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