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IPCC
— Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
CO2
— Carbon Dioxide
WHO
— World Health Organization
CSA
— Canadian Space Agency
ESA
— European Space Agency
GDP
— Gross Domestic Product
IOC
— Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
UNESCO
— United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
USDA
— United States Department of Agriculture
GIS
— Geographic Information System
DMSP
— Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
AVHRR
— Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
OECD
— Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
SRL
— Space Radar Laboratory
APEC
— Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
GCM
— General Circulation Model
MSFC
— Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
BAS
— British Antarctic Survey
NSF
— National Sanitation Foundation
ISAMS
— Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder
ATS
— Antarctic Treaty System
MSU
— Microwave Sounding Unit
UNEP
— United Nations Environment Program
ENVISAT
— European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
NESDIS
— National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
ADEOS
— ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
JPL
— Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
FY
— Fiscal Year
ERB
— Earth Radiation Budget
NMFS
— National Marine Fisheries Services
ODP
— Ozone Depletion Potential
LARC
— Langley Research Center (NASA)
DOE
— United States Department of Energy (government)
NAS
— United States National Academy of Sciences
NRC
— National Response Center
NASDA
— National Space Development Agency of Japan
NSIDC
— National Snow and Ice Data Center (University of Colorado, Boulder)
FIPS
— Federal Information Processing Standard
NOAA
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
OMB
— Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
ASTER
— Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
GSFC
— Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
SRB
— Surface Radiation Budget
OSTP
— Office of Science and Technology Policy
NAL
— National Agricultural Library
EDC
— EROS Data Center
EPA
— Estimated Plan Of Action
NTIS
— National Technical Information Service Technology Administration
NOS
— National Ocean Service
GWP
— global warming potential (climate)
SPAS
— Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
TOVS
— TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
UN
— United Narions
ADC
— Affiliated Data Center
SAM
— Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement
NIST
— National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
PCMDI
— Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
SSM/I
— Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
SAR
— synthetic aperture radar (satellite)
PPMV
— Parts Per Million by Volume
FAO
— Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
SSBUV
— shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
AASE
— Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition
NSSDC
— National Space Science Data Center (Greenbelt, MD)
GOOS
— Global Ocean Observing System (IOC, UNESCO, WMO, and ICSU)
ACCP
— Atlantic Climate Change Program
WMO
— World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
INPE
— Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
EIA
— Environmental impact assessment (international)
PDO
— Pacific Decadal Oscillation
USGS
— United States Geological Survey (DOI)
GOES
— Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
TOMS
— Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite Instrument)
OTA
— Office of Technology Assessment (U.S.; abolished by Congress, Fall 1995)
NIMA
— National Imagery and Mapping Agency (became National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|NGA)
AIRS
— Advanced Infrared Sounder
CZCS
— Coastal Zone Color Scanner
DOC
— United States Department of Commerce
PNA
— Pacific North American
ITCZ
— Intertropical Convergence Zone (of Seawater)
SPADE
— Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition
ERS
— ESA Remote Sensing Satellite
CFCS
— Chlorofluorocarbons
NII
— National Information Infrastructure (USA)
GCOS
— Global Climate Observing System (WMO, IOC, UNEP, and ICSU)
GTOS
— Global Terrestrial Observing System
CARDS
— Comprehensive Aerological Reference Data Set
DAAC
— Distributed Active Archive Center
FCCC
— For the Framework Convention on Climate Change
CDDIS
— Crustal Dynamics Data Information System
ORNL
— Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
MITI
— Ministry of International Trade and Industry
ARGO
— Array for Real-Time Geostrophic Oceanography
DOI
— Department of the Interior (US)
MODIS
— Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
ARM
— Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (DOE program)
IGBP
— International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
TRMM
— Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (US-Japan)
NREN
— National Research and Education Network
CEOS
— Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
NCEP
— National Centers For Environmental Prediction (form. NMC; NWS Center)
ICSU
— International Council of Scientific Unions
PPTV
— Parts per Trillion by Volume
CEES
— Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences
IGFA
— International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research
GRID
— Global Resource Information Database (UNEP)
HSB
— Humidity Sounder for Brazil
IWGDMGC
— Interagency Working Group on Data Management for Global Change
TOGA/COARE
— Toga/Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment
NCAR
— National Center for Atmospheric Research (US)
UCAR
— University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
UNFCCC
— United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
GAC
— Global Area Coverage
TOGA
— Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere
EOSDIS
— Earth Observing System Data and Information System (sic FCW 9/97)
ONR
— Office of Naval Research (U.S.)
HCFCS
— Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
DMA
— U.S. Defense Mapping Agency
CLAES
— Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer
EOS
— Earth Observing System (U.S.)
ACRIMSAT
— Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite
HALOE
— Halogen Occultation Experiment
DTIC
— (U.S.) Defense Technical Information Center
AFW
— Air Force Weather
AMSU
— Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
NCDC
— National Climatic Data Center
DEM
— Digital Elevation Model
GFDL
— Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA US)
AMIP
— Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project
NGDC
— National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA)
ATLAS
— ACTIVITIES Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
WCP
— World Climate Programme (WMO/ICSU)
IGAC
— International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project
RTNEPH
— real-time nephanalysis
GEMS
— Global Environment Monitoring System
NSTC
— National Science and Technology Council (U.S.)
FGDC
— Federal Geographic Data Committee's
PMEL
— Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (NOAA and ERL)
UNDP
— United Nations Development Program
IRI
— International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
GLIS
— Global Land Information System
NSCAT
— Nasa Scatterometer Project
GPCP
— Global Precipitation Climatology Project
IEOS
— International Earth Observing System
MLS
— Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS)
CNES
— Centre Nationale d'Etudes Spatiales
JGOFS
— Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (IGBP programme)
SPOT
— Systeme Pour L'Observation De La Terre (France)
SPARC
— Stratospheric Processes and their Role In Climate Change
CLIVAR
— Climate Variability and Predictability program
QBO
— Quasi-biennial Oscillation (atm.)
UARS
— Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
NSDI
— National Spatial Data Infrastructure
NIGEC
— National Institute for Global Environmental Change
CODATA
— Committee on Data for Science and Technology (ICSU)
SST
— Sea surface temperature
NEXRAD
— Next Generation Weather Radar
WOCE
— World Ocean Circulation Experiment
GHG
— Green House Gas
CMDL
— Climate Monitoring And Diagnostics Laboratory (NOAA Boulder
CENR
— Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
CDIAC
— Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Cente
SCOPE
— Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (ICSU and IGBP)
GAIM
— Global Analysis, Interpretation and Modeling
ENSO
— El Niño and Southern Oscilation
NPOESS
— National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
SBUV
— Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (experiment)
CMAP
— Climate Modeling, Analysis and Prediction Program
GCDIS
— US Global Change Data and Information System
SEAWIFS
— Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor
GISS
— Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA)
NBII
— National Biological Information Infrastructure
PAGES
— Past Global Changes (IGBP)
ISLSCP
— International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project
TOPEX/POSEIDON
— Ocean Topography Experiment
SAGE
— Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment
EMAP
— Environmental Monitoring And Assessment Program (US EPA)
GEWEX
— Global Energy And Water Cycle EXperiment (WCRP)
PSC
— Polar Stratospheric Clouds (in Antarctic)
WCRP
— World Climate Research Program
COADS
— Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set
GMS
— Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (Japan)
SDSD
— Satellite Data Services Division
SIR-C
— Shuttle Imaging Radar-C
CHAMMP
— Computer Hardware, Advanced Mathematics and Model Physics Program
MECCA
— Model Evaluation Consortium for Climate Assessment
SGCR
— Subcommittee on Global Change Research
GODAE
— Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment
DLG
— Digital Line Graphic
MOC
— Meridional Overturning Circulation
SERDP
— Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
NODC
— National Oceanographic Data Center (NOAA)
SRTM
— Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
NDSC
— Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change
OGCM
— Ocean General Circulation Model
ALOS
— Advanced Land Observation Satellite
ESSP
— Earth System Science Pathfinder
UV-B
— Ultraviolet-Biological
SCS
— Soil Conservation Service (Anchorage, Alaska) (USDA and DOA)
CEPEX
— Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment
STD
— Salinity/Temperature/Depth
ASF
— Alaska SAR Facility
GLOBEC
— Global Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
CERES
— Clouds And The Earth's Radiant Energy System (EOS)
ICES
— International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
GCIP
— GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project
PROBE
— Pilot Radiation Observation Experiment
IUGG
— International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
SDTS
— Spatial Data Transfer Standard
GOIN
— Global Observation Information Network
ATMOS
— Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy
PICES
— North Pacific Marine Science Organization
APN
— Asia-Pacific Network (for Global Change Research) (START)
GLOBE
— Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
ICESAT
— Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite
IASC
— International Arctic Sciences Committee
IIASA
— International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Vienna)
GLOED
— Global Emissions Database
SCOR
— Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (ICSU)
TFODM
— Task Force on Observations and Data Management
NADW
— North Atlantic Deep Water
AMAP
— Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
ARCSS
— Arctic System Science (program)
PUMS
— Public Use Microdata Samples
GVAP
— GEWEX Water Vapor Project
RIDGE
— Ridge Interdisciplinary Global Experiments
OES
— Bureau Of Oceans And International Environmental And Scientific Affairs
GCTE
— Global Change in Terrestrial Ecosystems
MISR
— Multi-angle Imaging Spectrometer
DIF
— Directory Interchange Format
HPCC
— High Performance Computing and Communications (NOAA)
SAA
— Satellite Active Archive
MAB
— Man and the Biosphere (programme) (UNESCO)
METOP
— Meteorological Operational Satellite (polar satellite series)
IAI
— Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (START)
BAHC
— Biospheric Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle
GHCN
— Global Historical Climatology Network
LOICZ
— Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
IGBP-DIS
— International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Data and Information System
OSTI
— Office of Scientific and Technical Information (DOE)
DSS
— Data Support Section (NCAR)
FACE
— Free Air CO2 Enrichment
ICPSR
— Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
GOALS
— Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System Program
WEAVE
— Water and Energy: Atmospheric, Vegetative, and Earth Interactions
ACVE
— Atlantic Climate Variability Experiment
TERRA
— Terrestrial Ecosystem Regional Research and Analysis Laboratory
FNMOC
— Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center's
ATOC
— Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate
SCSMEX
— South China Sea Monsoon Experiment
MEDIAS
— Reseau de Recherche Regionale pour le Bassin Mediterraneen etl'Afrique Subtropicale
SCAR
— Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (ICSU)
BOREAS
— Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study
HDP-DIS
— Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme Data and Information System
IDN
— International Directory Network
WEBB
— Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Budget (USGS)
ECPC
— Experimental Climate Prediction Center
LMER
— Land Margins Ecosystem Research
EROC
— Ecological Rates of Change (NSF)
CSL
— Climate Simulation Laboratory
OACES
— Ocean-Atmosphere Carbon Exchange Study
SEDAC
— Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
MMIA
— Methods and Models for Integrated Assessment
GHRC
— Global Hydrology Resource Center
PMIP
— Paleoclimatic Model Intercomparison Project
GRACE
— Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment
WDC
— World Data Center (ICSU)
LTER
— Long-Term Ecological Research (program) (NSF)
VAMOS
— Variability of the American Monsoon System
CMIP
— Coupled Model Intercomparison Project
IHP
— International Hydrological Program (UNESCO)
GILS
— Government Information Locator Service
ADD
— The International Arctic Environment Data Directory
CCSM
— Community Climate System Model
STA
— Strategic Transportation Analysis
SOHO
— Solar Heliospheric Observatory
PIBAL
— Pilot Balloon
UNIDATA
— University Data System
POEM
— Polar-Orbit Earth Observation Mission
MAPSS
— Mapped Atmosphere-Plant-Soil System
RIC
— Regional Information Centre
IHDP
— International Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme
SIP
— Solar Influences Program
NRCSM
— Natural Resources Conservation Service
GTCP
— Global Tropospheric Chemistry Program
NAO
— North Atlantic Oscillation
IGOS
— Integrated Global Observing Strategy
AMSR-E
— Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS
POAM
— Polar Ozone Aerosol Monitor
USMARC
— United States Machine Readable Cataloging
EUMETSAT
— European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
TECO
— Terrestrial Ecosystems
JERS-1
— Japan's Earth Resources Satellite
NEIC
— National Energy Information Center
VENTS
— A NOAA Program on Mid-Ocean Ridges
CMA
— Chinese Meteorological Admininstration
QUIKSCAT
— Quick Scatterometer Satellite
SCAR-B
— Smoke, Clouds, and Radiation-Brazil
NBS
— National Biological Service
HFCS
— Hydrofluorocarbons
NESC
— National Environmental Supercomputing Center
GCH
— Global Change Climate and History
OTTER
— Oregon Transect Ecosystem Research
ACCE
— Atlantic Circulation and Climate Experiment
NEDRES
— National Environmental Data Referral Service
START
— Global Change System for Analysis Research and Training
GCSS
— GEWEX Cloud System Study
INDOEX
— Indian Ocean Experiment
NALC
— North American Landscape Characterization
EO-ICWG
— Earth Observation International Coordination Working Group
GCMD
— Global Change Master Directory
ESNET
— Energy Sciences Network
LUCC
— Land- Use and Land-Cover Change
LBA
— Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia
CEOS-IDN
— CEOS International Directory Network
ENRICH
— European Network for Research in Global Change
IODE
— International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange
NODIS
— Nssdc Online Data and Information System
TAO
— Tropical Atmosphere-Ocean
SURFRAD
— Surface Radiation Budget Network
NOAADIR
— Noaa Environmental Services Data Directory
MOPITT
— Measurement of Pollutants in the Troposphere
CIESIN
— Center for International Earth Sciences Information Network
ISCCP
— International Satellite Cloud Climate Project
CIRLA
— Cloud Information Reference Archive and Library
GCRIO
— US Global Change Research Information Office
NARA
— National Archive and Records Administration
CDEP
— Climate Dynamics and Experimental Prediction
NCSA
— National Center for Supercomputer Applications
SAMS
— Surface Automated Meteorological Systems
PFCS
— Perfluorinated Hydrocarbons
FIFE
— First International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project Field Experiment
LITE
— Lidar-in-space Technology Experiment
PER
— Program for Ecosystem Research
USGCRP
— United States Global Change Change Research Program
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