines Personal Computer
DPE
— Data Processing Engineer
TREAS
— Treasury
SDSS
— Spatial Decision Support System
COBIOTECH
— Scientific Committee for Biotechnology
HSRP
— High Speed Research Program
BATGE
— Biosphere-Atmosphere Trace Gas Exchange in the Tropics
CWR
— continuous-wave radar
EASIZ
— Ecology of the Antarctic Sea Ice Zone
RGIS
— regional geographic information system
GDR
— German Democratic Republic (now Germany)
CERES
— Crop Environment Resource Synthesis
NDP
— Numeric Data Package
FIMBRA
— Financial Intermediaries Managers and Brokers Authority
DICE
— Dynamic Integrated Climate Economy
ARCS
— Atmospheric Radiation and Cloud Station
SMOCC
— SOHO Mission Operations Control Center
AQA
— American Quaternary Association
ENRIC
— Environment and Natural Resources Information Center
MICROBIOL
— Microbiology
STAP
— Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (GEF)
GBF/DIME
— Geographic Base Files/Dual Independent Map Encoding
RPN
— Division de la recherche en prevision numerique
ITASE
— International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (PAGES)
GBSRN
— Global Baseline Surface Radiation Network
SPECMAP
— Mapping Spectral Variability in Global Climate Project
TOR
— Tropospheric Ozone Research
IMIT
— imitative
DORIS
— Determination d'Orbite et Radio Positionement Integre par Satellite (France)
FOX
— London Futures and Options Exchange
DYSLOG
— dyslogistic
NKA
— Nordic Liaison Committee for Atomic Energy
MUNIM
— muniment
GSF
— Gesellschaft fur Strahlen und Umweltforschung mbH Munchen (Germany)
YORKS
— Yorkshire
EF
— Emission Factor
ITIR
— infrared thermal imaging radiometer (now ASTER)
ISWS
— Illinois State Water Survey
PCAST
— President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
ATES
— Alcatel Espace Systems
CSPP
— Collaborative Special Project and Programme
IASTED
— International Association of Science andTechnology for Development
MAP3S/PCN
— Multistate Atmospheric Power Production Pollution Study/Precipitation Chemistry Network
WUA
— Weighted Usable Area
CPP
— Cloud Photopolarimeter
LEICESTER
— Leicestershire
FNWC
— Fleet Numerical Weather Center (U.S. Navy)
SPECIF
— Specification
UWG
— user working group
GSPDC
— Geostationary Satellite Precipitation Data Centre
GA
— geographic analysis
MARDOS
— Sources of Radioactivity in the Marine Environment and Their Relative Contributors to Overall Dose Assessment from Marine Radioactivity
PE
— Pipeline Execution
IIASA
— International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Vienna)
PROVINC
— provincial
GRADO
— CNES Gravity Satellite (France)
ANTIQ
— antiquity
URSI
— International Union of Radio Science, IEEE
AIRS/MHS
— Advanced Infrared Radiometer Sounder
L/C
— land cover
JIU
— Joint Inspection Unit
COSAMC
— Commission for Special Applications of Meteorology and Climatology
IMRO
— Investment Managers' Regulatory Authority
ICID
— International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage
STS
— Star Tracker Sensor
ROSS-SH
— Ross-shire
IWC
— Ice Water Content
CGES
— Center for Global Environmental Studies
BMRC
— Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre
CCDP
— Climate Change Detection Project
C&W
— Animal population ratio living in warm climate region
IRAP
— Interdisciplinary Panel on Climate Change
EG&G
— Edgerton, Germeshauser, and Greer
IGLD
— International Great Lakes Datum
DOPLID
— Doppler LIDAR
EAF
— Experimenter's Analysis Facility
CCSDS
— Consultive Committee for Space Data Systems
FELINE
— Iron as a Limiting-Nutrient Experiment (CSIRO)
FOUND
— foundation
LEAPS
— Low Electron Attachment Potential Species
IGU
— International Geographical Union (ICSU)
CGC
— Committee on Global Change
TGDDIS
— Trace Gas Dynamics Data Information System
LGM
— Last Glacial Maximum (most Recent Era Of Continental Glaciation; See Also PGP)
RMTC
— Regional Meteorological Training Centre
BIOTROP
— Regional Center for Tropical Biology
CCSDS
— Consultative Committee for Standard Data Services
SIG-WAIS
— Special Interest Group-Wide Area Information Server
GRIP
— Greenland Icecore Project (PAGES) (Europe)
GWH
— Giga Watt hour
QUOTS
— quotations
CLARET
— Cloud Lidar and Radar Exploratory Test
TAI
— Temps Atomique International
ACSM
— American Congress of Surveying and Mapping
OSTI
— Office of Scientific and Technical Information (DOE)
HRPT
— high-resolution picture transmission (AVHRR)
CSMP
— Climate System Modeling Program
IUCC
— Information Unit on Climate Change
IABO
— International Association Of Biological Oceanography (ICSU)
ALIAS
— Aircraft Laser Infrared Absorption Spectrometer
ADCP
— Accoustic Doppler Current Profiler
EGYPT
— Egyptian
FINEX
— a division of the New York Cotton Exchange
PRES.PPLE
— present participle
GCRIO
— Global Change Research Information Office
UMTA
— Urban Mass Transportation Administration
COGN.W
— cognate with
NAR
— Net Assimilation Rate
CNC
— Condensation Nucleus Counter
BM&F
— Bolsade Mercadorias and Futuros Exchange
CRE
— Coal Research Establishment of BCC (U.K.)
MUID
— Map Unit Identification Data
IGOSS
— Integrated Global Ocean Services System (WMO/IOC)
ARCSS
— Arctic System Science (program)
LOI
— Luminosity Oscillations Imager
TRANSL
— Translation
DISORT
— Discrete Ordinate Radiative Transfer
HR
— High Rate
ENCYCL.BRIT
— Encyclopaedia Britannica
GDS
— Ground Data System, Goldstone
QTO
— Quasi-Triennial Oscillation
BEDFORD
— Bedfordshire
EOS-CHEM
— EOS Chemistry Mission
MERS
— Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
VTR
— Video Tape Recording
LWP
— Liquid Water Path
RESSAC
— The Consequence of a Major Nuclear Accident on the Surrounding Environment: Soil and Surface Rehabilitation
ERS-2
— European Remote-Sensing Satellite-2
LAID
— land-atmosphere interactions dynamics
FCST
— Federal Council for Science and Technology
IMA
— Information Management and Archives (Office)
IAL
— International Association of Theoretical Applied Limnologists
IERS
— International Earth Reference System
GDCLS
— General Dynamics Commercial Launch Services
SHEBA
— Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean
GOES
— Global Oceans Ecosystems Dynamics
HCN
— US Historical Climatology Network
MELICA
— Medium Energy Ion Composition Analyzer
AVISCO
— French group for Analysis, Validation, and Investigation of Satellite Oceanography
FSPAAD
— Fine Sun Pointing Attitude Anomaly Detection
FWM
— food web model
PRONUNC
— pronunciation
MILIT
— military
LUCC-CPPC
— Lucc Core Project Planning Committee
FABF
— Fraction of agri-residue burned in fields
CGBAPS
— Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station
BOT
— Botany
OGCM
— Ocean General Circulation Model
HOS
— Hosea
BSIP
— Birban Sahani Institute of Paleobotany
GONG
— Global Oscillation Network Group
EMEP
— Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of Long-Range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe
FIG
— figurative
G-10
— ten leading world industrial nations
CERN
— Chinese Ecological Research Network
GEOTAIL
— Geomagnetic Tail Laboratory
NERDDC
— National Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Council
JTC
— joint transfer correlation
GLOUCESTERSH
— Gloucestershire
GJ
— giga joule
CCAM
— Chikuko Cha Amayi M'Malawi (Women's NGO)
UNDRC
— Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator
DASA
— Deutsche Aerospace Administration
FAB
— Finance and Budget
MGO
— Main Geophysical Observatory
NPIC
— National Programme on Improved Chulhas
CRP
— Climate Research Program
CERP
— Cooperative Ecological Research Project
KPR
— keeper
SAM II
— Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement
RDP
— Radar Development Project
ITPP
— International TOVS Processing Package
CUMB
— CUMBERLAND TECHNOLOGIES INC.
IUPAP
— International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (ICSU)
GDCF/PACOR
— ISTP Program Generic Data Capture Facility / Packet Processor
ELIZ
— Elizabeth
ISRIC
— International Soil Reference and Information Centre
GCP
— Ground Control Point
HITRAN
— High-Resolution Transmission Molecular Absorption Database
SPOF
— Science Planning and Operations Facility
AXCTD
— autonomous expendable CTD profiler
HRV
— High Resolution Video
IFE
— Institute for Energy Technology
NORPAX
— North Pacific Expedition
ZEEI
— Exclusive Economic Zone of Indonesia
LAF
— Lake Acidification and Fisheries (EPRI)
MELV
— Medium Expendable Launch Vehicle
IAC
— International Activities Committee
PASE
— Polar Air-Snow Experiment
MODIS-T
— Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Tilt
ORNL/ACL
— ORNL/Advanced Computing Laboratory
FRAM
— Fine Resolution Antarctic Model (U.K.)
MU
— Microwave Unit
NKO
— Nederlandse Kalibratie Organisatie
EORCU
— European Ozone Research Coordinating Unit
IML
— Institut Montaire Lunxembourgeois
CATAL
— catalogue
ELECTRO-PHYSIOL
— electro-physiology
STAFFORD
— Staffordshire
FRLAB
— Front Range Lidar, Aircraft, and Balloon (experiment)
BEL & DR
— Bel and the Dragon
RTH
— Regional Telecommunication Hub
COSTR
— Collaborative Solar-Terrestrial Research
STRIVE
— Science Teachers Research Involvement for Vital Education
CCCN
— CDIAC Computing System Network
SET
— Securities Exchange of Thailand
DASET
— Department of the Arts, Sports, the Environment, Tourism, and Territories
EMOC
— EOSDIS Mission Operations Center
BELFOX
— Belgian Futures abd Options Exchange
BWTP
— Basalt Waste Isolation Project
PHILIPP
— Philippians
LEB
— LASCO Electronics Box
MDI-M
— MDI-Magnetogram
WILL
— William
ETYMOL
— Etymology
GMAN
— General Maneuver
JI
— Joint Implementation [with Regard To Greenhouse Gas Emission Redn.]
CFEM
— Combined Fates and Effects Model
NRCA
— Nonconformance Report and Corrective Action
COHMAP
— Cooperative Holocene Mapping Project
GSN
— Global Seismic Network
CBH
— Catalyst Bed Heater
BAHC
— Biospheric Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle
ICAS
— International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
TRAGEX
— Trace Gas Exchange between Midlatitude Terrestrial Ecosystems and Atmosphere
MAPS
— Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System
ESS
— essay
LPDM
— Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model
JASIN
— Joint Sea-Air Interaction Experiment
OKLA
— Oklahoma
IODE
— International Oceanographic Data/Information Exchange (IOC)
CAF
— Clean Air Facility
ICSW
— International Commission on Surface Water (IAHS)
MERIT
— Monitoring Earth's Rotation and Intercomparison of Techniques
FIT
— Field Investigation Team (US EPA)
FCDS
— Fleet Consolidated Data Set (U.S. Navy)
IMAG
— imagination
LODYC
— Laboratoire d'Oceanographic Dynamique et de Climatologie
EO-ICWG
— Earth Observations International Coordination Working Group
JSC-WCRP
— Joint Scientific Committee for the Wcrp
UI/CSRD
— University of Illinois/Center for Supercomputing Research and Development
AJAX
— 1983 Oceanographic cruise along; Meridian into Weddell Sea
AFT
— Abbreviated Functional Test
VIRGO
— Variability of Solar Irradiance and Gravity Oscillations
LASR
— Library Access Search and Retrieval
NALMS
— North American Lake Management Society
MOWG
— Mission Operations Working Group
GCIP
— GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project
CHRONOL
— chronology
TT
— task team
ISEATRA
— International Symposium on Ecological Aspects of Tree-Ring Analysis
PSMSL
— Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (U.K.)
CNRET
— Centre for Natural Resources Energy and Transport (UN)
METEOROL
— Meteorology
DOS
— Department of Space
LASS
— Local Area Sounding System
WRD
— Water Resources Divistion
BBSR
— Bermuda Biological Station for Research
DAS
— Direct Access System
MOP
— METEOSAT OPERATIONAL PROGRAM
BRW
— Barrow Observatory (Barrow, Alaska) (CMDL)
ICRU
— International Commission on Radiological Units and Measurements
RVB
— return-beam Vidicon
EPI
— environmental productivity index
WRDD
— Water Resources Development Department
SGCR
— Subcommittee on Global Change Research
HGCC
— Hot Gas Clean Up
CONTENT
— contention
GCPI
— Cape Grim Photochemical Intensive (CSIRO)
MYTHOL
— mythology
CIHEAM
— Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Mediterraneenes
GOES
— Geosynchronous Operational Environmental Satellite
CN
— condensation nuclei
INORG
— Inorganic
AIP-2
— Algorithm Intercomparison Project-2
CIV.LAW
— civil law
IUBS
— International Union of Biological Sciences (ICSU)
CAE
— Control and Actuation Electronic
CONTIN
— continuation
LTER
— Long-Term Ecological Research (program) (NSF)
CISTI
— Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
BBSS
— Balloon-Borne Sounding System
CONA
— Committee for OWSE-North America
CCIW
— Canadian Centre for Inland Waters
CAL. CODE
— California Code
ESSC
— Earth System Sciences Committee
LLW
— low-level waste
INTECOL
— International Association of Ecology (ICSU
MM4
— Mesoscale model 4 (Pennsylvania State University/NCAR)
MACDIF
— Mapping and Charting Data Interchange Format (Canada)
DRAC
— SOI/MDI Data Reduction and Analysis Center
HBJ
— Hazira-Bijapur-Jagdishpur (India)
MIBID
— Madrid Interbank Bid Rate
MOSS
— Map Overlay Statistical System (by Autometrics)
FMI
— Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland
P-CODE
— GPS precision transmission code
HEW
— Health, Education, and Welfare's
JURISD
— jurisdiction
BIOME
— Global Biome Model
AVTUR
— aviation gas turbine fuel
ANARE
— Australian National Antarctic Research Establishment
GH
— Gas Heater
EDOS
— EOS Data and Operations System
NORF
— Norfolk
CACGP
— Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution (IAMAS)
LMA
— Laboratoire de Meteorologie
LEMA
— Long-term Ecological Modelling Activity (GCTE)
BRD
— Broadcast
GEOSAT
— Geodesy Satellite
DIW
— Department of Industrial Works
NEW HAMPSH
— New Hampshire
NCAER
— National Council of Applied Economic Research
UNSCEAR
— United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of AtomicRadiation
DDN
— Data Delivery Notice
IAOPA
— International Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
ELLIPT
— Elliptical
ITRA
— Intercomparison of Transmittance and Radiance Algorithms
MODE
— Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment
ASCOT
— Atmospheric Studies in Complex Terrain
USMAPS
— United States Map Analysis Package System
EFCC
— Externally Fired Combined Cycle
UNDP
— United Nations Developmental Program
ESTH
— Esther
ASTER
— Atmosphere-Surface Turbulent Exchange Research Facility
IMPERS
— impersonal
ENGIN
— engineering
GEU
— Gyroscope Electronics Unit
BORD
— border
NKS
— Nordic Nuclear Safety Project
EMB
— Embassy
LCC
— Land Cover Change
NSBF
— National Scientific Balloon Facility
TFG
— Transfer Frame Generator
ITOY
— International Tropospheric Ozone Year
ICEAR
— International Centre for Equatorial Atmospheric Research
USDD
— United States Department of Defense
HAG
— Haggai
EPOPE
— Etude de Processes dans l'Ocean Pacifique Equatorial
ANC
— acid-neutralizing capacity
ATDL
— Atmospheric Turbulence and DiffusionLaboratory
FL
— ''floruit'' (Latin, "living") (genealogy)
MPSR
— Monthly Project Status Review
NOTTS
— Nottinghamshire
CALCOFI
— California Cooperative Fisheries Investigation
NCDS
— NASA Climate Data System
HALSS
— high-altitude lidar sensing station
LEICESTERSH
— Leicestershire
EBCDIC
— Extended Binary Coded Data Interchange Code (IBM)
RGI
— regional-global interactions
GAMETAG
— Global Atmospheric Measurements Experiment of Tropospheric Aerosols and Gases
GDSIDB
— Global Digital Sea-Ice Data Bank (WMO/CMM)
GLOSS
— Glossary
KINGD
— kingdom
GLAC
— Glacier National Park
MT-CLIM
— Mountain Climate Model
OIRM
— Office of Information Resources Management (EPA)
JICST
— Japan Information Center of Science and Technology
EROS
— Earth Resources Observation Satellite
GCF
— Ground Communications Facility
LIBID
— London Interbank Bid or Deposit Rate
DISCIPL
— discipline
MFE
— Magnetic Fusion Energy (program)
ANTARES
— Antarctic research (France) (JGOFS)
OE
— Old English
ECN
— Environmental Change Network
IMMUNOL
— Immunology
CPRS
— cloud-profiling radar system
HIS
— high-spectral resolution interferometer sounder
ARS
— Authentication Response
INVESTM
— investment
ECG
— Ecosystem Conservation Group (UNEP, FAO, UNESCO, and IUCN)
GRASS
— Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
APSRS
— Aerial Photo Summary Records System
FREQ
— Frequent
IATUL
— International Association of Technological University Libraries
ICLD
— International Commission on Large Dams
USBCF
— United States Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
CER
— carbon dioxide exchange rate
IUTAM
— International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICSU)
ALSS
— Aluminum in Streams Study (EPRI)
WBC
— Western Boundary Current
CEDAR
— Coupled Energetics and Dynamics of the Atmospheric Regions
EUR
— Bureau of European Affairs
GCDB
— Geographic Coordinates Data Base
BUCKS
— Buckinghamshire
IWP
— Ice Water Path
MIRSL
— Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory
SSG
— Scientific Steering Group
ARO
— Automatic Reconfiguration Order
TSAR
— Time-series Storage and Retrieval
JUSTIF
— justification
OEC
— Office of Environmental Compliance
ALCH
— ALCHEMY HOLDINGS, INC.
USDC
— United States Department of Commerce
ICTP
— International Centre for Theoretical Physics
PROBE
— Pilot Radiation Observation Experiment
GCTE
— Global Change in Terrestrial Ecosystems
CDIC
— Carbon Dioxide Information Center (now CDIAC)
EOS-AERO
— EOS Aerosol Mission
GERUND
— gerundial
FTS
— Fournier transform spectrometer
UATI
— Union des Associations Techniques Internationals
SELDADS
— SEL Data Acquisition and Display System
POCC
— Payload Operations Control Center
ICIC
— Intercalibrations-Intercomparisons (IGAC)
TSI
— Thermo Systems Inc
ETF
— Environmental Task Force
CDP
— Crustal Dynamics Project (NASA)
ETHERNET
— Local area network defined by ISO 802.3
INSAT
— Indian satellite
BOREAS
— Boreal Ecosystems Atmosphere Study
NETCDF
— Network Common Data Format
LAUTRO
— Life Assurance and Unit Trust Regulatory Authority
ETC
— European Telecommunications Standards Institute (EC)
SMM
— Solar Maximum Mission
IAR
— Institute for Atmospheric Radioactivity (Feiberg, Germany)
DEBITS
— Deposition of Biogeochemically Important Trace Species (IGAC)
TIR
— Tabula Imperii Romani
ECHIVAL
— European International Project on Climate and Hydrological Interactions between Vegetation, Atmosphere, and Land Surfaces
CEDEL
— Centrale de Livraison de Valeurs mobiles
GAGE
— Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment
EMBRYOL
— embryology
MEDIT
— meditation
IAHR
— International Association for Hydraulic Research
CGMS
— Coordination of Geostationary Meteorological Satellites
NGRS
— National Geodetic Reference System
JEC
— Joint Exchanges Committee
HOT
— Hawaii Ocean Timeseries
CRIM
— Criminal
RRTM
— Rapid Radiative Transfer Model
ANFC
— Annual Natural Forest Cleared
BBSRC
— Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council
SM3
— Standard meter3
FICCDC/SWG
— FICCDC/Standards Working Group
CALLIGR
— calligraphy
PRS
— Price Reporting System
CERAM
— Ceramic
NADW
— North Atlantic Deep Water
DHCN
— Daily Historical Climate Network
IIG
— Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
IAA
— International Academy of Astronautics
HILDA
— high-latitude diffusive-advective model
ARQ
— Authentication Request
HCMM/AEM-1
— HCMM/Applications Explorer Mission-1
CAMBR
— Cambridge
PSAC
— President's Science Advisory Committee
ISTAP
— International Space Technology Assessment Program
GOMI
— Global Ozone Monitoring Instrument
UNGCRP
— United Nations Global Change Research Program
HBL
— Hudson Bay Lowland
NAT.HIST
— natural history
HRV
— High Resolution Visible
MEDCOM
— Mediterranean Planning Committee (START)
RRS
— regional research sites (START)
PM-10
— particulate matter less than 10 micrometers diameter
HERB
— herbalism
RGR
— Relative Growth Rate
IUPS
— International Union of Physiological Sciences
ELECTR.ENGIN
— electrical engineering
CGCM
— coupled atmosphere/ocean general circulation model
ICASVR
— International Committee on Atmosphere-Soil-Vegetation Relations
GOES
— Global Omnibus Environmental Survey (HDGEC)
PIXE
— Proton induced x-ray emission analysis
ORGAN.CHEM
— organic chemistry
NZP
— National Zoological Park
WIRP
— Watershed Integrated Research Program
GCSS
— Global Cloud Systems Study
ICWRS
— International Commission on Water Resources Systems (IAHS)
ICDB
— Ice Core Data Bank
INTERROG
— interrogative
GOALS
— Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System Program
ETC
— Energy Technology Center
STI
— Straits Times Index
MODECS
— Molecular Design of Chemical Systems
CERL
— Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory (EPA)
SNR
— Signal-to-Noise
KAHE
— time series station off Kahe Point, Hawaii
DE08
— designation for an ice core drilled in 1977 at Law Dome, Antarctica
HYDRAUL
— hydraulic
SCORPIO
— Oceanographic cruise in the South Pacific, 1968 (U.S.)
WSO
— Wilcox Solar Observatory
NGB
— Nordic Gene Bank
SRS
— Statistical Reporting Service
MITRE
— Miniature Individual Transmitter Receiver Equipment
ICN
— ice condensation nuclei
ICAR
— International Center for Action Research
HEM
— Harmonizations of Environmental Measurement (program)
WDCGG
— World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases
FIEX-35
— stock index
DIRECT
— direction
LOWESS
— Locally Weighted Least Squares
JAP
— Japanese
CLIMATOL
— Climatology
ECCLUS
— Ecclesiasticus
ASHM
— Ashmole
MDA
— Methodology of Decision Analysis (project)
LTRMP
— Long-Term Resource Monitoring Program (U.S.
UNM
— University of New Mexico
RIC
— Regional Information Center
FOOTPR
— footprint
SSURGO
— soil survey geographic data base (USDA and
VET.PATH
— veterinary pathology
CPA
— Centrally Planned Asia
CTSS
— Cray Time-Sharing System
OXON
— Oxfordshire
MM5
— Mesoscale model 5 (Pennsylvania State University/NCAR)
ENCYCL
— encyclopaedia
ISAR
— Intelligent Synthetic Aperture Radar
IHS
— International Heliospheric Study
BPKM
— billion passenger kilo metre
NAEG
— Nevada Applied Ecology Group (of US Department Of Energy)
WORC
— Worcestershire
MMCH4
— Methane Emitted from Animal Manure
IDASS
— Integrated Data Assimilation and Sounding System
HCND
— Historical Climatology Network-Daily
CONTEMPL
— contemplation
UITA
— Union of International Technical Associations
UMTRAP
— Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Program
CPES
— Centrally-planned economies
ELECTRO-MAGN
— electro-magnetism
LORCS
— League of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
CONCH
— conchology
GOEZS
— Global Ocean Euphotic Zone Study (IGBP, SCOR, and WCRP)
LOIS
— Land Oceans Interactions Study
FMFT
— four-minus-five test
ITPO
— International TOGA Planning Office
FIELD
— Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development
NYBID
— New York Interbank Bid Rate
ATSC
— AlliedSignal Technical Services Corporation
MOSP
— Mission Operations Support Plan
LIPI
— Marine Pollution Monitoring Center (including LIPI's Network of the Center
FAPIS
— Formation en Amenagement Pastoral Integre au Sahel
IEA/ORAU
— Institute of Energy Analysis/Oak Ridge Associated Universities
CMSE
— Command Management Systems Engineer
USFWS
— United State Fish and Wildlife Service
FTP/A
— field task proposal/agreement
CDNC
— Cloud drop number concentration
AFOF
— Authorised Futures and Options Funds
ERFEN
— Estudio Regional Del Fenomeno El Nino
ISPS
— Integrated Steel Plants
MEASUREM
— measurement
FGGE
— First GARPGlobal Experiment
LOTREX
— Longitudinal Land-Surface Traverse Experiment
MIAS
— Marine Information Advisory Service (U.K.)
VINDIC
— vindication
IMI
— International Market Index
MFE/MAGNOLIA
— MFE/Magnetic Field Experiment
MORS
— Group of Experts Monitoring of Radioactive Substances in the Baltic Sea
JGOFS PM
— JGOFS Photosynthetic Measurements
FDD
— Flight Dynamics Division
EPIT
— epitaph
ISLSCP
— International Satellite Land-Surface Climatology Project
LINCS
— Lincolnshire
GAIM
— Global Analysis, Interpretation, and Modelling
COSTEP
— Comprehensive Supra Thermal and Energetic Particle Analyzer
GOF
— Global Ocean Flux
LLL
— Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories
BATAN
— Reactor and Nuclear Research Facilities, National Atomic Energy Agency
DEMONSTR
— demonstration
IHP
— International Hydrological Program (UNESCO)
GTAS
— Generic Testing and Analysis System
ARSMC
— ASEAN Regional SpecializedMeteorological Centre
RRCT
— Reflectance Ratio Cloud Test
MRR
— Mission Readiness Request
SWINGS
— Sterling warrants into gilt-edged securities
ICA
— International Communication Agency
PCA
— principal components analysis
NASA/EDC
— NASA/Environmental Data Centre
DBW
— Decibels referenced to one watt
FARS
— Facility for Atmospheric Remove Sensing
NFERC
— National Fertilizer and Environmental Research Center
TNH
— Temperate Northern Hemisphere
TRUCE
— Tropical Urban Climate Experiment
FLINN
— Fiducial Laboratories for an International Natural Sciences Network
ERS-1
— European Remote-Sensing Satellite-1
INTERPR
— interpretation
GRECA
— Group of Experts on Accident Consequences (NEA and OECD)
MASMP
— Mission Analysis and Suport Management Plan
ECCL.LAW
— ecclesiastical law
NRCC
— National Research Council of Canada
US-AID
— U.S. Agency for International Development
FAD
— Fraction actually degrades
GENSAA
— Generic Spacecraft Analysis Assistant
MATS
— Mesoscale Atmospheric Transport Studies
ASAP
— Against Sailormoon Anti Pages
ACCUS
— Accusative
SHSS
— Structure and Harness Subsystem
USGCRPO
— United States Global Change Research Program Office
EOC
— Earth Observation Center (NASDA)
SMIP
— SOHO Mission Implementation Plan
FLUPAC
— flux dans l'ouest du Pacifique equatorial (France) (JGOFS)
BRML
— Block Recorder Mission Log
LANC
— Lancashire
HROI
— high-resolution optical instrument
DGIB
— DSN/GSFC Interface Blocks
BOFS
— Biogeochemical Ocean Flux Study (UK)
HHMS
— Hydrostatic Head Monitoring Station
CDI
— Certificado de Depsito Interbancrio
GEOSAT
— Geologic Satellite (program) (USN)
EIPO
— European IGAC Project Office Steering Committee
AIP-1
— Algorithm Intercomparison Project-1
NEWC
— Newcastle
NERP
— National Environmental Research Park
FFES
— Fossil Free Energy System
JEDA
— Joint Environmental Data Center
CRYPTOGR
— cryptography
PREC
— Preceding
EOS PM
— Earth Observing System afternoon pass
NADP
— National Atmospheric Deposition Program (EPA)
TOX
— total organic halides
RRN TEA
— RRN Temperate East Asia
CALEND
— calendar
SES
— Singapore Stock Exchange
FAP
— Food and Agriculture Project
BFP
— Bud Fractal Pages
OGE
— Osaka Grain Exchange
BOVESPA
— Bolsas de Valores de Sao Paulo
CRU
— Climatic Research Unit (UEA, Norwich, U.K.)
VDS
— Virtual Data Set
UNCTAD
— United Nations Commission on Trade and Development
CMD
— Coordinator for Multi-lateral Development Program
DUNDEE
— Down Under Doppler and Electricity Experiment
USJGOFS
— United States Joint Global Ocean Flux Study
SIRS
— Satellite Infrared Spectrometer
SWDA
— Solid Waste Disposal Act
AMIGO
— America's Inter-hemispheric Geobiosphere Organization
ISS
— Integrated Sounding System
CCM1
— community climate model one
HAAP
— high-altitude aerial photograph
FDA
— facility disposal area
GOSP
— gospel
HER
— heraldry
STAFF
— Staffordshire
ILLUSTR
— illustration
CHESH
— Cheshire
N-C
— Nitrogen-carbon ratio
CSATA
— Centra Studi e Applicazioni in Tecnologie Avanzate (Italy)
GRAM
— grammar
FST
— Field Support Terminal
SUBSTA
— Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
TREM
— Tropical Rainfall Experimental Mission
MAGE
— Marine Aerosol and Gas Exchange (IGAC)
QN
— quinoline
CHAMMP
— Computer Hardware, Advanced Mathematics, and Model Physics
IOPG
— Indian Ocean Planning Group (JGOFS)
CFTC
— Commodities Futures Trading Commission
LING
— linguistic
FEDC
— Fusion Energy Design Center
ANECD
— anecdotes
Δ
— (Greek letter delta) Defendant
ESTEC
— European Research and Technology Center
MLOPEX II
— Mauna Loa Observatory Photochemical Experiment II
HBW
— half band-width
AUTOBIOGR
— autobiography
LAMP
— Lake Acidification Mitigation Project (EPRI)
ANGL
— Anglian
CH.SS
— Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel
WTR
— Western Test Range
OTM
— Out-Of-The-Money
CRC
— Climate Research Committee
SCOT
— Services Consultance en Observation de la Terre
PU
— processing unit
RAFOS
— SOFAR spelled backwards (float which
IDDSAC
— Interim Data Documentation Standard for ARC/INFO Averages
RETROSP
— retrospective
ICRAF
— International Council for Research in Agroforestry
ALF
— Grimco A-700 processor used for data analysis
TSFC
— surface temperature
ARC
— Antarctic Research Center
IMS
— International Mountain Society
SOTA
— Science Operations and Test Area
MAL
— Malachi
EXCH
— EXCHANGE BANKSHARES, INC.
FSU
— Florida State University (Tallahasee)
LMER
— Land Margins Ecosystem Research
IPCC/RSWG/EIS
— IPCC/Response Strategies WorkingGroup/Energy and Industry Subgroup
EXERC
— exercise
NSPD
— National Space Policy Directive
GEOSECS
— Geochemical Ocean Sections Study
BET
— Grimco A-700 processor used for data collection
CLI
— Climate Change (project)
DISCOV
— discovery
HPLC
— high-precision liquid chromatography
DMR1
— Detailed Mission Requirements Issue #1
PDRCA
— Participatory Development Resource Centre for Africa
CYTOL
— Cytology
CH.HIST
— Church history
IGOSS
— Integrated Global Ocean Station System (UNESCO)
MEDCOM
— Mediterranean Regional Committee (START)
INVOC
— invocation
IUAES
— International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences
LOCH
— London Options Clearing House
PLM
— Payload Module
ODAS
— Oceanic Data Assimilation System
IMPERF
— Imperfect
MINK
— Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas
IREL
— Ireland
BKS
— books
TC/OPC
— Technical Committee on Ocean Processes and Climate (Germany)
IASC
— International Arctic Sciences Committee
NCMC
— National Critical Materials Council
PFCS
— Perfluorocarbon Compounds
ALA
— American Library Association-Library
RUDIM
— rudiment
EROS
— Earth Resources Observation System
PICES
— North Pacific Marine Science Organization
FRR
— Fast Repetition Rate
EEP
— east equatorial Pacific
COMM
— Commentary
AF
— Agri-residue used for animal feed
TOCE
— tonne of carbon equivalent
FGDC
— Federal Geographic Data Commission
MEX
— Mexican
LASCO
— White Light And Spectrometric Coronagraph
HYNET
— Intercomparison of Operational Hydrological Network Design Techniques
PAC
— Polar Atmospheric Chemistry
NASD
— National Assocaiation of Securities Dealers
SEAS
— Shipboard Environmental Data Acquisition Systems
CEDDA
— Center for Experiment Design and Data Analysis (NOAA)
RRN CAA
— RRN Central Arid Asia
HIEROGL
— Hieroglyphic
TALK
— Total Alkalinity
GLOBEC
— Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (SCOR)
ER-2
— Extended Range U-2 (aircraft)
GMSC
— Geologic Map Standards Committee (USGS)
ESRC
— Environmental Science Research Center
CFP
— Cypher Feedback
ORAC
— Oracle 9i Real Application Clusters
GFOF
— Geared Futures and Options Fund
COUNC
— council
COGEOMAP
— Federal-State Cooperative Geologic Mapping
STCS
— Service Module Thermal Control Subsystem
BIGSTIG
— biomass integrated gasifier steam-injected gas turbine
FF
— Free Format
SRAD
— Spectral Radiometer
LION
— Low Energy Ion and Electron Instrument
HOM
— homilies
RET
— Renewable energy technologies
IUPHAR
— International Union of Pharmacology
TIMSS
— thermal infrared spectral scanner
HLQ
— holocellulose/lignocellulose quotient
IRP
— Installation Restoration Program, Environmental, U.S. Air Force
CCITT
— International Consultative Committee on Telegraphs andTelecommunications
ICALPE
— International Centre for Alpine Environments (Chambery, France)
RMES
— Relay Mirror Experimental Satellite
IDP
— Instrument Development Program
NAT.PHILOS
— natural philosophy
AEEI
— Autonomous energy-efficiency index (improvements)
PLOB
— Public Limit Oder Board
SUBJUNCT
— subjunctive
SAVE
— South Atlantic Ventilation Experiment
MIPAS
— Michelson interferometer for passive atmospheric sounding (sounder)
AGBD
— Above ground biomass density
CAO
— Cold Air Outbreak
AOSB
— Arctic Ocean Sciences Board
IGPO
— International Gewex Project Office
NABE
— North Atlantic Bloom Experiment
GSRN
— Global Surface Radiation Network
SDPF
— Sensor Data Processing Facility
CSIRO/DAR
— CSIRO/Division of Atmospheric Research
MERGE
— Model for Evaluating Regional and Global Effects of GHG reduction policies
POL.ECON
— political economy
KOW
— octanol-water partition coefficient
WCIRP
— World Climate Impact Assessment and Response Strategies Program
BERKSH
— Berkshire
MSP
— Motion-Sensing Platform
ICL
— International-Union Commission on the Lithosphere (ICSU)
SOS/SONIA
— SOS/Southeast Oxidant and Nitrogen Intensive Analysis
RCH
— Recognised Clearing House
DP
— Direct Playback
NHRC
— National Hydrology Research Centre
OEG
— Office of Environmental Guidance
FEWA
— Finite Element of Water Flow through Aquifers
DELIV
— deliverance
METEOR
— Research vessel (Germany)
PROPR
— proprietary
CHARAC
— Character
VACM
— Vector Averaging Current Meter
HAO
— High Altitude Observatory (NCAR)
ORTHOGR
— orthography
NEIGHB
— neighbour
FOR
— Forestry Resources (project)
BMG
— Meteorological and Geophysics Agency
HYDROL
— Hydrology
SAFCOM
— Southern, Central, and Eastern Africa Regional Committee (START)
GPCC
— Global Precipitation Climatology Center (data base)
ATLANTIS
— Research vessel
T&DS
— Tracking and Data Systems
ATOVS
— Advanced TOVS
JEOS
— Japanese Earth Observing System
ITEX
— International Tundra Experiment
CRD
— Carbon released from dead biomass
LWRM
— longwave radiation model
FORAST
— Forest Response to Anthropogenic Stress (model)
PRIM
— primer
DDRP
— Direct/Delayed Response Project
CME
— Community Modelling Effort (U.K.)
GOLF
— Global Oscillations at Low Frequency
MEM
— Memoirs
ROT
— registered options trader
NLE
— National Library for the Environment
BC
— Black Carbon
PBOT
— Phildelphia Board Of Trade
CIR
— color-infrared
PAF
— Processing Archiving Facility
NEG
— WOCE Numerical Experimentation Group
BIBLIOGR
— bibliography
NOBREX
— North Brazil Current Experiment
SOCC
— Satellite Operation Command and Control
TOPOGR
— topography
GFO
— Geosat follow-on
RRN NAF
— RRN Northern Africa
PEMD
— personalized educational materials development
DISCOVERY
— Research vessel
NHTSA
— National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (DOT)
DDF
— descriptive data file
ASR
— aerosol solar radiation
ECTF
— Edinburgh Centre for Tropical Forests
EEFSU
— Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union
IZMIRAN
— Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Radio Research, and the Ionosphere
GEOMORPHOL
— geomorphology
ENCYCL.METROP
— Encyclopaedia Metropolitana
NCDCDS
— National Committee-Digital Cartographic Data Standards
QLN
— Quantitative Links Networks
FOT
— Fourier Optical Transform
WCRP-JSC
— Joint Scientific Committee for the World Climate Research Programme
CRIM.LAW
— criminal law
CHRONS
— chronicles
HEREFORDSH
— Herefordshire
COR
— Corinthians
DCAR
— Danish Centre for Atmospheric Research
GCTE-SSC
— GCTE Scientific Steering Committee
EOS-ALT
— EOS Altimetry Mission
IEC
— Implementation and Effectiveness of International EnvironmentalCommitments
PROL
— PROLOGUE (Euronext Paris [PAR])
NORTHUMBLD
— Northumberland
PTCS
— Payload Module Thermal Control Subsystem
CARBICE
— Carbon Dioxide Intercalibration Experiment (IGAC)
ASE
— Air Sea Experiment
CTR
— computerized trading reconstruction system
LEICS
— Leicestershire
GEOSAT
— Geodesy satellite (USN)
AGO
— Santiago Ground Station
DAT
— Department of Science and Technology
GLAS
— Goddard Laboratory of Atmospheric Sciences
EISCAT
— European Incoherent Scatter Facility
JEE
— Japan Environment Agency
SIC
— Spacecraft Identification Code
IRD
— Instituto de Radioprotecao e Dosimetria (Brazil)
STORM-FEST
— Storm-scale Observations Regional Measurement Program-Fronts Experiment Systems Test
RITS
— Radiatively Important Trace Species
UST
— United States Treaties and Other International Agreements
WEO
— Western European Organization
MEDIAS
— Mediterranean Basin and Sub-Tropical Africa
COW
— Committee on Water
AIP
— Algorithm Intercomparison Programme
CARDS
— climatological aerological reference data set
PAAD
— Program Assistance Approval Document
SAMS
— Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder
ICSU-ACE
— ICSU Advisory Committee on the Environment
NDSC
— Network for Detection of Stratospheric Change
MTCR
— million tonnes of coal replacement
MLE
— Maximum likelihood estimation
ERS
— Earth Resources Survey
DCT
— dedicated carbon tax
BLS
— Basic Linked System
BIOMOVS
— Biospheric Model Validation Study
POTT
— pottery
COMPEND
— compendium
GLOCHEM
— Global Atmospheric Chemical Survey (IGAC)
MSCI
— Morgan Stanley Capital Index
GEIA
— Global Emissions Inventory Activity (IGAC)
CSA
— Chinese Society of Astronautics
TEGD
— Technical Enforcement Guidance Document (EPA)
HCBP
— hexachlorobiphenol
PLUR
— plural
NASDAQ
— National Assocation of Securities Dealers Automated Quote System
IVA
— intra vehicular activities Instituto Venezuelan de Investigaciones Cientificas
PROBAB
— probability
RASM
— Remote Access Scheduling Terminal
BEST
— Bilan Energetique du Systeme Tropical
GLBC
— Great Lakes Basin Commission
EXPOS
— exposition
HDP
— Human Dimensions Program (SEDAC)
OFDA
— Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
KNMI
— Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
F.
— Federal Reporter
ARL
— Australian Radiation Laboratory (Melbourne, Victoria)
ITEM
— International Technology Environmental Management
SOHO
— Solar Heliospheric Observatory
GSP
— Greenland Sea Project
SOT
— Science Operations Team
JGOFS GS
— JGOFS Global Synthesis
DAA
— Data Availability Acknowledgment
UGM
— University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
IOCARIBE
— IOC Sub-Commission for the Carribbean and Adjacent Regions
DPR
— development planning review
ANGLO-IND
— Anglo-Indian
KENT
— Kentish
SIZ
— Seasonal Ice Zone
REKLIP
— Regional Climate Project
ICRCCM
— Intercomparison of Radiation Codes in Climate Models (program)
DMR
— Detailed Mission Requirements
JAWS
— Joint Airport Weather Studies (project)
SABLE
— simulator atmospheric boundary layer environment
SRP
— Soluble Reactive Phosphorus
IKI
— Institut Kosmicheskikh Issledovanii
COMMANDM
— commandment
ICL
— Integrated Cloud Liquid
WAMEX
— West African Monsoon Experiment
REMINISC
— reminiscence
LIFFE
— London Interntional Financial Futures and Options Exchange
MILOX
— Mid-Latitude Ecosystems and Photochemical Oxidants (IGAC)
RUT
— Reflectance Uniformity Test
LIRAD
— lidar/radiometer
FIZ
— Fachinformationszentrum
ECHO
— Exchange Clearing House
IGC
— International Geophysical Cooperation
CINOF
— Campaign for Integrated Observations of Solar Flares
LMER
— Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation (ORNL)
INCD
— International Convention to Combat Decertification
INDIC
— indicative
ALOHA
— A Long-term Oligotrophic Habitat Assessment
GEMX
— German Equity Market index
EC
— Executive Council (WMO)
NORW
— Norwegian
EUROSTART
— European Planning Committee for START
VEI
— Volcano Explosivity Index
FLAIR
— Measurement of Micronutrient Absorption and Status
SONN
— sonnet
PIO/P
— PIO for Participant Training
VCP(ES)
— Voluntary Cooperation Program Equipment and Services
UCSF
— University of California at San Francisco's
HCCD
— Historical Canadian Climate Database
WMS
— World Magnetic Survey
UPC
— Uniform Probate Code
BMC
— Baltic Marine Cooperation
BI0-L
— Biphase - Level
SCWP
— Slowly Changing World Policy
EDD
— Exchange of Digital Data
TSA
— Temperate South America
GISP
— Greenland Ice Sheet Project (NSF and PAGES)
BF
— Biomass quantity burned in fields
HAPEX
— Hydrological-Atmospheric Pilot Experiment
NARE
— North Atlantic Regional Experiment (IGAC)
SC-IGBP
— Special Committee of the International Geosphere BiosphereProgramme
IFN
— Ice-Freezing Nuclei
IABP
— International Arctic Buoy Programme
MUNIF
— munificence
ETF
— Engineered Test Facility
ARINC
— Aeronautical Research, Inc.
AN
— Analog Nonsecure
DMR2
— Detailed Mission Requirements Issue #2
EDA
— elevation difference accuracy
QAMS
— Quality Assurance Management Staff (US EPA)
DAEDALUS
— Documenting Aerosol Electromagnetics, Defining Aerosol Lifetimes and Understanding Sources
NERC
— National Environmental Research Centre
PEPCASE
— Phosphenol-pyruvate carboxylase
PREDICT
— Prediction of Radiation Effects by Digital Computer Techniques
RADCAL
— Radiation Calibration Laboratory
NCV
— Net Calorific Value
SCIBP
— Scientific Committee for the International Biological Programme
ELS
— Eastern Lake Survey
Â
— antenna
ULT
— ultimately
IFS
— Integrated Forest Study on the Effects of Atmospheric Deposition
NEUROL
— Neurology
MPF
— momentary power failure
D/H
— deuterium/hydrogen (ratio)
PHARMACEUT
— pharmaceutical
ESTAR
— electronically scanned thinned array radiometer (ARM)
CONTEND
— contending
MFRSR
— multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer
CFM
— Chlorofluoromethane
MTR
— Magnetic Tape Recorder
GDC
— Global Data Centre
NAVSTAR
— Global Positioning Satellite Communication Set
ECN
— Netherlands Energy Research Foundation
SASANEE
— South and Southeast Asia Network for Environmental Education
SGSS
— Solar Generator Subsystem
EFEDTA
— European Field Experiment in Decertification Threatened Area
SESC
— Space Environment Service Center
RESA
— Scientific Research Society of America
BBHSR
— broadband hemispherical solar radiometer
FW
— filter wheel
PSYCHOANAL
— psychoanalysis
OBAD
— Obadiah
RIGES
— Renewable Intensive Global Energy System
OFA
— Office of Flight Assurance
CTOF
— Charge Time-Of-Flight
SPECTROSC
— Spectroscopy
VARS
— variants
MISPR
— misprinted
SCARAB
— Scanner for the Radiation Budget
SFDU
— Standard Formatted Data Units
CORRESP
— correspondence
MRM
— Mission Readiness Manager
CWSF
— Chemical Waste Storage Facility
TRAG
— Tragedy
MONSEE
— Monitoring of the Sun-Earth Environment
NAFCOM
— Northern Africa Committee (START)
FOAM
— Fates of Aromatic Model
TERATOL
— teratology
SNAS
— Strategic National Alternatives Study
T&DA
— Telemetry and Data Acquisition
COURTSH
— courtship
WRRC
— Water Resources Research Center's
WONDERF
— wonderful
ARGT
— argument
HAMOCC
— Hamburg Ocean Carbon Cycle Model
SO.
— Southern Reporter
FIREIFO
— First ISCCP Regional Experiment
LTREB
— Long-Term Research in Environmental Biology
THERMONUCL
— thermonuclear
GLONET
— Global Tropospheric Ozone Network (IGAC)
DERBYSH
— Derbyshire
LOTUS
— Long-Term Upper Ocean Study, Woods Hole, 1983
FIRESCAN
— Fire Research Campaign Asia-North
JURISPR
— jurisprudence
COLLOQ
— colloquies
LIGA
— Last InterGlacial in the Arctic (project)
FT
— Free troposphere
NF-EBM
— noise forced energy balance model
RGCT
— Reflective Gross Cloud Test
IPB
— Bogor Agriculture Institute (Indonesia)
ICOLD
— International Commission on Large Dams
RRN ANT
— RRN Antarctic
D/L
— Downlink
INTR
— Intransitive
MOMS
— Modular Optoelectronic Multispectral Scanner
DPS
— Digital Photogrammetry System
CRTS
— courts
INTROD
— introduction
CREO
— Cryosphere Research on Qingzang Plateau
RWVL
— Raman Water Vapor Lidar
CERTIF
— certificate
MESEEC
— Methodologies to Estimate Social, Environmental, and EconomicConsequences
GLRS-A
— Geoscience Laser Ranging System-Altimeter
ACHIEVEM
— achievement
CTS
— Committee on the Teaching of Science
HCFC-142B
— hydrochloroflourocarbon-142b
GPR
— Greenwich Photoheliographic Results
WTI
— West Texas Crude
ANNOT
— annotation
ATLAS
— Airborne Turnable Laser Absorption Spectrometer
INCLOS
— inclosure
STOCK EXCH
— stock exchange
METALLIF
— metalliferous
IPCC-EIS
— IPCC-Energy and Industry Subgroup
SWADE
— Surface Wave Dynamic Experiment
ECSL
— European Centre for Space Law
AP
— Annual Production
EOSC
— Earth Observations Science Committee (of ESA)
RRN ESA
— RRN Equatorial South America
BK
— Book Keeper
LAT.
— latitude
ETHNOL
— Ethnology
WITS
— World Ionosphere Thermosphere Study
ONWI
— Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation
RPSS
— Relative Partial Sum of Squares
FB
— Fraction burned annually
GIM
— Global Integration and Modeling (IGAC)
INDUSTR.REL
— industrial relations
ASSYRIOL
— Assyriology
STARE
— Southern Tropical Atlantic Region Experiment
SOCEX
— Southern Ocean Cloud Experiment
FBS
— Frontal Boundary Study
RSD
— Residual Standard Deviation
SCID
— Spacecraft Identification
DOC
— Documentary Organisation of Canada
LRP
— Landscape Research Project (DOE)
USACE
— United State Army Corps of Engineers
HUSB
— husbandry
MWL
— Municipal Waste Leachate
O/N
— oxygen-to-nitrogen ratio
ORPA
— Operational Readiness and Performance Assurance
KCRT
— Keyboard CRT
STIB
— Stratosphere-Troposphere Interaction and the Biosphere (IGBP)
DIM
— Diminutive
OCAM
— Afro-Malagasy Common Organization
LEICEST
— Leicestershire
GLOSS
— Global Sea-Level Observing System
MCSST
— Multi-Channel Sea Surface Temperature (algorithm)
PHARM
— pharmacology
EROS
— European River Ocean System (EEC)
STRATOZ
— Stratospheric Ozone (campaign)
IUCRM
— Inter-Union Commission on Radio Meteorology
INT
— p-iodonitrotetrazolium
ASAP
— Atorvastatin versus Simvastatin on Atherosclerosis Progression
NEAPACC
— North East Atlantic Palaeooceanography and Climate Change
NRPGC
— National Research Program for Global Change
RTD
— Real-Time Data
TRACE-A
— Transport and Atmospheric Chemistry near the Equator-Atlantic
ENTOM
— entomology
DGS
— Diego Garcia Station
AWDB
— Adirondack Watershed Data Base
WODC
— World Ozone Data Center
NCPO
— National Climate Program Office
DSS
— Data Support Section (NCAR)
MAP3S
— Multistate Atmospheric Power Production Pollution Study
HEPL
— Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratories
SEASPAN
— SEAREX South Pacific Aerosol Network
PIO/C
— PIO for Commodities
SCRIPT
— scripture
INDIGO
— French programme, Indien Gaz Ocean
CAS
— Chemical Abstract Series
SEDAC
— Socio-Economic Data and Applications Center
REFUS
— refusal
JJA
— June-July-August
DTH
— Technical University of Denmark
DH
— chromosome-doubled haploid
EXHIB
— exhibit
INEL
— Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
NWPM
— Numerical Weather Prediction Model
SITE
— Satellite Instructional Television Experiment
CYCL
— cyclopaedia
WIND
— Weather Information Display
VCP(F)
— Voluntary Cooperation Program fund
WESTM
— Westminster
RIDGE
— Ridge Inter-Disciplinary Global Experiment
COMMONW
— commonwealth
ESDOC
— European Science Data and Operations Center
WGNE
— working group on numerical experimentation (JSC/CAS)
ISSP
— ICSU Solar System Panel
RK
— River Kilometer
SEISMOL
— seismology
DOM
— Dissolved Organic Macromolecules
MMI
— Modified Mercalli Intensities
PBMR
— Pushbroom Microwave Radiometer
LEBS
— Low Emission Boiler Systems
IMAGES
— International Marine Global Change Study (PAGES and SCOR)
PSEUDO-DIAL
— pseudo-dialect
AS
— Area of Savanna
WCIP
— World Climate Impact Program
BW
— bulk water
USNC/SH
— United States National Committee on Scientific Hydrology
EOCAP
— Earth Observation Commercialization Application Program
SHROPSH
— Shropshire
CMA
— Cement Manufacturers'Association
LTM
— linear tangent model
CINEMATOGR
— cinematography
MORACC
— Modeling Radiation Clouds and Convection
EFS
— exchange of futures for swaps
CTM
— Chemistry/Transport Models
GPM
— Generic Payload Module
CLASS.ANTIQ
— classical antiquities
MDR
— Minimum Detectable Radiance
WECC
— Western European Calibration Cooperation
O.D.
— outside diameter
MODIS-N
— moderate-resolution imaging spectrometer-Nadir
PRESERV
— preservation
BERW
— Berwickshire
THEATR
— theatre
NSPC
— National Space Council
UCS
— Secretariat to the U.S. National Commission
SCOTL
— Scotland
CCI
— Commission for Climatology
OARM
— Office Of Administration And Resources Management (USEPA)
VAMP
— Validation of Model Project
WBW
— Walker Branch Watershed
NRT
— Near Real-Time
VBL
— verbal
FANGIO
— Feedback Analysis for GCM Intercomparison and Observations
CAC
— Climate Analysis Centre (now CPC) (WMO)
COPS
— continuously operating per fluorocarbon sniffer
MNRT
— Minister of State for Research and Technology
BMAP
— Biological Monitoring And Abatement Program
NECT
— National Research Council of Thailand
ANTARFIX
— Antarctic fixed station
CONTEMP
— contemporary
NIAES
— National Institute of Agro-Environmental Studies
MORPHOL
— morphology
UGAMP
— U.K. Universities Global Atmospheric Modelling Project
OASIS
— Observation At Several Interacting Scales
COMPOS
— composition
PASC
— Polar Atmospheric and SnowChemistry (IGAC)
PRTC
— Priority Real Time Commands
CW
— "Conventional Wisdom" scenario, World Bank, 1990
SOX
— Oxides of sulfur
SEPON
— Stock Exchange Pool Nominees
CMP
— computer modeling package
NRSA
— National Remote Sensing Agency
ESTRACK
— European Space Tracking
COBS
— Central On Board Software
SING
— Singular
MOBILHY
— Mobilisation Du Bilan Hydrique
SIROS
— solar and infrared radiation observation stations
ERNI
— wet-only rainfall collector
IWS
— Instrument Work Stations
NIE
— National Institute for the Environment
NASQUAN
— National Stream Water Quality Accounting Network
GEO
— George
CRL
— Carbon released from living biomass
LOTREX
— Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (IGBP)
LINN
— Linnean
PFTS
— perfluorocarbon tracers
ERTS-1
— Earth Resources Technology Satellite-1
PERD
— Panel for Energy Research and Development
ULST
— uniform low stratus test
NZOI
— New Zealand Oceanographic Institute
BS
— Natural forest biomass burned onsite
TSD
— Treatment, Storage, and Disposal (facilities)
VEG.PHYSIOL
— vegetable physiology
PFBC
— Pressurized Fluidized Bed Combustor
FWWTA
— Fraction of waste water treated anaerobically
MPAE
— Max-Planck-Institut fuer Aeronomie, Germany
NEB
— National Environmental Board
R/V
— Research Vessel
NWRC
— National Weather Records Center
APC
— Apparent consumption
IN
— ice nuclei
LIDQA
— Landsat Image Data Quality and Analysis
CLASS
— classical
AV
— acoustic velocity
RASC
— Radio Atmospheric Study Centre
PACER
— Program for the Acceleration of Commercial Energy Research
OM-AL
— organic monomeric aluminum
IGAC-SSC
— IGAC Scientific Steering Committee
CCL
— Close Circuit Loop
DIVERS
— diversity
ECS
— Environmentally Compatible Energy Strategies (project)
OPHTHALMOL
— ophthalmology
ANTHROPOL
— anthropology
TRANSPAC
— Trans-Pacific Experiment
DIARAD
— Dual Irradiance Absolute Radiometer
HNRC
— HOMS National Reference Centre
MWDI
— Master Water Data Index
LPARL
— Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratories
CASA
— Inter-Union Commission on the Application of Science to Agriculture,Forestry, and Aquaculture
HOC
— hydrophobic organic compounds
CONJ
— Conjugation
OUTL
— outline
CA
— Class action
EUMELI
— eutrophic, mesotrophic, and oligotrophic sites (France) (JGOFS)
ATS
— Advanced Turbine Systems
TRPSA
— Transponder Assembly
GTC
— Gigatons Of Carbon
TSTOL
— TPOCC System Test and Operations Language
EDTA
— ethylenediaminetetraacetate
ORISE
— Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education
WRR
— World Radiometric Reference
CANTERB
— Canterbury
HECP
— Herbaceous Energy Crops Program
GAL
— Galatians
SPS
— Symbols Per Second
LDS
— Lords
EOPM
— electro-optic phase modulation
CSIRO
— Commonwealth Scientific and IndustrialResearch Organization
SPREP
— South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme
EUPHEM
— euphemistic
TRSC
— Thailand Remote Sensing Centre
SCPP
— Seasonal to Interannual Climate Prediction Program
DST
— Department of Science and Technology's
USCGS
— United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
TEDDY
— TERI Energy Data Directory Yearbook
SJVF
— Veterinary Agricultural Research Council
SSM/T
— Ssm/Temperature
MDI-H
— MDI-Helioseismology
LSR
— Launch Support Room
TCOPS
— Trajectory Computation and Orbit Products System
VPB
— VIRGO Purple Book
IFS
— International Foundation for Science
INVERTEBR
— invertebrate
SUMER
— Solar Ultraviolet Measurements of Emitted Radiation
SMOS
— Surface Meteorological Observation System
WRC
— Water Resources Council
MOS-1
— Marine Observations Satellite-1 (Japan)
SNOTEL
— Snow Survey and Remote Telemetry
UV-B
— ultraviolet type B (280-320 nanometer wavelength interval)
CVS
— Conference and Visitors'Services
CONSTIT.HIST
— constitutional history
JRNLS
— journals
TRMM
— Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission
EXALT
— exaltation
P/M
— Payload Module
NARSNDF
— North Atlantic Regional Study Narrative Data File
TLCF
— Team Leader Computing Facility
COMPAR
— comparative
TIGER
— Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Reference
CS
— Computer Services Department
PDA
— phased-Doppler anemometer
IITM
— Indian Institute for Tropical Meteorology
ENTOMOL
— entomology
WEAVE
— Water and Energy: Atmospheric, Vegetative, and Earth Interactions
METALLOGR
— metallography
ASCATT
— advanced scatterometer
KUM
— Cape Kumukahi, Hawaii
V-PDB
— international scale for expressing C and O isotopic composition relative to PDB carbonate
SSTS
— Service Module Structure Subsystem
PARL
— Parliament
IG
— Institute of Geography
CF
— Carbon Fraction
SELSIS
— SEL Solar Imaging System
MICROSC
— Microscopic
CUMBLD
— Cumberland
TIGER/GICS
— TIGER/Geographic Identification CodeScheme
JPOP
— Japanese Polar-Orbiting Platform (JERS)
LOICZ-SSC
— LOICZ Scientific Steering Committee
DDA
— Data Delivery Acknowledgement
CAMPANOL
— campanology
GREENS
— Global Redevelopment with Energy Environment Sustainability
NATT
— Northern Australian Tropical Transect
CCR
— California Code of Regulation
SAGA
— Soviet-American Gas and Aerosol Experiment
ISG
— ISTP Scheduling Group
TIGER/GRF-N
— Tiger/Geographic Reference File-Names
OSB
— Ocean Studies Board
CARTOGR
— cartography
OCTS
— ocean color and temperature sensor
LEADEX
— Leads Experiment
MPL
— Micropulse Lidar
CC
— Constitutional Court
SHARE
— Software Help for Applications, Research, and Education
PECO
— CEC-COPERNICUS Program
SSALT
— solid-state (radar) altimeter
LOS
— Lost of signal
CMP
— Climate Modelling Programme
POOZ
— Permanently Open Ocean Zone
JNOV
— Judgment notwithstanding verdict
NMOS
— Network Mission Operations Support
SPARCLE
— Spaceborne Aerosols and Cloud Lidar Earthprobe
S.D.
— standard deviation
POCM
— parallel ocean-climate model
TON
— Total Organic Nitrogen
COMBS
— combination
WILASS
— Water Infiltration in Layered Subfreezing Snow
TIA
— Territorial and International Affairs
ETYM
— Etymology
USBM
— United States Bureau of Mines
PERIODONTOL
— periodontologic
CAA
— Central Arid Asia (START)
SSSC
— SOI Science Support Center
ECOMARGE
— ecology of the continental margins
LAM
— Lamentations
JGOFS-SSC
— JGOFS Scientific Steering Committee
LW
— longwave
FRIENDSH
— friendship
RSMC
— Regional/Specialized Meteorological Centre
PDFE
— Programmable Data Formatter Engineer
WGR
— Waste Generation Rate
FOLD
— Federally-Owned LANDSAT Data
CHEM.ENGIN
— chemical engineering
VHSA
— Variable Hydrologic Source Areas
MCS
— Mesoscale Cloud System
PHILOS
— philosophic
IUPAC
— International Union of Pure and AppliedChemistry
OMDR
— Optical Memory Disk Recorder Animation System
DEPREDAT
— depredation
COLLECT
— collective
ERS
— Earth Resources Systems
UARP
— Upper Atmosphere Research Program
BAP
— BenzoApyrene
DBS
— Doppler Beam Swinging
ODC
— Other Data Center
COS
— Carbonyl sulfide
CRANIOL
— craniology
DWBM
— Office of Defense Waste Byproducts Management
ESTABL
— establishment
HOI
— Halo Orbit Insertion
TEHM
— Terrestrial Ecosystem Hydrology Model
WTH
— whole-tree harvest
MINERAL
— Mineralogy
NEWSPR
— newsprint
UKMO
— U.K. Meteorological Office
AMA
— African Mountains Association
AUTOBIOG
— autobiography
PSCN
— Program Support Comunications Network
HDRL
— High-Dose Reference Laboratory
COLOSS
— Colossians
HOROL
— Horology
OSR
— Office of Sponsored Research
CST
— CHAMMP Science Team
UTM
— University transverse mercator
TIN
— Triangular Irregular Network
MASS
— Massachussets
GEO
— Geostationary Earth Observation
QUEEN'S BENCH DIV
— Queen's Bench Division
TIGR
— TOVS Initial Guess Retrieval
POLIT
— politics
IMP
— ice mass path
PPL.ADJS
— participial adjectives
UNNAT
— unnatural
MMTS
— Maximum-Minimum Temperature System
GLASG
— Glasgow
PEGASUS
— Current profiling system
HERTFORDSH
— Hertfordshire
SBUV-2
— Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet-2
WRC
— World Radiation Center
TCAD
— Tradeable Carbon Absorption Obligation
GEM-HEX
— Geochemical, Microbiological, and Hydrological Experiment
IPO
— WOCE International Planning Office
PPLE
— participle
FRATERN
— fraternity
UV-A
— ultraviolet type A
AYRSH
— Ayrshire
RCWP
— Rapidly Changing World Policy
INC
— International Negotiating Convention
LITURG
— liturgy
BERWICKSH
— Berwickshire
ASK
— Assisted Search for Knowledge
GEM
— Geospace Environment Modeling Program
ASM
— Applied Simulation and Modelling (IASTED)
EGYPTOL
— Egyptology
CUMBERLD
— Cumberland
SNL/PPG
— Snl/Parallel Processing Group
PHAS
— Payload Module Harness Subsystem
REMONSTR
— remonstrance
CONGR
— congress
WOVO
— World Organization of Volcano Observatories
WEU
— Western Europe Union
SMOC
— SOHO Science and Mission Operations Center
ARA
— atmospheric radiation analysis
RRAD
— Roll Rate Anomaly Detection
MSE
— Mission Server Element
WSI
— whole-sky imager
RRN MED
— RRN Mediterranean
ENZYMOL
— enzymology
WEBB
— Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Budget (USGS)
RAAM
— Roll Attitude Acquisition Mode
VET.SCI
— veterinary science
SOP
— Ship of Opportunity Programme
NAT.SCI
— natural science
CRANIOM
— craniometry
HD
— hierarchical diagnosis
FLM
— federal land manager (e.g., National Park Service)
PREH
— prehistoric
UVCS
— Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer
NOZE
— National Ozone Expedition
FEDMAP
— Federal Geologic Mapping Project
LSC
— Lake Survey Center (NOAA)
OMWOG
— Ocean-Based Measurements Working Group
OAT
— obligations assumilables de Trésor
SEL.COMM
— select committee
SRO
— Self Regulatory Organisation
TTB
— Time-Tagged Buffer
TFAP
— Tropical Forestry Action Plan (coordinated by FAO)
EPICA
— European Programme for Ice Coring in Antarctica (PAGES)
POEM
— polar-orbiting earth observation mission (ESA)
RTFM
— Read The Fuck Manual
NIO
— National Institute of Oceanography
CORNW
— Cornwall
VCID
— Virtual Channel Identification
EAZO
— Energy Active Zones of the Ocean
OCEANOGR
— Oceanography
FC
— Fuel Consumption
RPE
— Office of OECD, European Community, andAtlantic
TCR
— tonnes of coal replacement
SLURP
— Simple Linear Unit Reservoir Program
NCASI
— National Council on Air and Stream Improvement
PARAPHR
— paraphrase
ERNETS
— Energy Research Networks
NORWEG
— Norwegian
SELV
— Small Expendable Launch Vehicle
SPECTRE
— Spectral Radiance Experiment
NCB
— Net change of biomass
GOED
— Global Oceans Ecosystems Dynamics
IAGA
— International Association ofGeomagnetism and Agronomy (IUGG)
ASF
— Atmospheric Stablization Framework
SOMMA
— Single-Operator Multiparameter Metabolic Analyzer
URAS
— (a commercial CO2 analyzer)
P
— significance level (statistical)
NARC
— National Atmospheric Radiation Centre (AES)
FAST
— Fourier amplitude-sensitivity test
SOSA
— Special Operations Support Area
ET
— evapotranpiration
PSPDC
— Polar Satellite Precipitation Data Centre
BIOSYNOP
— Biological Synoptic Ocean Prediction
MWL
— Medicamunicipal Waste Leachate
T/S
— Temperature/Salinity
METALL
— Metallurgy
RRN
— Regional Research Networks (START)
GEOM
— geographically detailed model
PHONOL
— phonology
OMCS
— Ozone Monitor Comparison System
QAC
— Quality and Accounting Capsule
USO
— UltraStable Oscillator
OPT
— Optimization Under Uncertainty Project
FSM
— Flight Synchronizer Module
DEVONSH
— Devonshire
USNC/IHP
— United States National Committee for IHP
EVANG
— evangelical
WESTPAC
— IOC - Programme Group on the WesternPacific
NDF
— Narrative Data File
RRN ART
— RRN Arctic
AMQUA
— American Quaternary Association
WCDP
— World Climate Data Program
BRAZ
— Brazilian
WETNET
— Network for Distribution and Joint Analysis of SSM/I Data
UNEP
— United Nations Environmental Program
TRIGONOM
— trigonometry
UNFPA
— United Nations Program for Population
TOD
— Time-Out Detection
POLYNYA
— Wind or current driven opening in winter sea-ice
MR
— Methane Recovery
CAS
— Chinese Academy of Science
WGGC
— Working Group on Global Change
DM
— Data Manual
RUST
— Remote User Scheduling Terminal
EMF
— Energy Modelling Forum
SADCC
— Southern African Development Coordination Conference
OMEX
— Ocean Margin Exchanges
SSP
— Scanning Spectral Polarimeter
MGE
— MicroStation Foundation and Modular GISEnvironment
FOLAN
— Flight Operations Local Area Network
RSR
— Rotating Shadowband Radiometer
BB
— Biomass Burned
NORTH
— northern
PRAREE
— precise range and range rate equipment-extended
NIPDWS
— National Interim Primary Drinking Water Standards
FD
— Fraction that is dead
NTM
— Network Test Manager
AMD
— Developing America
BEDFORDSH
— Bedfordshire
UKAEA
— U.K. Atomic Energy Authorities
HOP
— Halo Orbit Phase
PHILEM
— Philemon
TDRS
— Tracking and Data Relay Systems
LSM
— LAWS Simulation Model
EPISC
— episcopacy
WOCE/HP
— Woce/Hydrographic Program
MIL-71
— Merritt Island DSN Facility
DM
— deep monitoring (wells)DMA
EDINB
— Edinburgh
STAFFORDSH
— Staffordshire
BSR
— Back Surface Reflection
WPR
— Water Resource Planning
THEAT
— theatre
SWAN
— Solar Wind ANisotropies
MAC
— Middle Atmosphere Cooperation (IGAC)
PILPS
— Project for Intercomparison of Land-surface Parameterization Schemes
CONSOL
— consolation
PGS
— Product Generation System
NHAP
— National High-Altitude Photography Program
WENPEX
— Western North Pacific Cloud-Radiation Experiment
SHAS
— Service Module Harness Subsystem
WEVS
— Wetland Ecosystem Vulnerability Study
MAC
— Multiphase Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC)
ARCHAEOL
— archaeology
P/R
— productivity/respiration
IP
— independent pixel
THES
— Thesaurus
DOAI
— Department of Agriculture, Indonesia
MTASS
— Multi-mission Three-Axis Stabilized Satellite
SHAKES
— Shakespeare
EHPC
— Extended High Priority Command
USDW
— usable supply of drinking water
IFMH
— Institut fur Meereskunde, Hamburg, Germany
SOTER
— Soil and Terrain Survey
MOS
— Marine Observations Satellite
BO
— CH4 producing potential
MSSL
— Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UK
PATHOL
— Pathological
CE
— Collateral Estoppel
RSF
— LANL computer code
WES
— Waterways Experiment Station (USACE)
TRL
— Transuranium Research Laboratory
MTP
— Mission Test Plan
NOWES
— Northern Wetlands Study
PMIP
— Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project (NATO and PAGES)
PMR
— pressure-modulated radiometer
DTB
— Deutsche Terminborse
SCIAMACHY
— Scanning, imaging and absorption spectrometer for atmospheric cartography
MVS
— Minimum-Variance-Simultaneous
VIND
— vindication
WAIS
— West Antarctic Ice Sheet
EDUC
— Educational Development Corporation
PCC
— Power Converter for CDMU
REFLEX
— Remote Fluvial Experimental Series
RCRE
— required collaborative research experience
SRDC
— Surface Reference Data Centre
COM
— Communication Department
NAH
— Nahum
ICTHYOL
— icthyology
SLS
— stereo line scanner
VARR
— variants
NORTHUMBR
— Northumbrian
SUBST
— substantive
U.S.
— United States Reports
UCRL
— UC Radiation Laboratory
OMLX
— The London Securities and Derivatives Exchange
MGMI
— Metallgezellschaft Metals Index
TROUB
— troublesome
TSS
— Total Surveying Systems
PSDPC
— Polar Satellite Data Processing Centre
TARFOX
— Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observation Experiment
STIP
— Study of Travelling Interplanetary Phenomena
TROUBL
— troublesome
NSJI
— North-South Joint Implementation
UNP
— United Nations Political Affairs
CRS
— cavity-ringdown spectrometer
MRI
— Meteorology Research Inc
FDI
— field data investor
SCAT
— radar scatterometer
NEH
— Nehemiah
MEHALICE
— Methane and Halocarbons Intercalibrations Experiment
CRE
— Centro Ricerche Energia, Italy (ENEA)
LINCOLNSH
— Lincolnshire
REFUT
— refutation
IS
— Image Subtraction
BAS
— Block Acquisition Sequence
EPHES
— Ephesians
RIMI
— Riso Integrated Environmental Project
PER
— Program for Ecological Research
MUIR
— map unit interpretation record
WCASP
— World Climate Applications and Services Program
SWSA
— Solid Waste Storage Area
NORDMAP
— European Nordic Pollen Data Mapping Project
OWSE-NA
— Operational WWW Systems Evaluation -North America
RMW
— Roll Maneuver Wheels
RAI
— Rainfall Anomaly Index
ORD
— Office of Research & Development (EPA)
SALARGOS
— Argos-located buoy equipped with temperature and conductivity sensors
CSR
— Centra de Sensores Remotes (Italy)
AMS
— Applied Mathematical Sciences (DOE)
ARB
— Arber
CONFL
— conflict
PRT
— precision radiation thermometer
PHYS
— Physiology
TGCR
— thermal gross cloud restoral
UNSTR
— unstressed
P.
— Pacific Reporter
ISP
— International Society for Photogrammetry
ICE
— International Cirrus Experiment
SAHC
— South Asia Hydrological Cycle
FL
— Fraction that live
VFR
— very far radiation
STRATIGR
— stratigraphy
UFACNC
— Ultrafine Aerosol Condensation Nucleus Counter
TALISMAN
— Transfer account lodgement for investors, stock management for market-makers
PERTHSH
— Perthshire
NOO
— National Oceanographic Office
SAMBO
— Simultaneous Auroral Multi-Balloons Observations
POSEIDON
— Satellite programme
NUC
— National Underseas Research Center
VET.SURG
— veterinary surgery
NIP
— Normal Incidence Pyrheliometer
SPECIM
— specimen
NCE
— Net Carbon Emission
TREES
— Tropical Ecosystem Environmental Observations by Satellite
NLC
— National Laboratory Consortium
PSTS
— Payload Module Structure Subsystem
OEP
— Office of Economic Planning
RWC
— Regional Warning Centre
SELECT
— selection
DML
— Direct Memory Load
WDSD
— Water Data Sources Directory
OKCS
— Oklahoma Climatological Survey
CEP
— Comite Ecumenico de Proyectos
PHARMACOL
— Pharmacology
FM
— Flight Module
TOMCAT
— Toulouse Off-Line Model of Chemistry and Transport
PHOXA
— photochemical oxidant and acid deposition model application within the framework of control strategy development
OMS
— margin system on OMLX
NERSC
— National Energy Research Supercomputer Center
TROPOZ
— Tropospheric Ozone
N.E.
— North Eastern Reporter
NHEML
— United States National Hurricane Experimental Meteorological Laboratory
SLP
— sea-level pressure
NARRAT
— narrative
STRESS
— Sediment Transport Events on Shelves and Slopes
SORTI
— solar-radiance-transmission interferometer
MAT
— marine air temperature
SAD
— Solar Array Deployment
RCM
— radiative-convective model
SOUTH
— southern
MAA
— moist-adiabatic adjustment
PRIV
— privative
ILWAS
— Integrated Lake-Watershed Acidification Study (EPRI)
LTRRS
— Long-Term Regional Research Site
FSE
— File Server Ethernet
SYMMETR
— symmetrical
LVS
— low-volume sampler
TLAN
— Tpocc Lan
WBIS
— Walker Branch Information System
SVATS
— Surface Vegetation Atmosphere Transfer Scheme
TEM
— Terrestrial Ecosystem Model
NORTHUMB
— Northumberland
WHP
— WOCE Hydrographic Programme
INTELLECT
— intellectual
TWPO
— Tropical Western Pacific Ocean
ORNITHOL
— ornithology
RELIG
— religion
S.E.
— South Eastern Reporter
VERTEBR
— vertebrate
SARCS-SAP
— SARCS Scientific Advisory Panel
SUBIM
— Subsidiary Body on Implementation
MLO
— Mauna Loa Observatory (Hawaii) (CMDL)
RILWAS
— Regional Integrated Lake-Watershed Acidification Study (EPRI)
LETT
— letters
CONTRIB
— contribution
SAX
— Saxon Capital, Inc.
TAB
— Timing and Acquisition Bit
NSDP
— Nascom System Development Plan
FOP
— Fligth Operations Plan
PETROGR
— petrographic
PREP
— Preposition
EPC
— Environmental Protection Committee (Bahrain)
VBS
— verbs
SOA
— state-of-the-art
WIHG
— Waclia Institute of Himalayan Geology
TREATM
— treatment
WCDMP
— World Climate Data and Monitoring Program
REGR
— register
SASS
— SEASAT-A Scatterometer System
PHYSIOL
— Physiology
TOF
— theoretical orthogonal function
MWSR
— Microwave Water Substance Radiometer
NAF
— Northern Africa (START)
SSSD
— state soil survey data base
SEAMEO
— South East Asian MinistersEducation Organization
S/J
— Summary judgment
OMP
— Ocean Margins Program
TUR
— thermal uniformity restoral
RI
— radar interferometry
RDT
— Remote Data Transmission
WORCESTERSH
— Worcestershire
TEST
— testament
TECHN
— technical
üO
— Fraction of carbon oxidized
ISA
— Italian Space Agency
DPC
— display code (CDC)
PHOTOGR
— photographic
NROSS
— Navy Remote Ocean Sensing System
MLOPEX
— MLO Photochemical Experiment
SERM
— sermon
WISP
— Winter Icing and Storms Programs
UIC
— Ukpeaguik Inupiat Corp
R
— royal
TTO
— Transient Tracers in the Ocean
PHLX
— Philiadelphia Stock Exchange
DISC
— discourse
NCLAN
— National Crop Loss Assessment Network (EPA)
PHILOL
— philologic
MT
— million tonne
PSYCHOANALYT
— psychoanalytic
IMC
— ice mass content
NEIDA
— National Estuarine Inventory Data Atlas
NWLISN
— Northwest Land Information System Network
UDF
— UAV demonstration flights
T/C
— Temperature/Conductivity sensor chains on drifters
TYPOG
— typography
TTI
— Transfer Trajectory Insertion
ALS
— Adirondack Lake Survey (ALSC)
NHRE
— United States National Hail Research Experiment
PSU
— ''Pennsylvania State University''
REPR
— representative
S.W.
— South Western Reporter
SATOBS
— Satellite Observations
EXPLIC
— explication
PSFG
— Permanent Service on the Fluctuation of Glaciers
TREAT
— treatise
NMFECC
— National Magnet Fusion Energy Computer Center
SD
— said
OM
— OM Stockholm Fondkommission
RES
— Regional Evaporation Study
LPI
— low-pressure impactor
SLB
— Shallow Land Burial
PCR
— polymerase chain technology
PERSEC
— persecution
RHIESSYS
— Regional Hydro-Ecological Simulation System
PARASITOL
— parasitology
TUNES
— Thomas Washington's Unexpected Nautical Extravaganza South-north
SCARABE
— Scanner for Radiative Budget Experiment
POLDER
— Polarization and Directionality of the Earth's Reflectances
SEBEX
— Sahelian Energy Balance Experiment
PRARE
— precise range and range-rate equipment (ERS-1)
XN
— Examination in Chief
RSI
— relative strength indicator
PIR
— Precision Infrared Radiometer
OXFORDSH
— Oxfordshire
TOPIC
— Teletex output of price informationby computer
TYPOGR
— typography
MSC
— Marine Sciences Council
NYU/ULTRA
— New York University's Ultracomputer
US-IGBP
— United States Geosphere/Biosphere Program
SRL
— Shuttle Research Laboratory
PSSI
— Pacific/Sulfur/Stratus Investigation
ORKN
— Orkney
SDB
— Spacecraft Data Base
NIF
— Nascom Interface Facilities
NCPDI
— National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory
SIT
— Servizio di Taratura in Italia
CAP
— Central Arizona Project (USBR)
SWF
— Social Welfare Function
TOCSEEG
— Tradeoffs Among Competing Social, Environmental, and Economic Goals
SARB
— surface and atmospheric radiation budget
NAVSWC
— Naval Surface Warfare Center (DOD)
MST
— Ministry of Environment and Science
TGCT
— Thermal Gross Cloud Test
R/C
— Residue Crop ratio
SRWCP
— Short Rotation Woody Crop Program
PAM
— Portable Automated Mesonet
NRA
— NASA Research Announcement
TRB
— TDR Review Board
PSYCHOPATHOL
— psychopathologic
WORCS
— Worcestershire
NTN
— National Trends Network
CC
— Commerce Clause
PME
— Pacor Mission Engineer
TME
— Tropical mountain ecosystems
TGS
— Timeline Generation System
PPL.A
— participial adjective
TISGLOW
— TERI Information Service on GlobalWarming
NORTHAMPTONSH
— Northamptonshire
STEM
— solar terrestrial environment model
TDA
— Telecommunications and Data Acquisition
HI
— human interactions
IRON
— ironically
ZECH
— Zechariah
SYCOM
— Sydney computerised overnight market
NGO
— Nongovernmental Organization
NLVF
— Norway Agricultural Research Council
PHRENOL
— phrenology
REDUPL
— reduplicating
TPOCC
— Transportable POCC
TELEPH
— telephony
WWSP86
— Winter Weddell Sea Project 1986
SSI
— Spectral Statistical Interpolation
AIM
— approximate inertial manifold
VSSC
— vikram sarabhai space center
NERV
— nervous
NSA/AAO
— NSA/Adjacent Arctic Ocean
WGEP
— Working Group on Energy Policy
CB
— Casebook
SOWG
— SOHO Science Operations Working Team
SERP
— Sedimentary Rock Program
SUM
— SOHO User's Manual
SCM
— single-column model
VICT
— Victoria
MIR
— Orbital System (Russia)
TSL
— Technical Services Laboratory
WESTMORLD
— Westmoreland
PREHIST
— prehistory
METROP
— metropolis
PS
— Psalms
DAT
— Dative (grammar)
TECHNOL
— technology
TDDR
— Total Direct Diffuse Radiometer
SRA
— Society for Risk Analysis
UMTRCA
— Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act
SOPAC
— South Pacific Applied Geosciences Commission
VIRG
— virgin
SY
— Seasonal Year
WST
— Whitecap simulation tank
NMHC
— Nonmethane Hydrocarbons
OWSE
— Operational Www Systems Evaluation
NGO
— Non Government Organizational
MSA
— methanesulfonate
SGM
— second-generation model
POL
— politics
TMACS
— International Mathematics and Computer Simulations
TOA
— top of the atmosphere
TEXTBK
— textbook
WILTSH
— Wiltshire
SSM/I
— SSM/imager
TELECOMM
— telecommunications
START-SC
— START Standing Committee
RICE
— Rice Cultivation and Trace Gases Exchange (India) (IGAC)
YORKSH
— Yorkshire
SSA
— Singular Spectrum Analysis
THEOL
— theology
SURTROPAC
— Survey of the Tropical Pacific Experiment
ZOOGEOGR
— zoogeography
PPS
— protecte payments system
TDC
— Tropical Data Centre
TTP
— Transfer Trajectory Phase
WGRF
— Working Group on Radiative Fluxes
MTOF
— Mass-Time-of-Flight
VEG.PHYS
— vegetable physiology
POLYTECHN
— polytechnic
SOL
— Science Operations Leader
UNOFFIC
— unofficial
STATIST
— statistical
USWOCE
— United States Component of Woce
TIMS
— Theoretical Indicatve Margin System
NSA
— Northern Slope of Alaska
ESA
— Equatorial South America (START)
PERSONIF
— personified
PSO
— Project Science Office
ROM.ANTIQ
— Roman antiquities
N.W.
— North Western Reporter
STAR
— Space Three-Axis Accelerometer for Research
PBM
— peribacteroid membrane
WRIT
— writing
SUS
— Susanna
WESTMRLD
— Westmoreland
URIN
— urinary
SUPERL
— Superlative
SAT
— surface air temperature
RENFREWSH
— Renfrewshire
PHYSIOGR
— physiography
REPUB
— republic
PETROL
— petrologic
SHETL
— Shetland
SDA
— Stanza di Compensazione Titoli
PCS
— Predefined Command Sequence
DST
— data system tests
SIV
— solar and interplanetary variability
VIROL
— virology
SETTLEM
— settlement
NS
— nouns
WEV
— Water Energy-Vegetation
SWE
— shallow-water equations
SUBORD.CL
— subordinate clause
WESTMLD
— Westmoreland
TSC
— Transportation Systems Center (DOT)
TERRA
— Terrestrial Ecosystem Regional Researchand Analysis
R/T
— Real-Time
TSP
— Total Soluble Phosphorus
ERP
— Environmental Research Parks
SCR
— Stripchart Recorders
SOCIOL
— sociology
SID
— Spacecraft Identification Number
OPP
— opposed
PPL
— participial
SIP
— Solar Influences Program
UTILIT
— utilitarian
WP
— Wind Profilers
PARNASS
— Parnassus
TERRESTR
— terrestrial
PROC
— proceedings
SCA
— snow-covered areas
SMS/GOES
— SMS/Geostationary Operational EnvironmentalSatellite
TA
— Trace Analytical
SAW
— Sawlog Harvest
RE
— Earth radii
PDL
— polarization-diversity lidar
TF
— throughfall
SF
— screening factor
TI
— thermal imagery
®
— Registered Trademark
PSA
— Pacific Sciences Association
SMP
— Systems Management Policy
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