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