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CPR
— Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
EDAS
— Eta Data Assimilation System
CF
— Cystic Fibrosis
CCM
— Cerebral Cavernous Malformation
OPS
— Operations
LAN
— Local Area Network
HIV
— Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
US
— United States of America
CHF
— Congestive Heart Failure
E-LIDAR
— Experimental LIDAR
H2O2
— Hydrogen Peroxide
A BY E
— Admission by Exception
HIPAA
— Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
AD
— Atopic Dermatitis
ROM
— Read-Only Memory
LASER
— Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
FTP
— File Transfer Protocol
AA
— Ascorbic Acid
RDF
— Combustion of Refuse Derived Fuels
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
UK
— United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
N2O
— nitrous oxide (anesthetic)
UCAAD
— University Committee on Affirmative Action and Diversity
A-SCAT
— Advanced Scatterometer
CCTV
— Closed-circuit television
PS
— PostScript
AIDS
— Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
BTW
— By The Way
IPCC
— Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
N2O5
— nitrogen pentoxide, nitric anhydride
A-SAR
— Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
DO
— Dissolved Oxygen
MM
— Millimeter
A.K.A.
— Also Known As
ICD
— Interface Control Document
PPM
— parts per million
XFTS
— XMM File Transfer System
AHRQ
— Agency for Health, Research, and Quality
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
BAEPS
— Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potentials
A
— Ampere
EPA
— Environmental Protection Agency (US)
CMAP
— Compound Muscle Action Potential
FTE
— Full Time Equivalent
ADH
— Antidiuretic Hormone
CO2
— Carbon Dioxide
S-GCOS
— Space-Based Global Change Observation System
FIFO
— First In, First Out
E&CE
— Electrical and Computer Engineering
PDF
— Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
WHO
— World Health Organization
UNESCO
— United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
CGI
— Clinical Global Impression
HADCM
— Hadley Center Model
HADRT
— Hadley Center Radiosonde temperature
QC
— Quality Control
UCP&T
— University Committee on Privilege and Tenure
NIEO
— New International Economic Order
UCORP
— University Committee on Research Policy
XIDT
— X-Ray Identification Team
IP
— Internet Protocol
ISO
— International Organization for Standardization
UNCLOS
— United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (policy treaty)
UCOLASC
— University Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication
A3RI
— Antarctic Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Institute
P-N
— Positive-Negative
BAFME
— Benign Adult Familial Myoclonic Epilepsy
MUX
— Multiplexer
ASTM
— American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
XFDS
— XMM Flight Dynamics System
UCM-TF
— University of California, Merced Task Force
UCR&J
— University Committee on Rules and Jurisdiction
I&T WG
— Integration and Test Working Group
NHLBI
— National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
RF
— Radio Frequency
UCMEXUS
— UC Institute for Mexico and the United States
CBC
— Complete Blood Count
MSDS
— Material Safety Data Sheets
CV
— Curriculum Vitae
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Display
ASD
— Atrial Septal Defect
UCACCORD
— UC All Campus Collaboration on Outreach and Dissemination
FET
— Field Effect Transistor
ATM
— Asynchronous Transfer Mode
CAIS
— Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
AC
— Alternating Current
MAHLOVS
— Middle and High Latitudes Oceanic Variability Study
MOU
— Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
GUI
— Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
HALLIP
— Heterogeneous and Liquid Phase Processes (EUROTRAC)
BTU
— British Thermal Unit
WWW
— World Wide Web
OECD
— Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
AS
— Aortic Stenosis
DCP
— Defined Contribution Plan
API
— Application Programming Interface
ASCII
— American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
ALL
— Adult Lymphoblastic Leukemia
R&D
— Research & Development
GIS
— Geographic Information System
CSA
— Canadian Space Agency
AAS
— Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
NCCLS
— National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
DEC
— Digital Equipment Corporation
BASDAI
— Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index
USDA
— United States Department of Agriculture
CBO
— Congressional Budget Office
ESA
— European Space Agency
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging
ALPEX
— Alpine Experiment
GATT
— General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
CD
— Compact Disc
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
HTTP
— Hypertext Transfer Protocol
DOT
— Department of Transport
FOV
— Field Of View (satellite)
CGI
— Common Gateway Interface
RPM
— Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
CNS
— Central Nervous System
PPO
— Preferred provider organization
AD
— autistic disorder
EU
— European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
CIO
— Chief Information Officer
IOC
— Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
CFC-12
— CCl2F2, dichlorodifluoromethane, Freon-12
CO
— Carbon Monoxide
AMM
— Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia
DBMS
— Database Management System
HMO
— Health Maintenance Organization
W
— Watt
AGL
— Above Ground Level
RAM
— random-access memory
IUPAC
— International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
CSF
— Cerebrospinal Fluid
ACF
— Autocorrelation Function
ICU
— Intensive Care Unit
FY
— Fiscal Year
TB
— Tuberculosis
AM
— Amplitude Modulation
CRS
— Congressional Research Service
EC
— European Commission
EOL
— End Of Life
RDBMS
— Relational Database Management System
RIXOS
— ROSAT International X-Ray optical Survey
IOSH
— Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
CAD
— Coronary Artery Disease
APU
— Auxiliary Power Unit
MB
— Megabyte
POE
— Point of Entry
WRT
— "With respect to", especially in fields such as Mathematics.
WAN
— Wide Area Network
ANP
— Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
AARP
— American Association of Retired Persons
GMP
— Good Manufacturing Practice
GO
— General Observer
CAD
— Computer Aided Designer
BFGF
— Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
NM
— Nanometer
ADA
— Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 (Text Of ADA Legislation)
WWW
— World Weather Watch
CRO
— Contract Research Organization
AATSR
— Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
SQA
— Software Quality Assurance
APT
— Automatic Picture Transmission
ATN
— Acute Tubular Necrosis
CIN
— Conjunctival Intraepithelial Neoplasia
CH4
— Methane, Natural Gas
QA
— Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
COSPAR
— Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
XPM
— Cross-Phase Modulation
RCRA
— Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984)
CS
— Computer Science
CONUS
— Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
DARPA
— Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
ANC
— Absolute Neutrophil Count
PCB
— Polychlorinated Biphenyls
MDCK
— Madin-Darby Canine Kidney
DNS
— Domain Name System
BIT
— Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
LPG
— Liquid Petroleum Gas
OPD
— Outpatient Department
ROI
— Return on Investment
AU
— Astronomical Unit
CFR
— Code of Federal Regulations
ITCZ
— Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
IFOV
— Instantaneous Field Of View
PNG
— Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
BOD
— Biological Oxygen Demand
FDA
— Food Drug Administration
CC
— Colon Cancer
CBF
— Cerebral Blood Flow
DME
— Durable Medical Equipment
PT
— Physical Therapy
OAI
— Official Action Indicated (serious Food & Drug Administration post-inspection classification)
DOE
— United States Department of Energy (government)
BCC
— Basal Cell Carcinoma
KG
— Kilogram
CLD
— Chronic Liver Disease
DOJ
— Department of Justice (US)
ABA
— American Bar Association
BBT
— Basal Body Temperature
ALV
— Avian Leukosis Virus
AMA
— American Medical Association
URD
— User Requirements Document
VHF
— Very High Frequency
DMSP
— Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
FFT
— Fast Fourier Transform
PC
— Personal computer (host)
CEN
— Committee European de Normalisation
TBC
— To Be Confirmed
DC
— Direct Current
BPS
— bits per second
CIDI
— Composite International Diagnostic Interview
ADS
— Astrophysics Data System
DDT
— Dichloro Diphenyl Trichlorethane
BBS
— Bulletin Board System
FSA
— Flexible Spending Account
ADPE
— Automatic Data Processing Equipment
NIST
— National Institute of Standards and Technology
HCFA
— Health Care Financing Administration
UNEP
— United Nations Environment Program
AF
— Air Force
NAM
— National Association of Manufacturers
DTE
— Data Terminal Equipment
O3
— Ozone
ARDS
— Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
SISEX
— Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
NIOSH
— National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
CST
— Central Standard Time (UTC-6 Hours)
OMB
— Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
UTC
— Coordinated Universal Time
ASR
— Airport Surveillance Radar
RPM
— Resale Price Maintenance. The UK Net Book Agreement, as was. Means by which retail prices are controlled by primary suppliers. (Alternatively, Revolutions Per Minute, as in engine speed and 78, 33 and 45 records. In years to come how many people will know
CRF
— Case Report Form
WFOV
— Wide Field Of View
EFM
— Electrostatic Force Microscopy
BAC
— Boeing Aerospace Company
SIR
— Shuttle Imaging Radar
PVC
— Polyvinyl Chloride
ASAP
— Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
CRO2
— Chromium Oxide
CCHS
— Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
ARE
— Antioxidant Response Element
AAAS
— American Association for the Advancement of Science
TIPS
— Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
HZ
— cycles per second (hertz)
UHF
— Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
FTC
— Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
NAS
— United States National Academy of Sciences
ATS
— applications technology satellite
DNA
— Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
ACS
— American College of Surgeons
DOL
— United States Department of Labor
NSF
— National Sanitation Foundation
EM
— Electromagnetic
OSHA
— Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
DILHR
— Department of Industry Labor and Human Relations
CBD
— Common Bile Duct
BSE
— Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
CALTRANS
— California Department of Transportation
HIV
— Hair Is Vanishing. Amusing alternative interpretation (thanks EP) contrasting with the seriousness of the more usual meaning of Human Immunodeficiency Virus.HIVIHusband Is Village Idiot. (ODSA) Classic nurses' shorthand.
OSO
— Orbiting Solar Observatory
HNO3
— Nitric Acid
EMF
— Electromotive Force
CTM
— Chemical Transport Model
STP
— standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
ATA
— Alimentary Toxic Aleukia
CC
— Colorectal Carcinoma
HOPPS
— Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
GSE
— Ground Support Equipment
AF
— Amniotic Fluid
NEMA
— National Electric Manufacturer's Association
DOS
— Disk Operating System
CAPE
— Convective Available Potential Energy
NIH
— NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
AAMI
— Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
GAO
— Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
CCD
— Classic Cleidocranial Dysplasia
AAMC
— American Association of Medical Colleges
PPB
— parts per billion (109)
SIG
— Special Interest Group
CNG
— Compressed natural gas
NOAA
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
SMD
— Science Mission Division
PPMV
— Parts Per Million by Volume
BMA
— British Medical Association
ACRIM
— Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS)
AT&T
— American Telephone & Telegraph
BASIC
— Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
NO
— Nitric Oxide
ABR
— Auditory Brainstem Response
CAP
— College of American Pathologists
EMT
— Extraordinary Masochistic Tendencies (joke At Expense Of Emergency Medical Technicians)
NEMS
— NASA Equipment Management System
CAA
— Clean Air Act (1970, amended in 1977, and again in 1990)
CW
— Continuous Wave
WMO
— World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
SUV
— Sport Utility Vehicle
H2O
— Water (vapor)
GMT
— Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
CHD
— Coronary Heart Disease
CAPD
— Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
LF
— Low Frequency
DOC
— Doctor
AFT
— Acute Functional Tolerance
IEEE
— Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
CA
— cytosine arabinoside
ECOSOC
— Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
APEC
— Avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli
CDF
— Common Data Format
END
— Equivalent Narcotic Depth
AMU
— Atomic Mass Unit
ACF
— Asymmetric Crying Facies
APD
— Avalanche Photo Diode
SONAR
— (DOD) A sonic device used primarily for the detection and location of underwater objects.(This term is derived from the words "sound navigation and ranging.")
HHS
— Health and Human Services Department
KHZ
— kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
SCR
— Software Change Request
POS
— Point of Service Plan
EGA
— Enhanced Graphics Adapter
CVS
— Concurrent Versions System
NASDA
— National Space Development Agency of Japan
CLD
— Chronic Lung Disease
DBMS
— Data Base Management System
RCS
— Revision Control System
CGD
— Chronic Granulomatous Disease
CFS
— Cubic Feet per Second
AGA
— appropriate for gestational age
ACP
— Acyl-Carrier Protein
AMML
— Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia
SPMP
— Software Project Management Plan
CAI
— Codon Adaptation Index
AICE
— American Institute of Chemical Engineers
IR
— Infrared
JPL
— Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
AHA
— American Hospital Association
COTS
— Commercial Off the Shelf Software
NAFTA
— North American Free Trade Agreement
NAI
— No Action Indicated (Most Favorable Food & Drug Administration Post-inspection Classification)
NIST
— National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
ATCC
— American Type Culture Collection
FFW
— Feet of Fresh Water
GO
— Guest Observer
NRC
— National Research Council (Canada)
DNV
— Det Norske Veritas
BNSC
— British National Space Centre
TFT
— Thin Film Transistor
UNCED
— United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
HTTPS
— HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
ADL
— Avionics Development Laboratory
HV
— High Voltage
DIAL
— Differential Absorption Lidar (laser Radar Sensing)
ABMT
— Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant
KW
— Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
ASD
— Autism Spectrum Disorder
GOOS
— Global Ocean Observing System (IOC, UNESCO, WMO, and ICSU)
ATSDR
— Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
O2
— Oxygen
CITECH
— Center for Information on Technology in Healthcare
GB
— Gigabyte
ODP
— Ozone Depletion Potential
DTED
— Digital Terrain Elevation Data (dee-ted)
IRB
— Institutional Review Board
IEC
— International Electrotechnical Commission
COMSAT
— Communications Satellite Corporation
AMS
— American Meteorological Society
JSC
— Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
AIS
— Airborne Imaging Spectrometer
ACDP
— Ancient Conserved Domain Protein
CDRH
— Center for Devices and Radiological Health (Food & Drug Administration)
ADPKD
— Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
M
— Million
SCB
— Software Control Board
PSD
— Power Spectral Density
ARA
— Attitude Reference Assembly
ADHSP
— Autosomal Dominant Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
C
— Centigrade
NESDIS
— National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
SPR
— Software Problem Report
DSP
— Digital Signal Processor
GCM
— General Circulation Model
USGS
— United States Geological Survey (DOI)
CCB
— Calcium Channel Blocker
ISAS
— Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (Japan)
SCPI
— Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
CIDP
— Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
NAD
— Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
MSW
— Municipal Solid Waste
ASQ
— Alpha System Qualification
CH
— Channel
SSI
— Space Studies Institute
SNR
— Signal-to-Noise Ratio
LANL
— Los Alamos National Laboratory
HF
— High Frequency
NRC
— National Response Center
CCA
— Common Carotid Artery
TNT
— Tri-nitro-toulene
CH3CL
— Methyl Chloride
CFTC
— Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CEL
— Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
CDM
— Clean Development Mechanism
AFM
— Atomic Force Microscope
AFV
— Amniotic Fluid Volume
AJ
— Astronomical Journal
CFC
— Chloro Fluoro Carbon
CCF
— Cross-Correlation Function
TAG
— Technical Advisory Group for Biological Control Agents of Weeds
DASD
— Direct Access Storage Device
AOS
— Acquisition Of Signal
COBE
— Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
IPY
— International Polar Year
MSFC
— Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
CG
— Center of Gravity (DXS)
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
PRF
— Pulse Repetition Frequency
UNFCCC
— United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
VLF
— Very Low Frequency
CML
— Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
COFR
— Certificate of Flight Readiness
AIS
— Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
SEM
— Space Environment Monitor
CH
— Chronic Hepatitis
AMD
— Acid Maltase Deficiency
LIDAR
— Lander Light Detection and Ranging
APP
— Amyloid Precursor Protein
ARC
— Ames Research Center (NASA)
CCD
— Central Core Disease
WFC
— World Food Council
CK
— Creatine Kinase
BAS
— British Antarctic Survey
DRS
— Data Relay Satellite
ARDS
— Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
UNCCD
— United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
OCONUS
— Outside Continental United States
CC
— Combined Cycle
SCF
— Standard Cubic Foot
IAU
— International Astronomical Union
PM
— Particulate Matter
ASQ
— Autism Screening Questionnaire
CD
— Celiac Disease
SAO
— Semi-Annual Oscillation
TED
— Total Energy Detector
MHS
— Microwave Humidity Sounder
TB
— Terabyte
CINO3
— chlorine nitrate
PBL
— Planetary Boundary Layer
ESL
— English as a second language
BASFI
— Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index
TMI
— TRMM Microwave Imager
DSN
— Deep Space Network - network of large antennas and communication facilities.
CIMSS
— Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
AHO
— Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy
HCHO
— formaldehyde (also written as CH2O)
GCOS
— Global Climate Observing System (WMO, IOC, UNEP, and ICSU)
BAD
— Bipolar Affective Disorder
WG
— Working Group
CAD
— Computer-Aided Design
DPI
— Department of Public Instruction
ERBS
— Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
LAC
— Local Area Coverage
UNITAR
— United Nations Institute for Training and Research
SME
— Solar Mesosphere Explorer
AFB
— Air Force Base (USAF)
DG
— Dentate Gyrus
CADIC
— Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas
AIP
— Acute Intermittent Porphyria
BNL
— Brookhaven National Laboratory
C
— Celsius
HTML
— Hyper Text Markup Language
ACF
— Aberrant crypt foci
AIN
— Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia
AFTN
— Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Nodule
ASEAN
— Association of Southeast Asian Nations
PR
— Precipitation Radar
ACR
— Active Cavity Radiometer
ABPM
— ambulatory blood pressure monitoring system
FCCC
— For the Framework Convention on Climate Change
AFGL
— Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
ATSR
— Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
CA
— Cancer Antigen
NSTS
— National Space Transportation System
VOC
— Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
RADAR
— RAdio Detection And Ranging
NASP
— National Aerospace Plane
LBNL
— Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
LHV
— lower heating value
AURA
— Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
LARC
— Langley Research Center (NASA)
GWP
— global warming potential (climate)
MBPS
— Megabits per second
DDD
— Detailed Design Document
CLAH
— Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia
ERS
— Environmental Research Satellite
USP
— United States Pharmacopeia
FCOS
— Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
MSU
— Microwave Sounding Unit
ISAMS
— Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder
NRL
— Naval Research Laboratory
CTS
— Canadian Technology Satellite
MITI
— Ministry of International Trade & Industry (Japan)
ASM
— American Society for Microbiology
DFRC
— Dryden Flight Research Center
NIF
— National Ignition Facility
XRONOS
— Time-Series analysis package, part of XANADU
GRID
— Global Resource Information Database (UNEP)
ASI
— Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
DORIS
— Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
MRC
— Medical Research Council
OP
— Office of the President
AP
— Acid Phosphatase
MERSAT
— Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
AAU
— Association of American Universities
CIN
— Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
AH
— adrenal hypoplasia
PA
— Preliminary Assessment
CETP
— Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein
AIS
— Adenocarcinoma in Situ
EC
— European Community
DSMB
— Data Safety Monitoring Board
CONACYT
— Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia
SO4
— Sulfate radical
BBC
— Bilateral Breast Cancer
MFA
— Manned Flight Awareness
BEN
— Balkan endemic nephropathy
LVS
— Launch Vehicle Simulator
CMHC
— Community Mental Health Center
AY
— Academic Year
TAO
— Tropical Atmosphere Ocean
CGM
— Computer Graphics Metafile
TMAPI
— Topic Map Application Programming Interface
CID
— Combined Immunodeficiency Disease
SAST
— Science Analysis Software Team
CCD
— Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
CFCS
— Chlorofluorocarbons
ASC
— Ambulatory Surgery Center
WLAN
— Wireless Local Area Network
AGU
— American Geophysical Union
ALL
— Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
ADEOS
— ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
LPLWS
— Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
MOL
— Manned Orbital Laboratory
CGAP
— Cancer Genome Anatomy Project
ABL
— Acute Basophilic Leukemia
CIS
— Carcinoma in Situ
CBCL
— Child Behavior Checklist
AMSR
— Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
DTS
— Data Transfer System
CDH
— Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
PDP
— Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
PU
— Propellant Utilization
AP
— Anomalous Propagation
AMA
— Advanced Maternal Age
UC
— University of California
ARS
— Acute Radiation Syndrome
CAM
— Cell Adhesion Molecule
RTF
— Return To Flight
ISA
— Instrument Society of America
UEA
— University of East Anglia
IEA
— International Energy Agency (Paris)
AGC
— atypical glandular cells
ENVISAT
— European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
DOS
— United States Department of State
NSSDC
— National Space Science Data Center (Greenbelt, MD)
AE
— Adverse Event
AQCR
— Air Quality Control Region (US) (environment)
NABR
— National Association for Biomedical Research
AA
— Acrylic Acid
CALLA
— common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen
RS
— Remote Sensing
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
SH
— Southern Hemisphere
ATP
— Adult Treatment Panel
MOSPO
— Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
AOM
— Acute Otitis Media
SWT
— Science Working Team
CHAMEX
— Cloud Height And Motion EXperiment
IRIS
— Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer
EMAIL
— Electronic Mail
CA
— Control area (EU) – The portion of the generation and transmission system controlled by a single transmission system operator. (See also TSO).
ACML
— Atypical Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
CG
— Celera Genomics Corporation
ROSAT
— Roentgen Satellite
USLE
— Universal Soil Loss Equation (erosion Model)
BDV
— Border Disease Virus
CHD
— Congenital Heart Disease
SO2
— Sulfur Dioxide
DEC
— Declination
AAD
— Australian Antarctic Division
NAAQS
— National Ambient Air Quality Standards (US)
LAGEOS
— Laser Geodynamic Satellite
CDV
— Canine Distemper Virus
SMPTRB
— Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
NTP
— National Toxicology Program
MCP
— Microchannel Plate
G
— Gram (g)
CAL/VAL
— Calibration/Validation
AOA
— Airborne Optical Adjunct
CAC
— Coronary Artery Calcification
AIL
— Avionics Integration Laboratories
OIG
— Office of Inspector General
FITS
— Flexible Image Transport System
B-ISDN
— Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
CE
— Cholesterol Ester
GSFC
— Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
CDA
— Command and Data Acquisition
CCA
— Chromated Copper Arsenate
CGMP
— Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate
ERSIR
— Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
HF
— Hydrogen Fluoride
AD
— Autosomal Dominant
BLAST
— Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
PHRMA
— Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (formerly PMA, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association)
AO
— Acridine Orange
ADR
— Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator
APR
— Acute Phase Response
RID
— Review Item Discrepancy
APC
— Activated Protein C
EUVE
— Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
AID
— Artificial Insemination Donor
BCAA
— branched chain amino acids
KB
— Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
DMS
— Dynamic Message Sign
CORSA
— Cosmic Radiation Satellite
ANF
— Atrial Natriuretic Factor
ADMCKD
— Autosomal Dominant Medullary Cystic Disease
ND
— NASA Document
BBD
— Benign Breast Disease
SSV
— Space Shuttle Vehicle
AURIO
— Auroral Imaging Observatory
AIS
— Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
ADD
— Architectural Design Document
MIT
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
SAW
— Surface Acoustic Wave
CNR
— Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy)
HEW
— Half Energy Width
ORNL
— Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
ADPKD
— Adult Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
THR
— Thrust
AHR
— Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
CLO
— Chlorine Monoxide
IST
— Instrument Support Terminal
ABS
— acute bacterial sinusitis
SESL
— Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
NSIDC
— National Snow and Ice Data Center (University of Colorado, Boulder)
MCC
— Mission Control Center (JSC)
CDL
— California Digital Library
BRO
— Bromine Monoxide
BFF
— Bovine Follicular Fluid
NOX
— Nitrogen Oxide
DLT
— Digital Linear Tape
NDA
— New Drug Application
BAS
— British Andrology Society
ACH
— Active Chromatin Hub
GHZ
— Gigahertz
ISO 14155
— Current Widely Accepted Standard
ARF
— Acute Rheumatic Fever
MOD
— Maximum Operating Depth
RVU
— Relative Value Unit
JOP
— Jupiter Orbiter Probe
AR
— Aspect Ratio
ISU
— International Space University
MIPS
— Merritt Island Press Site
FD
— Flight Dynamics
CAFS
— Conotruncal Anomaly Face Syndrome
AR
— Androgen Receptor
LSSL
— Life Sciences Space Laboratory
CAH
— Congenital Adrenal Hypoplasia
WASC
— Western Association of Schools and Colleges
ERS
— Earth Resources Satellite
DPU
— data processing unit
FOM
— Figure Of Merit
AFIGE
— Asymmetric Field Inversion Gel Electrophoresis
ASTER
— Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
PV
— Potential Vorticity
AEP
— American Electric Power Company, Inc.
CDT
— Cytolethal Distending Toxin
AES
— Agricultural Experiment Station
CGL
— Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy
ETS
— Educational Testing Service
EIGA
— European Industrial Gases Association
ABHI
— Association of British Health-Care Industries
DOH
— Department of Health (various countries)
OPS
— Optical Sensor
JAMA
— Journal of the American Medical Association
CD-ROM
— Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory
MGMA
— Medical Group Management Association
BAP
— Bacterial Alkaline Phosphatase
ASCA
— Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
ADO
— Allelic Drop Out
DAT
— Digital Audio Tape
LE
— Low Energy
CHB
— congenital heart block
MMDA
— Michigan Medical Device Association
CCRS
— Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
SCOPE
— Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (ICSU and IGBP)
HE
— High Energy
IDE
— Investigational Device Exemption
CD
— Conduct Disorder
AVNIR
— advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
TM
— Telemetry
CHIME
— College of Healthcare Information Management Executives
AAH
— Atypical Adenomatous Hyperplasia
AME
— Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess
ACE
— Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
APCR
— Activated Protein C Resistance
CPI
— characters per inch
FFRDC
— Federally Funded Research & Development Center
CSA
— Canadian Standards Association (like UL)
BUREC
— United States Bureau of Reclamation (government)
EAP
— Education Abroad Program
CCK
— Cancer Center Karolinska
CHP
— Combined heat and power
BCRP
— Breast Cancer Resistance Protein
AWACS
— Airborne Warning And Control System
CHB
— Chronic Hepatitis B
CFH
— Complement Factor H
DOI
— Department of the Interior (US)
ADNFLE
— Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
IPA
— Individual Practice Association
LLNL
— The Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California
ASHP
— American Society of Hospital Pharmacists
MASER
— microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
ESDAC
— European Space Data Center
GEMS
— Global Environmental Monitoring System (UNEP)
ASOS
— Automated Surface Observing System
MTPE
— Mission To Planet Earth
MMI
— Man-Machine Interface
AK
— Actinic Keratosis
NOS
— National Ocean Service
SUM
— Software User's Manual
ADRV
— Adult Diarrhea Rotavirus
LMSS
— Lunar Mapping and Survey System
EIR
— Environmental Impact Report
EDC
— EROS Data Center
APL
— Applied Physics Laboratory (at Johns Hopkins)
COMET
— Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology Education and Training (NOAA and UCAR)
SERC
— Science and Engineering Research Council
DCP
— Data Collection Platform
CCC
— Cholangiocellular Carcinoma
CLH
— Cutaneous Lymphoid Hyperplasia
ARC
— Arctic Research Commission
CAP
— Catabolite Activator Protein
APBD
— adult polyglucosan body disease
PHS
— Public Health Service (U.S.)
DMERC
— Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier
TWP
— Tropical Western Pacific
ISI
— International Statistical Institute
KJ
— kilojoule (energy measure)
GCP
— Good Clinical Practice
IA
— Interactive
ABS
— Antenatal Bartter Syndrome
ADF
— Amsterdam density functional
AVS
— Aortic Valve Stenosis
DHHS
— Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.)
AR
— Autosomal Recessive
CDART
— Conserved Domain Architecture Retrieval Tool
AEH
— Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasia
NPD
— NASA Policy Directive
CDC
— Child Development Centre
DFAD
— Digital Feature Analysis Data (dee-fad)
AXAF
— Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility
CSU
— Cleveland State University
ECS
— EOSDIS Core System
JD
— Julian Day
CMP
— Competitive Medical Plan
KM
— Kilometer (1,000 meters)
SAR
— synthetic aperture radar (satellite)
ADC
— Astronomical Data Center
ASSIST
— Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer
CIP
— Cast-In-Place
COSSH
— Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities
CCE
— Comprehensive Clinical Examination
AATP
— Acquired Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
CDC
— Cell Division Cycle
EIA
— Extended Interaction Amplifier
GOES
— Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
DEMUX
— Demultiplexer
AEV
— Avian Erythroblastosis Virus
STSCI
— Space Telescope Science Institute
CZMA
— US Coastal Zone Management Act
MEM
— Meteoroid Exposure Module
CHL
— Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma
OAQPS
— Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
APA
— Administrative Procedure Act
AFRRI
— (U.S.) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
ALT
— Radar Altimeter
ACC
— Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
CARA
— Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica
AFOSR
— Air Force Office Of Scientific Research(USA)
IMS
— Information Management System (LTPP)
SPAS
— Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
OH
— Hydroxyl Radical
ELS
— Eastern Launch Site
CTE
— Charge Transfer Efficiency
ADPLD
— Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Liver Disease
IDC
— Indirect Costs
GSI
— Graduate Student Instructor
TMU
— Transmission Message Unit
AL
— Ad libitum
CMD
— Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
CALAS
— Cryptococcal Antigen Latex Agglutination System
NO3
— Nitrate Radical
TOVS
— TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
CDR
— Common Deleted Region
CNRS
— Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)
XRD
— X-Ray Diffraction
CA
— Carbonic Anhydrase
HCIS
— Health Care Information System
OSS
— Office of Space Sciences
SAO
— Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
ICC
— Instrument Control Center
MPS
— Materials Processing in Space
BACT
— Best Available Control Technology
CAI
— Complete Androgen Insensitivity
BAEP
— Brainstem Acoustic Evoked Potentials
CFC-11
— CCl3F, trichlorofluoromethane, Freon-11
UT
— Universal Time
DMI
— Danish Meteorological Institute
BPI
— bits per inch
MAP
— Mesoscale Alpine Programme
AFGF
— Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor
AFLPS
— Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms
CAH
— Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
MFCS
— Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science
ACLL
— Atypical Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
HOCL
— Hypochlorous Acid
CGL
— Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
BSI
— British Standards Institution
HCL
— Hydrogen Chloride
CHA
— Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia
DCS
— Data Collection System (NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellites)
CIE
— Chinese Institute of Electronics
CART
— Classification And Regression Tree (method In Statistical Analysis)
COSTAR
— Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
CAMP
— Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
CTI
— Charge Transfer Inefficiency
EPACT
— Energy Policy Act of 1992 (US)
ADCI
— American Die Casting Institute
CDM
— Common Data Model
CEF
— chick embryo fibroblast
ADOA
— Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy
CFA
— colony forming assay
CG
— Complementation Group
JHIT
— Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance
JOI
— Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc.
AERONOX
— Impact of NOx Emissions from Aircraft upon the Atmosphere
ID
— IDentifier
K
— Kelvin (absolute temperature scale)
APECED
— Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy
CBF
— Ciliary Beat Frequency
ACMNPV
— Autographa Californica Multiple Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
IDTF
— Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility
TRMM
— Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (US-Japan)
EPTOX
— Extraction Procedure Toxicity
LED
— Liquid Emitting Diode
AMC
— Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita
VT
— Visual Testing
SRB
— Surface Radiation Budget
EVA
— Extra-Vehicular Activity
BFH
— Benign Familial Hematuria
KBPS
— KiloBytes per second
PSD
— Prevention of Significant Deterioration
AEG
— Acidic Epididymal Glycoprotein
AOL
— Airborne Oceanographic LIDAR
BIO
— Biotechnology Industry Organization
NDVI
— Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
UCI
— University of California, Irvine
MAGSAT
— Magnetometer Satellite
SRD
— Software Requirements Document
GSC
— Guide Star Catalog
TRI
— Toxics Release Inventory
CCS
— clear cell sarcoma
SAA
— Solar Aspect Angle
OAR
— Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
CWA
— Clean Water Act (1977)
SWHG
— Social Welfare History Group
S/W
— Software
AABR
— Automated Auditory Brainstem Response
JEM
— Japanese Experiment Module
HCN
— Hydrogen Cyanide Nitrogen
NOSS
— National Oceanic Satellite System
MFPE
— Mission from Planet Earth
CRADA
— Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (with National Institutes of Health)
AS
— Asperger Syndrome
GHTF
— Global Harmonization Task Force
GBPS
— Gigabits per second
PNNL
— Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
MOM
— Mission Operations Manager
NCI
— National Cancer Institute, USA
CKII
— Casein Kinase II
CISS
— Chromosome In Situ Suppression
POGO
— Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
ARMS
— Amplification Refractory Mutation
CMA
— Chemical Manufacturers Association
CLS
— Cloud Lidar System
REM
— Rocket Engine Module
AR
— Aortic Regurgitation
VDC
— Voltage Direct Current
RD
— Reference Document
ACA
— Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans
AGNIC
— Agriculture Network Information Center
ISCCP
— International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
PPT
— parts per trillion (1012)
ADCP
— Adenosine Deaminase Complexing Protein
CD
— Coeliac Disease
CBPI
— Cytokinesis-Block Proliferation Index
EGSE
— Electrical Ground Support Equipment
ARMD
— Age-Related Macular Degeneration
OSSA
— Office of Space Sciences and Applications
NCOS
— National Commission on Space
TNT
— Trinitrotoluene
POEM
— Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
CCHB
— Complete Congenital Heart Block
CDC
— Centers for Disease Control
AFLP
— Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphic
CFTD
— Congenital Fiber-Type Disproportion
AFSCN
— Air Force Space Command network
SIR
— Spaceborne Imaging Radar
CHR
— complete hematologic response
EOF
— Empirical Orthogonal Function
ASE
— Absence Status Epilepticus
NCSU
— North Carolina State University
NSSL
— National Severe Storms Laboratory
NO2
— Nitrogen Dioxide
CME
— Cystoid Macular Edema
EBCDIC
— Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code
BIBEX
— Biomass Burning Experiment (IGAC programme)
SEC
— Sun-Earth Connection
EUV
— Extreme Ultraviolet Vertical
AR
— Aldose Reductase
ASMT
— American Society for Medical Technology
STEP
— Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange Project
CMK
— Cytidine Monophosphate Kinase
KBPS
— kilobits per second
ARCD
— Acquired Renal Cystic Disease
CON
— Certificate Of Need
TDT
— Total Dive Time
CMU
— Concrete Masonry Unit
DTS
— Digital Transmission Systems, Inc.
PSCL
— Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
CRO
— Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope
MPE
— Mission to Planet Earth
DBP
— Defined Benefit Plan
ABM
— Agaricus Blazei Murill
IC
— Instrument Controller
MEO
— Mid Earth Orbit
MTDC
— Modified Total Direct Costs
MHW
— Ministry of Health and Welfare
ARISTOTELES
— Applications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing the Earth's Field from Low Earth Orbiting Satellite
MITRE
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Establishment
WEC
— World Energy Council
AAAS
— Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
SBSTA
— Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
VAI
— Voluntary Action Indicated (Food & Drug Administration postaudit inspection classification)
AOS
— Active Oxygen Species
ASE
— Aerospace Support Equipment
CEP
— Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria
TUV
— Technische Uberwachungs-Vereine
SAM
— Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement
ASV
— Avian Sarcoma Virus
CIDS
— Circular Intensity Differential Scattering
UW
— University of Washington
CHC
— Clathrin Heavy Chain
DSDP
— Deep-Sea Drilling Project
CALL
— Common Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
GTI
— Good Time Interval
PLSL
— Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
ADT
— Actual Dive Time
SSBUV
— shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
CCO
— Cytochrome C Oxidase
CDLS
— Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
AMIA
— The American Medical Informatics Association
ADA
— Automatic Data Acquisition
CIC
— Circulating Immune Complex
AGE
— Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
DGVM
— Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (GAIM)
BC
— Breast Cancer
APL
— Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
SARA
— Superfund Amendment And Reauthorization Act
CZCS
— Coastal Zone Color Scanner
IV&V
— independent verification and validation
AASE
— Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition
AD
— Applicable Document
RA
— Right Ascension
AE
— Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
GLP
— Good Laboratory Practice
RTCS
— Real-Time Computer System
FWHM
— Full Width, Half Maximum
SRSS
— Shuttle Range Safety System
AHRR
— Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Repressor
CLD
— combined lipase deficiency
ICF
— Instrument Control Facility
JFET
— junction field effect transistor
CSIRO
— Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
HOP
— High Output Paraffin
LEGRI
— Low Energy Gamma-Ray Imager
PCA
— Principal Component Analysis
RSRM
— Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
ADC
— Affiliated Data Center
PDUFA
— Prescription Drug User Fee Act (1992, U.S.)
CACD
— Central Areolar Choroidal Dystrophy
BCR
— Breakpoint Cluster Region
ATS
— Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome
ACE
— Aerosol Characterization Experiment
NPI
— Norwegian Polar Institute
SPART
— Space Research and Technology
TTA
— Time to Apogee
AAOE
— Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment
RNA
— Ribose Nucleic Acid
ALS
— Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis
AIMS
— Ancestry informative markers
DOY
— Day of Year
MMA
— Minnesota Medical Association
PBX
— Public Branch Exchange
LRA
— Laser Retroreflector Array
AO
— Agent Orange
CKI
— casein kinase I
ALERT
— Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time
AGMK
— African Green Monkey Kidney
ABLE
— Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment
CO-I
— Co-Investigator
HIRA
— Health Industry Representatives Association
CE
— Cooperative Extension
ABBA
— Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm
SZA
— Solar Zenith Angle
MRT
— Mission Readiness Test
SEOS
— Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
LRDP
— Long Range Development Plan
HST
— Hubble Space Telescope
ACE
— Accessory Cholera Enterotoxin
ISY
— International Space Year (1992)
CCAM
— Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation
SOC
— Space Operations Center
PCMDI
— Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison
CAP
— Capital Accumulation Provision
DUART
— Dual Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
BAV
— Bicuspid Aortic Valve
BAL
— Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
NRCS
— Natural Resources Conservation Service
OCS
— Outer Continental Shelf (oil)
AAO
— Age At Onset
EDAC
— Error Detection And Correction
ECMWF
— European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
ATM
— Atmospheric Transport Model
ADMI
— American Dye Manufacturers Institute
MKS
— meter-kilogram-second (measurement system; replaced by SI) (preferred over "MKS")
UBA
— Umweltbundesamt
UT
— University of Tennessee
IRAS
— Infrared Astronomy Satellite
STC
— Science and Technology Center
ADNIV
— Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy
NWS
— National Weather Service (formerly U.S. Weather Bureau)
SSM/I
— Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
IDL
— Interactive Data Language
JRC
— Joint Research Center
DDS
— Domestic Data Service
CEFS
— chicken embryonic fibroblasts
STI
— Steel Tank Institute
UTLS
— Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere
ADPSP
— Autosomal Dominant Pure Spastic Paraplegia
ITCZ
— Intertropical Convergence Zone (of Seawater)
MERIS
— Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
CH
— Cluster Headache
MDD
— Medical Device Directive
CLP
— Chromosome Length Polymorphism
AER
— Apical Ectodermal Ridge
TOMS
— Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite Instrument)
ADH
— Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia
AUM
— Asymmetric Unit Membrane
RMS
— Royal Meteorological Society
SHEIR
— Society of Higher Education & Industrial Research
AAU
— Acute Anterior Uveitis
CSREES
— Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
TSE
— Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
PS
— Project Scientist
NCC
— Network Control Center (GSFC)
BBXRT
— Broadband XRay Telescope
BFCNS
— Basal forebrain cholinergic neurons
CAH
— Chronic Active Hepatitis
AMOS
— Automated Meteorological Observing System
ACF
— Aberrant Crypt Focus
AMAD
— Activity Median Aerodynamic Diameter
ADALT
— Advanced Radar Altimeter
SPP
— Solar Physics Payload
SIMD
— Single Instruction, Multiple Data (system) (processor)
ANN
— Artificial Neural Network
CFS
— Cancer Family Syndrome
QSR
— Quality System Regulation
EMC
— Environmental Modeling Center
CC
— Clomiphene Citrate
ADVAMED
— Advanced Medical Technology Association
EC
— executive committee
RALPH
— Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
BCP
— Basal Cell Papilloma
AWD
— Alive With Disease
MSS
— Mission Support System
ECC
— Electrochemical Concentration Cell
CDF
— Cerebellar Deficient Folia
AB
— Alcian Blue
AI
— Association Index
BMFT
— Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie (Germany)
CD-ROM
— Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
AAD
— Age at Diagnosis
EAS
— External Anal Sphincter
OTEC
— ocean thermal energy conversion (electricity)
AK
— Adenylate Kinase
CHH
— Crustacean Hyperglycemic Hormone
RDP
— Recreational Dive Planner
ABA
— Agaricus Bisporus Agglutinin
AGL
— Acute Granulocytic Leukemia
APTTS
— Activated Partial Thromboplastin Times
FACS
— Facilities Assignment and Control System
ERBE
— Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
ADCA
— autosomal-dominant cerebellar ataxia
CLL
— Chronic Lymphoid Leukaemia
CLIVAR
— Climate Variability and Predictability program
CEC
— critical electrolyte concentration
ABD
— Actin Binding Domain
CANS
— Central Auditory Nervous System
AMSU-A
— Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A AMTS
AO
— aldehyde oxidase
RT
— Real Time (R/T Preferred)
CE
— Caenorhabditis elegans
APHA
— American Pharmaceutical Association
CHR
— Complete Hematologic Remission
ATM
— Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutant
IDS
— Interdisciplinary Science
GPC
— Global Processing Center
AA
— Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
APAR
— Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation
LIS
— Lightning Imaging Sensor
CG
— Ciliary Ganglion
SARS
— Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
RSS
— root-sum-square
BOL
— Beginning of Life
CGH
— Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis
NCEP
— National Centers For Environmental Prediction (form. NMC; NWS Center)
CV
— Cataclysmic Variable
PSU
— power supply unit
GCRP
— Global Change Research Program
ICE
— International Cometary Explorer
NCAR
— National Center for Atmospheric Research (US)
TDRSS
— Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
ATD
— ASPHYXIATING THORACIC DYSTROPHY
AMSR-E
— Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS
QRSL
— quick-reaction space laboratory
CLRI
— Central Leather Research Institute
BEL
— Bovine Embryonic Lung
STE
— Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange
ADG
— Average Daily Gain
ECRI
— Emergency Care Research Institute
ETAC
— Environmental Technical Applications Center (USAF)
ARA
— American Rheumatism Association
KEV
— kilo electron volts
CAE
— Childhood Absence Epilepsy
AP
— alkaline phosphatase
ASAP
— Atypical Small Acinar Proliferation
RMS
— Root-Mean-Square
MB
— Millibar(s)
NGI
— Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
ONR
— Office of Naval Research (U.S.)
AFC
— Amniotic Fluid Cells
AH
— Amphipathic Helix
NHC
— United States National Hurricane Center
CEES
— Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences
EOSAT
— Earth Observation Satellite Co.
CD
— Chemistry Division
CPSC
— Consumer Product Safety Commission
QM
— Qualification Model
ISTP
— International Solar Terrestrial Physics
ALH
— Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia
SIB
— Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
ADPEO
— Autosomal Dominant Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia
AAD
— Acidic Activation Domain
CCITT
— Comit? Consultatif International T?l?graphique et T?l?phonique
FFM
— Full Face Mask
WIPP
— Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (for Nuclear Wastes)
CHED
— Congenital Heredity Endothelial Dystrophy
TC
— Telecommand
CFP
— Cyan Fluorescent Protein
PS/2
— Personal System/2 (Microsoft)
X-SAR
— X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
IASI
— Improved Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer
AARI
— Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (Russian Federation)
APL
— Altered Peptide Ligand
ARH
— Autosomal Recessive Hypercholesterolemia
DCIEM
— Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine
HBR
— Hydrogen Bromide
FIFE
— First ISLSCP Field Experiment
MEDGV
— Germany's Medical Equipment Safety Law
BED
— Bornholm Eye Disease
AGWP
— Absolute Global Warming Potential
AGEP
— Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
NIC
— National Ice Center
DG
— Directorate-General (EU) (government)
SEASTAR
— Spacecraft flying SeaWIFS
CIT
— California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
AOML
— Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Miami, Florida) (ERL)
ANL
— The Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Ill
BTD
— Brightness Temperature Difference
CBER
— Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
AADC
— Aromatic Acid Decarboxylase
DMA
— U.S. Defense Mapping Agency
MSLP
— Mean Sea Level Pressure
APKD
— Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease
ART
— Assisted Reproductive Technology
SEU
— Single Event Upset
LITE
— Lidar In-space Technology Experiment
SI
— Solar Influences
SNPA
— Subnetwork Point of Attachment
NAREGI
— National Research Grid Initiative
CIV
— Chilo Iridescent Virus
HIAA
— Health Insurance Association of America
CMS
— Correctional Medical Services
CDI
— Color Doppler Imaging
2MASS
— Two-Micron All-Sky Survey
MAGSAT
— Magnetic Field Satellite
MTS
— Microwave Temperature Sounder
TGT
— TDRSS Ground Terminal
ACOE
— Army Corps of Engineers
NMC
— National Meteorological Center (US)
CIIP
— Chronic Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudoobstruction
NIR
— Near Infrared
HRI
— High Resolution Imager
HDF
— Hierarchical Data Format
GFDL
— Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA US)
ASCT
— Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
BDC
— Bellini Duct Carcinoma
AMTS
— Advanced Moisture and Temperature Sounder
AMI
— Active Microwave Instrument
AUL
— Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
NIEHS
— National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (National Institutes of Health)
CIRA
— COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere
CCT
— Computer Compatible Tape
ARHSP
— Autosomal Recessive Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
TOGA
— Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere
AZOOR
— Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy
CBB
— Common Bacterial Blight
NISTEP
— National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
CG
— Chorionic Gonadotropin
ABC
— Autism Behavior Checklist
HCFCS
— Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
DSMA
— Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance
ESE
— Earth Science Enterprise
ICSU
— International Council of Scientific Unions
AMOS
— Air Force Maui Optical System
CCRCC
— Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
ICR
— Indirect Cost Recovery
FAHS
— Federation of American Health Systems
ARP
— Aldehyde Reactive Probe
CSI
— Construction Specifications Institute
CLMA
— Clinical Laboratory Management Association
SDE
— Software Development Environment
J.D.
— Juris Doctor degree
ARM
— Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (DOE program)
CLP
— Chlorine Loading Potential
CHPA
— Consumer Healthcare Products Association
SARSAT
— Search and Rescue Satellite
BUFR
— Binary Universal Form for the Representation (of data)
CB
— cord blood
LH
— Labor-Hour
ACCS
— Acinar Cell Carcinomas
CEI
— Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
NWP
— Numerical Weather Prediction
AES
— Atmospheric Environment Service (Canada)
AL
— annulate lamellae
CM
— cytoplasmic membrane
UAF
— University of Alaska Fairbanks
NASPY
— North American Society of Electro Physiology and Pacing
AICR
— American Institute for Cancer Research
EJ
— Expansion Joint
PI
— Principle Investigator
CU
— University of Colorado at Boulder
AIL
— Advance Intercross Line
ITTP
— Information Technology and Telecommunication Policy
LANDSAT
— Land Remote-Sensing Satellite
ALD
— alcoholic liver diseases
CGN
— Cerebellar Granule Neurons
CFC
— Continuous-Flow Centrifugation
ICH
— International Conference of Harmonization
BEI
— Backscattered Electron Imaging (electron microscopy technique)
CCV
— Channel Catfish Virus
DOF
— Department of Finance
TBW
— To Be Written
CC
— corpus callosum
CH
— congenital hypothyroidism
HMMR
— High-resolution Multifrequency Microwave Radiometer
MEDEC
— Medical Devices Canada
IGBP
— International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
NCDC
— National Climatic Data Center
DUD
— duodenal ulcer disease
SPOT
— Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre (France)
CBN
— Cellular Blue Nevi
ADI
— Autosomal Dominant Ichthyosis
AODC
— Association of Offshore Diving Contractors
CDCR
— Conceptual Design and Cost Review
RA
— Regulatory Affairs
EAA
— Experiment Aircraft Association
CCFDN
— Congenital cataracts facial dysmorphism neuropathy
DHS
— Data Handling Subsystem
CLA
— Cutaneous Lymphocyte Antigen
GTE
— Global Tropospheric Experiment
OAC
— Orbital Activation and Checkout
UNECE
— United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
CES
— Cat Eye Syndrome
CLG
— Certified Local Government
CAA
— California Alumni Association
CALGB
— Cancer and Leukemia Group B
ALP
— ATHEROGENIC LIPOPROTEIN PHENOTYPE
AN
— Anorexia Nervosa
SSS
— Social Studies of Science
ARE
— Androgen Response Elements
MDMA
— Medical Device Manufacturers Association
GARP
— Global Atmospheric Research Program (WMO, ICSU, and NOAA)
CAD
— Cold Agglutinin Disease
ISEE
— International Sun-Earth Explorer
SOAPEX
— Southern Ocean Atmospheric Photochemistry EXperiment
CPL
— Cloud Physics Lidar
HALOE
— Halogen Occultation Experiment
IWG
— Investigators Working Group
ESPI
— European Space Policy Institute
FDLI
— Food and Drug Law Institute
TM
— Thematic Mapper (Landsat)
ASAIO
— American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
GGS
— Global Geospace Science
WHOI
— Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
IWGDMGC
— Interagency Working Group on Data Management for Global Change
AHL
— Acyl Homoserine Lactone
OEC
— Olfactory Ensheathing Cell
EOS
— Earth Observing System (U.S.)
ERS
— ESA Remote Sensing Satellite
LIMS
— Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere
CLAES
— Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer
ADO
— Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis
RSNA
— The Radiological Society of North America, Inc.
AACC
— American Association for Clinical Chemists
AO
— Amine Oxidase
AGR
— accessory gene regulator
USGCRP
— United States Global Change Research Program
AVF
— Abdominal Visceral Fat
RM
— Radiation Monitor
SSD
— Software Specification Document
CDA
— congenital dyserythropoietic anemia
MDS
— Medium Deep Survey
AROA
— Autosomal Recessive Ocular Albinism
TA
— Teaching Assistant
SPADE
— Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition
GERB
— Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
CBT
— Cord Blood Transplant
AP
— acute pancreatitis
CL
— Cleft Lip
ACC
— Australian Cancer Council
BDT
— Binary Decision Tree
AFOS
— Automation of Field Operations and Services
INT
— Isaac Newton Telescope
CBFB
— Core Binding Factor Beta
SUNY
— State Universityrsity of New York
HCMM/AEM-1
— Heat Capacity Mapping Mission/Applications Explorer Mission
DAAC
— Distributed Active Archive Center
BFNC
— Benign Familial Neonatal Convulsions
CCR
— Cost-Charge Ratio
ALC
— Anaplastic Large Cell
DANR
— Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
AO
— announcement of opportunity
AACI
— Association of American Cancer Institutes
MF/MAGNOLIA
— Magnetic Field Experiment
ALTS
— Atypical Lipomatous Tumors
CEOS
— Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
AAP
— amino acid permease
CM
— complete mole
ACARS
— Aeronautical Radio, Inc. Communication and Recording System
DXS
— Diffuse X-Ray Spectrometer
ADAAC
— Affiliated Distributed Active Archive Center
RSO
— Resident Space Object
CAMS
— Cell Adhesion Molecules
HRSA
— U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
MOP
— Mortgage Origination Program
CBV
— Coxsackie B Viruses
AM
— Acral Melanoma
SDC
— Swiss Development Corporation
CMD
— Cartilage Matrix Deficiency
TWIP
— Terminal Weather Information for Pilots
XMM
— X-ray Multi Mirror Mission
ADC
— Analogue to Digital Converter
BFIC
— Benign Familial Infantile Convulsions
CCS
— Clinical Classification System
CIIT
— Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology
CALLA
— Common Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Antigen
ED
— Department of Education (US)
CREST
— Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (Puerto Rico)
CDR
— Complementary determining regions
AP
— arterial pressure
EEC
— European Economic Commission
PREST
— Policy Research in Engineering, Science & Technology
FIRST
— Far Infrared Space Telescope
ASFV
— African Swine Fever Virus
JAAME
— Japanese Association for the Advancement of Medical Equipment
ADCLS
— Advanced Data Collection and Location System
ATC
— Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
GAC
— Global Area Coverage
APAG
— Academic Policy Advisory Group
NAHIT
— National Alliance for Health Information Technology
CEL
— Carboxyl Ester Lipase
CART
— Cloud and Radiation Testbed (ARM)
DRG
— Diagnosis-Related Groups
ATLAS
— ACTIVITIES Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
GOS
— Geomagnetic Observing System
ARPKD
— Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
PD
— Photo Diode
PROM
— Programmable Read Only Memory (chip)
PHA
— Pulse Height Analyzer
CE
— ciliary epithelium
EUD
— Exploration of the Universe Division
CIBD
— Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
EBW
— Electron Beam Welding
ECCLS
— European Committee on Clinical Laboratory Standards
PDR
— Physician’s Desk Reference
CFC
— Chloroflourocarbon
LEOP
— Launch and Early Orbit Phase
CCMV
— Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus
MOPH
— Ministry of Public Health
CAK
— Cell Adhesion Kinase
NCSC
— National Council of Senior Citizens
IAPM
— International Association of Medical Prosthesis Manufacturers
AE
— Assemble Axial Elements
CDS
— commonly deleted segment
GTCE
— Global Tropospheric Chemistry Experiment
AGI
— Arabidopsis Genome Initiative
ACNPV
— Autographa Californica Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
CARDS
— Comprehensive Aerological Reference Data Set
WHT
— William Herschel Telescope
BEV
— Baboon Endogenous Virus
CFTR
— cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator protein
AT
— Arabidopsis thaliana
CRREL
— Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (COE)
AEL
— After Egg Laying
UNEX
— University Extension
AEP
— Alkaline Extracellular Protease
SAFIRE
— Spectroscopy of the Atmosphere Using Far-Infrared Emission
RA
— Research Assistant
II
— Interdisciplinary Investigator
INPAC
— Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
CEC
— Commission of the European Communities ;
SEAWIFS
— Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor
TCI/TK
— Tool Control Language and Toolkit
DWS
— Doppler Wind Sensor
DSC
— Direct Satellite Communications
CAA
— Chronic Aplastic Anemia
BA
— biliary atresia
BD
— binding domain
MIR
— Management Information Report
QAO
— Quality Assurance Office
CERES
— Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System
CFF
— Cystic Fibrosis Factor
ACMNPV
— Autographa Californica Multinucleocapsid Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
MDR
— Medical Device Register
NNSA
— National Nuclear Security Administration
ACD
— Aeronautical Charting Division (NOS)
HIDA
— Health Industry Distributors Association
DDE
— Distributive Data Environment (McIDAS)
WCSAR
— Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
CAA
— Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
IGAC
— International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program of the IGBP
AMSU
— Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
CLD
— Congenital Lactase Deficiency
AJ
— adherens junction
AE
— anion exchanger
OM
— Optical Monitor
CB
— Ciliary Body
AII
— Angiotensin II
CTD
— Conductivity, Temperature and Depth
CCR
— Complex Chromosome Rearrangement
BA
— benzoic acid
ASF
— African Swine Fever
POES
— Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite
ATMOS
— Atmospheric Trace Molecules Observed by Spectroscopy
JERS-1
— Japanese Earth Remote-sensing Satellite-1
ASPS
— Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma
UARS
— Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
AMLL
— Acute Mixed Lineage Leukemia
FTS
— File Transfer System
ACEC
— Area of Critical Environmental Concern
CST
— Convective-Stratiform Technique
EASOE
— European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment
ASCRS
— American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery's
ALSPP
— Atmospheric and Land Surface Processes Project
MASSMEDIC
— Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council
ERA
— Employee Reimbursement Account
NIGMS
— National Institute Of General Medical Sciences (NIH)
BDV
— Borna Disease Virus
CIN
— Chronic Idiopathic Neutropenia
GPSDR
— Global Positioning System Demonstration Receiver
CCA
— Cortical cerebellar atrophy
AMV
— Avian Myeloblastosis Virus
AIBS
— American Institute of Biological Sciences
WWSEF
— Waterloo-Wellington Science and Engineering Fair
CD
— cortical dysplasia
AHF
— Altered Hepatic Foci
CE
— central element
EXOSAT
— European X-Ray Observatory Satellite
NSC
— Norwegian Space Center
AK
— acetate kinase
SVT
— System Validation Test
APC
— Ambulatory Payment Class
CA
— Contagious agalactia
ATF
— Aphid Transmission Factor
NASSH
— North American Society for Sport History
HSQB
— Health Standard and Quality Bureau
DYAX
— Dyax Corp.
ICD-9-CM
— International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition
CRU
— Climate Research Unit (East Anglia)
COARE
— Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (TOGA and WCRP)
JIF
— Japan-Indonesia Science and Technology Forum
OPEP
— Organisation des Pays Exportateurs de Pétrole
TMR
— TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
BB
— Borrelia burgdorferi
CE
— cornified envelope
OASH
— Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
MDT
— Maximum Dive Time
JMA
— Japan Meteorological Agency
ACD
— Avellino Corneal Dystrophy
OOD
— Object-Oriented Design
SMMR
— Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer
EDIS
— Environmental Data and Information Service
AN
— Aspergillus Nidulans
AMDT
— Adjusted Maximum Dive Time
AISA
— Acquired Idiopathic Sideroblastic Anemia
RADARSAT
— Radar Satellite
ARVD
— arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
AOT
— Aerosol Optical Thickness
CC
— colorectal cancer
ORATOS
— Orbit and Attitude Operating System
USPHS
— United States Public Health Service
CH
— cystic hygroma
HIS
— Health Information Systems
CAPE
— Convection and Precipitation/Electrification Experiment (STORM)
CG
— cortical granule
INDA
— Investigational New Drug Application
DO
— Diving Officer
SHM
— Social History of Medicine
CH
— Centrosome hyperamplification
AC
— Adenylyl Cyclase
FASTEX
— Fronts and Atlantic Storm-Track EXperiment
DIFAX
— Digital Facsimile
TIROS
— Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
CAPPI
— Constant Altitude Plan Position Indicator
IMB
— Investigator of Micro-Biosphere
CDIC
— cytoplasmic dynein intermediate chain
CFPS
— culture filtrate proteins
ADRP
— Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa
SPARC
— Stratospheric Processes and their Role In Climate Change
RASS
— radio-acoustic sounding system
AAUC
— Alumni Associations of the University of California
SMDA
— Safe Medical Devices Act (1990)
NGDC
— National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA)
DLR
— Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft-und Raumfahrt (Germany)
HIRS
— High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder
ANL
— Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia
CDGE
— Constant Denaturant Gel Electrophoresis
FDH
— Fixed Dynamical Heating
USFS
— United States Forest Service
ARSS
— Autonomous Replication Sequences
PSDF
— Power Spectral Density Function
BODC
— British Oceanographic Data Centre
RPE
— Relative Pointing Error
ARJP
— Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism
NRS
— Natural Reserve System
AD
— axiodistal
UTC
— Universal Time Coordinate
GCC
— Global Change Category
ASMD
— Anterior Segment Mesenchymal Dysgenesis
AD
— Agar Dilution
DSB
— Direct Sounding Broadcast
WEFAX
— Weather Facsimile
CFAS
— Colonization factor antigens
EAD
— Equivalent Air Depth
MESSR
— Multispectral Electronic Self-Scanning Radiometer
EBI
— European Bioinformatics Institutetute
BDA
— Bile Duct Adenoma
APRE
— Acute Phase Response Element
CESD
— Cholesterol Ester Storage Disease
DU
— Dobson Unit
SODAR
— Sound Detection And Ranging (meteorological Instrument)
CLD
— Cholestatic Liver Disease
J.S.D.
— Doctor of the Science of Law
AWIPS-90
— Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System for the 90's
AGFS
— Aviation Gridded Forecast System
PMEL
— Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (NOAA and ERL)
CSIS
— Centralized Storm Information System
TOPEX
— Ocean Topography Experiment
AVHRR GAC
— AVHRR Global Area Coverage
JET-X
— Joint European Telescope for X-ray astronomy
VIS
— Visible
AH
— absorptive hypercalciuria
NREL
— National Renewable Energy Laboratory (formerly SERI)
MJD
— Modified Julian Date
CCE
— Charge Collection Efficiency
NPOESS
— National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
PCF
— Pounds per cubic foot
CI
— Cerebral Infarction
UCAR
— University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
MEI
— Medical Economic Index
TOD
— Theoretical Ocean Depth
CDTS
— cytolethal distending toxins
JIM
— Job Information Memorandum
UCSF
— University of California, San Francisco
ADH
— Atypical Duct Hyperplasia
ALT
— Atypical Lipomatous Tumor
AOD
— Autoimmune Ovarian Dysgenesis
HFMA
— Healthcare Financial Management Association
ASD
— Aspartate Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase
LEFI
— Local Electric Field Instrument
EPCU
— EPIC pn Camera Head Unit
MAFI
— Medical Alert Foundation International
BLCMD
— BiLevel CoMmanD (DXS)
BAL
— Biphenotypic Acute Leukemia
CEA
— Collie Eye Anomaly
CAV
— Coronary Artery Vasculopathy
EMDU
— EPIC MOS Data Handling Unit
VAN
— Value-Added Network
ALSC
— Adirondack Lake Survey Corporation
AOIPS
— Atmospheric and Oceanographic Information Processing System
EE
— End-to-End
AMFR
— Autocrine Motility Factor Receptor
UPC
— Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
AGM
— African green monkey
CPC
— Climate Prediction Center (NWS Center)
PSF
— Point-Spread Function
AEV
— Avian Encephalomyelitis Virus
AO
— Airway obstruction
ATR
— Acid Tolerance Response
DMAP
— Digital MAPping, charting and geodesy analysis program
IRI
— International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
S/C
— Spacecraft
DEMA
— Diving Equipment Manufacturers Association
CM
— cutaneous melanoma
DEED
— Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
EFPIA
— European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
QBO
— Quasi-biennial Oscillation (atm.)
BD
— Bipolar Disorder
ALF
— automated laser fluorescence
CES
— Central Excitatory State
NH3
— Ammonia
CLAG
— Cytoadherence Linked Asexual Gene
CEF
— Chicken embryonic fibroblast
AAPC
— Attenuated Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
BOREAS
— Boreal Ecosystem Atmosphere Study
CIRRIS
— Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrument for Shuttle
CBSCT
— Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
AP
— Adenomatous POLYPs
BCAC
— Basal Cell Adenocarcinoma
EODRS
— Earth observation data retrieval system
PROPAC
— Prospective Payment Assessment Commission
ALCL
— Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
IPOC
— International Partner Operations Center
OHTA
— Office of Health Technology Assessment
AOT
— Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumour
GOME
— Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment
ASA
— Antarctic Support Associates
UCSB
— University Of California Santa Barbara
AO
— active oxygen
ANA
— Autoantibody to Nuclear Antigen
AP
— accelerated phase
IPEI
— Ionospheric Plasma and Electrodynamics Instrument
CI
— Continuous Infusion
AMIP
— Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project
CEC
— Commission of European Communities (see EC, EEC)
INSA
— Institut National des Sciences Appliques (France)
CIASTA
— Cooperative Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Terrestrial Applications
NCBI
— National Center for Biotechnology Information
EUMETSAT
— European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
AUP
— Adjusted Unbiased Prediction
NDIU
— Network Data Interface Unit
V&V
— Validation & Verification
NDPD
— National Data Processing Division (EPA)
BRG
— Bureau des Ressources Génétiques
FAUI
— Federation of Australian Underwater Instructors
APLS
— Acute Promyelocytic Leukemias
GTS
— Global Telecommunications System (WMO and
AI
— Aromatase Inhibitor
AMTIC
— Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center
NSCAT
— Nasa Scatterometer Project
AWI
— Alfred Wegener Institute
TOGA/COARE
— Toga/Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment
CMD
— Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy
ADCC
— Autosomal Dominant Congenital Cataract
TOO
— Target Of Opportunity
SEU
— Structure and Evolution of the Universe
ACIS
— Automated Cellular Imaging System
CF
— Correction Factor
TOMS
— Transactions On Mathematical Software
BARC
— Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
TOGA
— Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere Program
DCM
— Dispersion Compensation Module
ASEC
— Applied Solar Energy Corporation
ADOM
— Acid Deposition And Oxidant Model (air Pollution)
CALS
— College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (UW–Madison)
AMLR
— Autologous Mixed Lymphocyte Response
GOMR
— Global Ozone Monitoring Radiometer
STA
— Science and Technology Agency (Japan)
PPR
— problems with the Photopolarimeter Radiometer
AD
— After Disease
AP
— amyloid plaques
AF
— activation function
EMEX
— Equatorial Mesoscale Experiment
CISH
— Chromosome in Situ Hybridisation
IPEM
— Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
CF
— Clastogenic factor
AMLS
— Acute Myelogenous Leukemias
AAL
— Alternaria Alternata Lycopersici
AI
— Amelogenesis imperfecta
SDSS
— Sloan Digital Sky Survey
AMANDA
— Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array
AHC
— Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenital
MCP
— Meteorological Communications Package
IRTS
— Infrared Temperature Sounder
AE
— Axial Element
CMG
— Computer Measurement Group
AOC
— Allene Oxide Cyclase
CG
— Comparative Genometrics
AMOG
— Adhesion Molecule on Glia
DST
— Data Systems Test
AHH
— anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
LWIR
— Long-Wavelength Infrared
HOX
— odd hydrogen (OH and H2O2)
CSU
— Colorado State University (Fort Collins)
CD
— cytochalasin D
AGT
— average generation time
TTP
— Time to Perigee
CH
— contact hypersensitivity
AAR
— abnormal anaphase resolution
ASPS
— Affected Sibling Pairs
BAERS
— Brainstem Auditory Evoked Responses
BCR
— B Cell Receptor
AHF
— Attitude History File
EXPRESSO
— Experiment for Regional Sources and Sinks of Oxidants
LSPDF
— Life Science Payload Development Facility
CAPS
— Center for the Analysis and Prediction of Storms
EML
— Environmental Measurements Laboratory (DOE)
APM
— Affected Pedigree Member
NAVSTAR
— Navigation Satellite Timing & Ranging
SCOR
— Scientific Committee for Oceanographic Research Seasat Sea Satellite
CCI
— Canadian Circumpolar Institute
ALADIN
— Interactive sky atlas developed by CDS Strasbourg
USBR
— United States Bureau of Reclamation (USDI)
DIS
— Data and Information Systems (EOS and IGBP)
SLIES
— Stratospheric Limb Infrared Emission Spectrometer
CAMP
— Childhood Asthma Management Program
CBB
— Coomassie Brilliant Blue
DAN
— Diver’s Alert Network
S&T
— Directorate for Science and Technology
COAPEC
— Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Processes and European Climate
AS
— Asparagine Synthetase
GSM
— Ground Segment Manager
CGC
— Climate and Global Change
JETRO
— Japan External Trade Organization
GLAS
— Geoscience Laser Altimeter System
CGAT
— Chromaffin Granule Amine Transporter
OSCAR
— Online Services for Curriculum and Articulation Review
ARF
— Alternative Reading Frame
CITRIS
— Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society
JGOFS
— Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (IGBP programme)
CM
— Capillary malformation
CAR
— Cell Adhesion Regulator
CFRI
— Central Fuel Research Institute (India)
DISEL
— Diseno e Ingenieria de Systemas Electronicos
ARVC
— arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
AE
— Attaching and effacing
FGP
— Faculty Grants Program
CMCS
— cultured mast cells
VOS
— Voluntary Observing Ship
ATLID
— Atmospheric LIDAR
CAA
— Congenital Aural Atresia
SERI
— Solar Energy Research Institute
ARCI
— Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyosis
CCF
— Current Calibration File
ATD
— Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
AMRIR
— Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer
NODS
— NASA Ocean Data System
DLL
— Dynamic Link Libraries
OTF
— On-Target Flag
CAR
— Constitutive Androstane Receptor
AHCS
— Anterior Horn Cells
CMA
— China Meteorological Administration
ATDD
— Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division
ARIC
— Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities
SNRI
— Sierra Nevada Research Institute
GEDEX
— Greenhouse Effect Detection Experiment
JCAHO
— Joint Committee on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
ACOS
— Attitude and Orbit Control System
NAT
— Nitric Acid Trihydrate (polar Stratosphere Cloud Aerosol)
NAG
— Numerical Algorithms Group Inc.
XSCS
— XMM MOC Control System
AVHRR
— Advanced Very High-Resolution Radiometer
OGIST
— Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology
IMAU
— Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht
DP
— dermal papilla
APC
— Adenomatosis Polyposis Coli
MAESA
— Measurements for Assessing the Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft
QSO
— Quasar|Quasi-Stellar Object
LORAN
— Long Range Navigational System
CCGA
— Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs
SOM
— Spacecraft Operations Manager
ALCLS
— Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphomas
GPCP
— Global Precipitation Climatology Project
CCBS
— Calcium Channel Blockers
MPI
— Max Planck Institut (Germany)
TOASTE
— Transport of Ozone and Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange
MTI
— Minnesota Technology Inc
FBTR
— Fast Breeder Test Reactor
NNPI
— Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information
ERD
— Ecological Research Division (DOE and OHER)
GAIM
— Global Analysis, Interpretation and Modeling
CAN
— Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
BCTV
— Beet Curly Top Virus
CC
— congenital cataract
ALP
— Automated Linkage Preprocessor
CENELEC
— European Committee for Electromechanical Standardisation
HRPT
— High Resolution Picture Transmission
NHGRI
— National Human Genome Research Institute
CIRAC
— Canadian Institute for Research in Atmospheric Chemistry
BCC
— Burkholderia Cepacia Complex
CH
— Calponin homology
IEOS
— International Earth Observing System
APBSCT
— Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant
BACS
— bacterial artificial chromosomes
OLS
— Optical Line Scanner
CITE
— Chemical Instrumentation Test and Evaluation
AS
— Alport syndrome
HIMSS
— Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
SBUV
— Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (experiment)
CGH
— Comparative Gene Hybridization
APC
— Academic Planning Council
CH
— chloral hydrate
TAE
— Transportable Applications Executive (a computer user interface)
ACSYS
— Arctic Climate System Study (WCRP)
JCCT
— Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (US-China)
BEF
— Bromine Efficiency Factor
CTD
— Chemical Technology Division (ORNL)
NUST
— National University of Science and Technology
GLOSS
— Global Sea Level Observing System (of IOC)
PDA
— Parenteral Drug Association
CDFG
— California Department of Fish and Game's
CM
— contrast media
EBC
— Executive Budget Committee
DPV
— Diver Propulsion Vehicle
ITT
— Integration and Test Team
AER
— Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ADL
— Acid Detergent Lignin
MCR
— Main Control Room
CDF
— Cation Diffusion Facilitator
ALL
— Acute Lymphatic Leukemia
ALADIN
— Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument
CER
— Common Eliminated Region
RGS
— Reflection Grating Spectrometer
DLS
— Dynamic Limb Sounder
NTS
— Nevada Test Site
CGS
— Contiguous Gene Syndromes
MOSS
— Manned Orbital Space Station
CAPD
— Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
TIRS
— Thermal Infrared Scanner
ACMSU
— Atmospheric Chemistry Modelling Support Unit
SPAC
— State Pharmaceutical Administration of China
CL
— cystic lymphangioma
MIP
— Minimum Ionising Particle
NEXRAD
— Next-Generation Weather Radar (NWS)
AMV
— Avian Myoblastosis Virus
CA
— cerebellar atrophy
GSFC
— Goddard Space Flight Centre
GCE
— Ground-base Cloud Experiment (EUROTRAC)
UCRP
— University of California Retirement Plan
BCNS
— Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
BDGP
— Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project
ASHOE
— Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment
APPS
— Acute Phase Proteins
DAL
— Data Access Layer
OST
— Office of Science and Technology
CSG
— Clock Sequence Generator
CESH
— Comparative Expressed Sequence Hybridization
NNF
— National Nanofabrication Facility
BCCS
— Basal Cell Carcinomas
AWD
— abnormal wing discs
BANF
— Bilateral Acoustic Neurofibromatosis
GLI
— Global Imager
CM
— Cardiac Myxoma
CRIS
— Cross-track Infrared Sounder
EOSDIS
— Earth Observing System Data and Information System (sic FCW 9/97)
SST
— Sea surface temperature
CAMS
— Calibrated Airborne Multispectral Scanner
SID
— Structure Identifier
LED
— Low Energy Detector
CHD
— Congenital Heart Defect
HDP
— Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
AMPS
— Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System
CE
— conventional electrophoresis
AR
— adaptive response
ISSC
— International Social Science Council
MTBE
— Methyl Tert-butyl Ether
ADEM
— Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management
CECS
— cerebral endothelial cells
ABCS
— Active Bacterial Core Surveillance
AMLR
— Autologous Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction
URSI
— Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale
AR
— apoptotic rate
HIBCC
— Health Industry Business Communications Council
CMDL
— Climate Monitoring And Diagnostics Laboratory (NOAA Boulder
CA
— Cerebellar Ataxia
OBSM
— On-Board Software Maintenance
ERICA
— Experiment on Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones Over the Atlantic
CF
— Culture fluid
APC
— Anterior polar cataract
SDSD
— Satellite Data Services Division
CF
— colony formation
MEPED
— medium energy proton and electron detector
STAR
— Satellite for Telecommunication Applications and Research
MRI
— Meteorlogical Research Institute (Japan)
AIED
— Aland Island Eye Disease
IPE
— Institute of Physics of the Earth
INRA
— Institut National de Recherche Agronomiques (France)
ARS
— Autonomous Replication Sequence
NAD
— Nitric Acid Dihydrate
MCP
— Multi Channel Plate
DEM
— Digital Electronics Module
BCP
— Basic Calcium Phosphate
AH
— adenomatous hyperplasia
AK
— Arginine kinase
APB
— Alternative Pyrimidine Biosynthetic
ACASS
— Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System
AL
— Aeronomy Laboratory (Boulder, Colorado) (ERL)
BISA
— Belgium Institute for Space Aeronomy (Belgium)
IGAP
— International Global Aerosol Program
CAF
— Conotruncal Anomaly Face
CDCS
— Cri Du Chat Syndrome
ARPS
— Affected Relative Pairs
CNES
— Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (France)
RTNEPH
— real-time nephanalysis
ARNT
— Ah Receptor Nuclear Translocator
ALVS
— Avian Leukosis Viruses
MT
— Measured Time
ICAIR
— International Centre for Antarctic Information and Research
DBU
— Digital Bus Unit
AS
— Angelman Syndrome
CGAM
— Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling
DMAC
— Diving Medical Advisory Committee
AIM
— Acute Infectious Mononucleosis
CBPP
— Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia
BCCP
— Biotin Carboxyl Carrier Protein
NERC
— National Environmental Research Council
CDOS
— Customer Data and Operations System
CGKD
— Complex Glycerol Kinase Deficiency
CD
— Cowden Disease
CCR
— Continuous Complete Remission
DWS
— Division of Water Supply
ILE
— Institute for Labor and Employment
CCA
— Current Cost Accounting
AMDM
— Association of Medical Diagnostics Manufacturers
AMRIR
— Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer
AEA
— Atomic Energy Authority
ORS
— Outer root sheath
SSALT
— Solid-State radar Altimeter
BC
— Burkholderia cepacia
UCB
— University of California, Berkeley
NODC
— National Oceanographic Data Center (NOAA)
STR
— Star TRacker
UCLA
— University of California, Los Angeles
CCR
— Complete Cytogenetic Response
BITNET
— Because It's Time Network
AVHRR LAC
— AVHRR Local Area Coverage
ARC
— Arctic Radiation and Chemistry experiment
DOA
— Department of Administration (US)
SOLSTICE
— Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment
ISTAHC
— International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care
AED
— Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
CWB
— Central Weather Bureau (Taiwan)
ASCP
— American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
ANNS
— Artificial Neural Networks
NERI
— National Environmental Research Institute
AIEOP
— Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica
DTS
— Digital Termination Service
ADH
— Autosomal Dominant Hypercholesterolemia
CBI
— Confederation of British Industries
BC
— breast carcinoma
CNA
— Comisión Nacional del Agua (Mexico)
DAMTP
— Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (Cambridge)
MIAA
— Medical Industry Association of Australia
SAGE
— Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment
DIU
— Detector Interface Unit (DXS)
CD
— Chromatin Diminution
CA
— Colorectal Adenoma
JEOS
— Japanese Earth Observing Satellite
IES
— Institute of Environmental Sciences
GOSTA
— Global Ocean Surface Temperature Atlas
IMDA
— Independent Medical Distributors Association
EUV
— Extreme Ultra-Violet 2
KANUPP
— Karachi Nuclear Power Plant
OOA
— Object-Oriented Analysis
QSIT
— Quality System Inspection Technique
LIGG
— Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology
MCIDAS
— Man-computer Interactive Data Access System
HYREX
— Hydrological Radar Experiment
NILU
— Norsk Institutt for Luftforskning
CRG
— Council for Responsible Genetics
SSDF
— Space Science Development Facility
ASH
— Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy
CDD
— Cytidine Deaminase
AOCS
— Attitude and Orbit Control and Measurement Subsystem
ABC
— aneurysmal bone cyst
TIROS
— Television and Infrared Observation Satellite
DNR
— Department of Natural Resources
AM
— Admixture Mapping
APSU
— Austin Peay State University
CAD
— Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease
AP
— Apple Proliferation
SIGMA
— High Energy X-ray Instrument
CTP
— Cloud-Top Pressure
FDDI
— Fibre Distributed Data Interface
CAA
— Cationic Amino Acid
ANLL
— Acute Nonlymphoid Leukemia
NESHAP
— National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
H/K
— Housekeeping
AI
— Apoptosis Index
NSI
— Nordic Sami Institute
EUDRA
— European Drug Regulatory Authorities Network
GMS
— Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (Japan)
AEEC
— attaching and effacing Escherichia coli
AN
— accessory nuclei
AH
— aniline hydrochloride
JANET
— Joint Academic Network
CPEC
— California Postsecondary Education Commission
LLC
— Limited Liability Partnership
WOCE
— World Ocean Circulation Experiment
EESC
— Equivalent Effective Stratospheric Chlorine
AD
— Arginine Deiminase
APLP
— Amplified Product Length Polymorphism
DPSS
— Data Processing Services Subsystem
MPIA
— Max Planck Institut für Aeronomie (Germany)
POEM
— Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission (ESA)
SNR
— Super Nova Remnant
AOS
— Allene Oxide Synthase
CI
— Cytoplasmic incompatibility
CFSS
— common fragile sites
SPO
— Sponsored Projects Office
AIRS
— Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (EOS)
MPIC
— Max Planck Institut für Chemie (Germany)
ASH
— American Society of Hematology's
AD
— Alzheimer Disease
CITA
— Center for IT Accommodation (GSA)
PAB
— Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau (Japan)
BAUD
— one bit per second
NIWA
— National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand
ACGM
— Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
ESMR
— Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer
ANT
— Attention Network Test
AF
— Archaeoglobus Fulgidus
NED
— Network of Egghead Divers
CB
— carotid body
RA
— Radar Altimeter (R/A Preferred)
WCRP
— World Climate Research Program
ASPS
— Acid Shock Proteins
CF
— culture filtrate
OIU
— Observer Interface Unit
SCHISM
— Science Simulator
SVF
— Software Validation Facility
KOPRI
— Korea Polar Research Institute
DLCF
— Data Link Control Field
APVS
— Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome
SPOT
— Systeme Pour L'Observation De La Terre (France)
DIN
— Deutsches Institut fuer Normung
LMSC
— Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporation
CDC
— Collecting duct carcinoma
CSG
— Council of State Governments
CIRRUS
— Cloud InfraRed Radiometer for UnESS
NH
— Northern Hemisphere
PPRC
— Physician Payment Review Commission
PSC
— Polar Stratospheric Clouds (in Antarctic)
PDIC
— Professional Diving Instructors Corporation International; Diving Instruction Organization.
MOZIAC
— Measurement of Ozone on Airbus in-service Aircraft
GFLOPS
— Billions of Floating Point Instructions per Second
CHI
— California Healthcare Institute
HFC
— HydroFluoroCarbon
CMS
— Configuration Management System
DES
— Divers Environmental Survey
UH
— University of Heidelberg
MOUT
— Message Out
CD
— Canavan disease
BF
— Bacteroides Fragilis
CL
— chromosome loss
WMREI
— Waste Management Research and Education Institute
FNRS
— Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (Belgium)
CS&S
— Computer Sciences and Statistics (UW-MSN)
CM
— Centimetre
CLAVR
— Clouds from AVHRR
DCA
— Division of Community Assistance
AL
— Acute Leukemia
CL
— Crithidia luciliae
ERL
— Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA)
CNRM
— Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques(France)
AIPS
— Astronomical Image Processing System
CD
— Congenital Defects
CIAP
— Climatic Impact Assessment Program
NORDA
— Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity
ODBMS
— Object-Oriented Data-Base Management System
MDA
— Medical Device Amendments
AI
— Adiposity Index
CAPP
— Concerted Action Polyp Prevention
AIRS
— Acute Insulin Responses
RAID
— Redundant of Inexpensive Discs
CEO
— Centre for Earth Observation
IPC
— Imaging Proportional Counter
NPOP
— NASA Polar Orbiting Platform
CCS
— Chromatin Conformational State
NAMES
— National Association of Medical Equipment Services
CITE
— Chemical Instrument Test and Evaluation (NASA GTE)
SSMS
— Society for Sexual Medicine of Slovenia
EMAE
— EPIC MOS Analogue Electronics
PMIR
— Pressure Modulator Infrared Radiometer
AS
— Argininosuccinate Synthetase
CDIAC
— Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Cente
AFA
— Ankyloblepharon Filiforme Adnatum
SPIE
— The Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
HIMSS
— high-resolution microwave spectrometer sounder
BCE
— Bovine Capillary Endothelial
SCATT
— SCATTerometer
PSSM
— Polish Society for Sexual Medicine
CBAH
— Conjugated Bile Acid Hydrolase
COADS
— Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set
DAR
— Division of Atmospheric Research (CSIRO)
SWIRLS
— Stratospheric Wind Infrared Limb Sounder
DPR
— Dual Precipitation Radar
CC
— Carney complex
NORSAR
— Norwegian Seismic Array
AS
— Active sleep
AF
— ameloblastic fibroma
CD
— Campomelic dysplasia
MENARG
— Middle East and North Africa Research Group
APMI
— American Powder Metallurgy Institute
PWSA
— Ports and Waterways Safety Act
BC
— Brain Cancer
BADC
— British Atmospheric Data Centre
AP
— Adaptor Protein
AI
— apoptotic index
ITE
— Institute for Terrestrial Ecology
IPAR
— Intercepted Photosynthetically Active Radiation
AST
— Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing
DBRA
— Division of Biometry and Risk Assessment
AION
— Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy
MOSS
— Market-Oriented Sector Selective
ORA
— FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs
ADLTE
— Autosomal Dominant Lateral Temporal Epilepsy
MLS
— Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS)
ASS
— Arginosuccinate Synthetase
UCMC
— University of California Marine Council
ABI
— Advanced Baseline Imager (GOES)
EPG
— Engineering Proposal Generation
CI
— Chromosome Index
ADCAS
— Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxias
RUC
— Roskilde University Center
CA
— Cytogenetic Abnormalities
AS
— alternative splicing
LL.M.
— Master of Laws degree
SUSIM
— Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor
APC
— Ateles Paniscus Chamek
CAO
— Chlorophyll A Oxygenase
BDMV
— Bean Dwarf Mosaic Virus
AE
— Atmosphere Explorer
JFMDA
— Japan Federation of Medical Device Associations
MTPPI
— Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute
ICOLC
— International Consortium of Library Consortia
CGCP
— Canadian Global Change Program
ORAU
— Oak Ridge Associated Universities
ICWG
— International Coordination Working Group
HIRDLS
— HIgh-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (EOS)
CE
— colony efficiency
BAC
— Bovine Artificial Chromosome
CEC
— Chick Embryo Cells
JEM-X
— Joint European Monitor for X-rays
CODAR
— COrrelation Detection And Ranging
DLC
— Distributed Learning Center
CAPE
— Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester
AFG
— Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
UCT
— Universal Time Code
IUCRP
— Industry University Cooperative Research Program
AS
— Acid Succinate
ASP
— Apoptosis Specific Protein
APL
— Acute Progranulocytic Leukemia
CDM
— Chemically Defined Medium
ASF
— Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat
OAD
— Orbit and Attitude Division
BBV
— Black Beetle Virus
DS2
— Second Dark Spot (Neptune)
HEAO-1
— NASA X-Ray Astronomy Mission
MISR
— Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (EOS)
TERI
— Tata Energy Research Institute
VLA
— Very Large Array
GOMOS
— Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars
ARD
— Adult Refsum Disease
PEM
— Particle Environment Monitor
AAU
— Association of African Universities
AST
— Arterial Spin Tagging
LDO
— Locally Designated Officer
CC
— cervical carcinoma
MDDI
— Medical Device and Diagnostics Industry
FIRE
— First ISCCP Regional Experiment
MOPITT
— Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (EOS)
CCR
— Complete Cytogenetic Remission
PSS
— Procedures, Specifications and Standards
CALPIRG
— The California Public Interest Research Group
SAFISY
— Space Agency Forum on the International Space Year (1992)
ARTS
— Assisted Reproductive Technologies
GEWEX
— Global Energy And Water Cycle EXperiment (WCRP)
TMPSU
— Telescope Module Power Supply Unit
PRO
— Professional Review Organization
UCEP
— University Committee on Educational Policy
AREP
— Assembly Representation
NMAM
— NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods
MOS-1
— Marine Observation Satellite (Japan)
GISS
— Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA)
HRDI
— High Resolution Doppler Imager
ADC
— Atlantic Data Coverage (Meteosat)
HPB
— Health Protection Board (Canada)
RANN
— Research Applied to National Needs (NSF)
CDC
— Cell Division Control
EVC
— Executive Vice Chancellor
LRPT
— low-resolution picture transmission
NIGEC
— National Institute for Global Environmental Change
ESSHC
— European Social Science History Conference
ORR
— Oak Ridge Reservation
AINA
— Arctic Institute of North America
UCSD
— University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, California)
F&A
— Facilities and Administrative
GCDIS
— US Global Change Data and Information System
CCLRC
— Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (UK)
D/C
— diarrhea constipation
SPSO
— Science Processing Support Office
ISCCP
— International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program
AHA
— Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia
CF
— Cladosporium fulvum
HAPEX
— Hydrological Atmospheric Pilot Experiment
ED
— Energy Division
IOLM
— International Organization of Legal Metrology
CLSM
— confocal laser scan microscope
CDS
— Correlated Double Sampler
CM
— cisterna magna
APP
— AVHRR Polar Pathfinder
EADS
— Engineering and Data Analysis System
ARS
— Antigen recognition sites
ERSC
— Environmental Remote Sensing Center (IES)
AT
— Autologous Transplantation
SIR-C
— Shuttle Imaging Radar-C
WFC
— Wide-Field Camera
POEMS
— Positron Electron Magnetic Spectrometer
ALL
— acute lymphoblastic lymphoma
MEV
— mega electron volts
CA
— Candida albicans
PDTS
— PPS Data Transfer System
FM
— Frequency Modulator
CD
— Conjugated dienes
IAS
— Interactive Analysis Subsystem
COR
— Committee on Research
CBDMP
— California Birth Defects Monitoring Program
CEL
— Conserved Effector Locus
SORI
— Subcommittee on Research Initiatives
INPE
— Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Brazil)
BE
— Branching Enzyme
ATF
— anti-activating transcription factor
AGC
— Advanced Gastric Carcinoma
APKC
— atypical protein kinase C
CIMO
— Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation
CH
— cuticular hydrocarbon
DBI
— Digital Bus Interface
AH
— anterior horn
OAL
— ODF Access Layer
WINDII
— Wind Imaging Interferometer
ASE
— Air-Sea Exchange experiment (EUROTRAC)
UCD
— University of California, Davis
INTEGRAL
— International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory
ARRP
— Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa
FDAMA
— FDA Modernization Act of 1997
CFC
— GM-colony forming cell
CIRES
— Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (US)
METEOSAT
— Geosynchronous Meteorology Satellite (ESA)
CRI
— Climate Research Institute (Oklahoma State University)
NLN
— National League for Nursing
GIMMS
— Global Inventory Modeling and Monitoring Study
AK
— Adenosine Kinase
WPD
— War Plans Division
AMSU
— Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit (EOS)
CC
— Cumulus cells
GENEMIS
— Generation of European Emission Data (EUROTRAC)
ASADA
— Automated Smoke/Aerosol Detection Algorithm
ERAD
— Economic and Regulatory Analysis Division
ALL
— acute lymphoblastic leukosis
ACP
— Atmospheric Chemistry Program (DOE)
DE
— Detector Electronics (DXS)
TMC
— Thinking Machine Corporation
CMAP
— Climate Modeling, Analysis and Prediction Program
ESDD
— Earth Science Data Directory
UCPB
— University Committee on Planning and Budget
APTF
— Admissions Processing Task Force
EOSP
— Earth Observing Scanner Polarimeter
AXAF
— Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility, future NASA mission
GLRS-R
— Geoscience Laser Ranging System-Ranger
ACIS
— ACademic Information Services (IBM)
ASG
— Accessory Sex Glands
NOY
— total active nitrogen
SSSM
— Scandinavian Society for Sexual Medicine
CE
— clonal evolution
ASP
— Agouti Signaling Protein
AVIRIS
— airborne visible and infrared imaging spectrometer
EMCU
— EPIC MOS Camera Head Unit
OCCM
— Ocean Carbon Cycle Model
AI
— allelic imbalance
UCAF
— University Committee on Academic Freedom
AM
— arbuscular mycorrhizal
AC
— Academic Council
NHRI
— National Hydrology Research Institute
BAF
— Bvg accessory factor
BER
— Base Excision Repair (biology)
CEQA
— California Environmental Quality Act
UHV
— Ultra-high Vacuum
PXP
— XMM Project Payload
UCRS
— University of California Retirement System
ASSA
— Aminopterin Syndrome Sine Aminopterin
CCR
— Carbon Catabolite Repression
NBIOME
— Northern Biosphere Observation and Modeling Experiment
CAS
— cellular apoptosis susceptibility
UCAP
— University Committee on Academic Personnel
EPDH
— EPIC pn Data Handling Unit
STP
— Solar-Terrestrial Physics
CI
— centromeric index
NAGRA
— Native American Graves Repatriation Act
MH
— Message Handling
CF
— competence factor
CB
— Cajal Bodies
AM
— Achillea Millefolium
AS
— Anthranilate Synthase
UEXT
— University Extension
ISLSCP
— International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project
HAACP
— Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Program
CTD
— Conductivity-Temperature-Depth
AD
— Affecting Disease
CUA
— Circumpolar Universities Association
AS
— Ankylosing Spondylitis
CID
— Combined Immune Deficiency
AFM
— Array File Maker
EATD
— European Association of Technical Divers
MSU
— Memphis State University
RAL
— Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK
ASR
— acoustic startle response
ASDS
— Atrial Septal Defects
POSS II
— Palomar Observatory Sky Survey, second version
CENR
— Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
CA
— Colanic Acid
IOA
— Institute Of Astronomy (Cambridge)
ARNSHL
— Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss
PT
— Pass-Through
OBDH
— On-Board Data Handler
DIN
— Deutsches Institut fur Normung
CCA
— Conventional Cytogenetic Analysis
NBII
— National Biological Information Infrastructure
AA
— Acrylonitrile And Acrylamide
ALL
— Acute Lymphoblastic
PI
— Position Invariant
PPS
— XMM Pipeline Processing Subsystem
CBL
— Cord Blood Lymphocytes
ACDS
— Astronomical Catalogues Database Subsystem
NHIB
— National Health Insurance Bureau (Taiwan)
CCD
— Calcite Compensation Depth
CA
— Constitutively Active
ILAS
— Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer
RTK
— Right-To-Know
CCA
— Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly
AT
— The Ataxia Teleangiectasia
AIEE
— American Institute for Electrical Engineers
CCP
— Cytochrome C Peroxidase
AS
— Alagille Syndrome
AN
— Alkaline Nuclease
CAD
— Cinnamyl Alcohol dehydrogenase
CONUS
— Continental U.S.
PRIC
— Polar Research Institute of China
SSO
— Solar System Object
CSES
— Center for the Study of Earth from Space (Univ of Colorado)
EDU
— Event Detection Unit
CA
— Children Age
LAWS
— Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (NASA)
AVCS
— Advanced Vidicon Camera System
BBM
— anti-brush border membrane
DESY
— Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
IST
— integrated systems test
FDR
— Flight Dynamics Room
CHLC
— Cooperative Human Linkage Center
CA
— Chromatid Aberrations
GMSLP
— Global Mean Sea Level Pressure
CE
— cellular extract
AGCI
— Aspen Global Change Institute
DNH
— Division of Natural Heritage
CA
— chromosome aberration
ASIM
— American Society of International Medicine
RAPS
— Regulatory Affairs Professional Society
TIR
— Thermal Infrared
RVAU
— Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
OLA
— Off-Line Analysis
INPA
— Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (Brazil)
NEIC
— National Enforcement Investigations Center
CFAG
— cystic fibrosis antigen
CBS
— classic Bartter syndrome
NDBC
— National Data Buoy Center
OCTS
— Japanese Ocean Color Temperature Scanner
LSU
— Louisana State University
WMF
— Windows Metafile
CGCL
— Central Giant Cell Lesion
ASICS
— Acid Sensing Ion Channels
POGO
— Polar-Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
DADS
— Data Archive and Distribution System
ACC
— Atlantic Climate Change
BCCP
— apo-biotin carboxyl carrier protein
HIB
— Health Insurance Bureau (Japan)
AU
— Atomic Units
PGS
— Proposal Generation System
AVTD
— Anomalous Viscosity Time Dependence
ALE/GAGE
— Atmospheric Lifetime Experiment/Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment
BA
— Bone Age
ARPS
— Advanced Regional Prediction System
DPU
— digital processing unit
AFES
— Alternative Fluorocarbons Environmental Acceptability Study
CFA
— Cyclopropane fatty acids
VIRSR
— Visible Infrared Scanning Radiometer
ODF
— Observation Data File
CC
— Cellular Cycle
IRIS
— Incorporated Research Institution for Seismology
EDMA
— European Diagnostics Manufacturer's Association
AGSP
— Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme
NMDC
— National Medical Device Coalition
AK
— Aspartate kinase
CITE
— Cargo Integration and Test Equipment (DXS)
WBDCS
— Wide-Band Data Collection System
BCS
— Broadband Cable System (UW)
HK
— HouseKeeping Data
SCED
— Engineering Department at ESOC
AAM
— Atmospheric Angular Momentum
IFS
— Integrated Forecast System
DCTD
— Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
AS
— autologous serum
AJ
— Ashkenazi Jewish
ARF
— Ancillary Response Function
SCRIPPS
— Scripps Institution of Oceanography (University of California at San
XIE
— X-Ray Imaging Experiment
COADS
— Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set
XTE
— X-Ray Timing Explorer
CA
— Clavulanic Acid
ASTEX
— Atlantic STratus EXperiment
CC
— Conventional Cytogenetic
HDIF
— Health Care Data Interchange Format
ENSO
— El Niño/Southern Oscillation
TOMUIS
— 3-D ozone mapping with ultraviolet imaging spectrometer
CLRC
— Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (UK)
TCP/IP
— Networking Protocol used on Internet
ARA
— AppleTalk Remote Access
RMF
— REDISTRIBUTION MATRIX FILE
ASP
— The Abnormal Spindle Protein
PXS
— XMM Project Spacecraft
UCSC
— University of California, Santa Cruz (since 1965; Santa Cruz, California)
APE
— Airborne Polar Experiment
BA
— Brucella Abortus
HIRLAM
— High-Resolution Limited Area Model
CET
— Central England Temperature
STREAM
— Stratosphere-Troposphere Experiment by Aircraft Measurements
CC
— Cervical Cancer
NETC
— National Environmental Technology Centre (UK)
GLOMAC
— Global Modelling of Atmospheric Chemistry (EUROTRAC)
AMS
— atypical mole syndrome
CAMEX
— Convection and Moisture Experiment
FIMR
— Finnish Institute of Marine Research
CC
— Cell Counts
UCR
— University of California, Riverside's
EDH
— EPIC Data Handling Unit
CCR
— Cassette Chromosome Recombinase
CAT
— Common Arterial Trunk
CORP
— Corporation
LORAN
— Long-Range Navigation
GCTE
— Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems Program of the IGBP
BUV
— Backscattered UltraViolet
CIRTL
— Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning
CD
— cytosine deaminase
SI
— Systeme International
DNAG
— Decade of North American Geology
CLASS
— Cross-Chain Loran Atmospheric Sounding System
BCM
— Blue Cone Monochromacy
ANO
— Any Other
MODIS-T
— Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Tilt
COARE
— Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Research Experiment (TOGA)
GEOSAT
— Geodesy Satellite (Navy)
SAFARI
— Southern African Fire-Atmosphere Research Initiative (BIBEX)
APAFO
— Advanced Particles And Fields Observer
CB
— Chromatoid Body
MST
— Mesosphere Stratosphere Troposphere (Radar)
IFS
— SSC-SOC Interface Sub-system
ANDI
— American Nitrox Divers Incorporated
WSAD
— Websphere Studio Application Developer
APP
— Abeta precursor protein
ASCII
— American Standards Committee for Information Interchange
BF
— Basal Forebrain
APM
— Academic Personnel Manual
AP
— Arbitrarily Primed
SCOS
— Spacecraft Control and Operations System
APH
— Attitude Pointing History
ASA
— Academic Staff Assembly
CIFAR
— Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research
NMAI
— National Museum of the American Indian
LCLIYMUUCADULFW.S
— le cock la in your mouth until u choke and die u lazy fucking whore. slut
ASMCS
— Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells
EMCS
— EPIC MOS Camera System
CD
— circular dichroic
CA
— Cavernous Angiomas
AH
— Albumen Height
MIRD
— Mission Implementation Requirements Documents
MIP
— Mission Implementation Plan
ASP
— Audiogenic seizure Prone
BASE-A
— Biomass burning Airborne and Spaceborne Experiment-Amazonia
DWPC
— Division of Water Pollution Control
ASF
— Alaskan SAR Facility
PROS
— X-Ray data analysis package, part of IRAFm supported by CfA
AP
— Alkaline Protease
CML
— Chronic Myelogenic Leukemia
BCG
— bacillus of Calmette and Guérin
LWIR
— long-wavelength (thermal) infrared
ACI
— Alloy Casting Institute
ESSA
— Environmental Science Services Administration (preceded NOAA)
NILU
— Norwegian Institute for Air Research
CC
— Cleavable Complex
GCF
— Ground Calibration File
CA
— Chromosome Analysis
NBIS
— Northern Biosphere Information System
CC
— complete chimerism
PPQA
— Pre-Product Quality Assurance
AL
— Angiotropic lymphoma
BD
— Birth Defects
MEDMARC
— Medical Device Material Assurance and Reinsurance Company, Ltd.
KORDI
— Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute
MRIF
— Multicampus Research Incentive Fund
BC
— blast crisis
AQS
— Air Quality System
APS
— Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndromes
LERTS
— Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches en TeledetectionSpatiale (France)
MEDSUN
— Medical Device Surveillance Network
OFS
— Orbiter Flight Simulator
CD
— Crohn disease
POLES
— Polar Exchange at the Sea Surface
ORU
— Organized Research Unit
NASA
— National Aeronautic & Space Administration
RMF
— Response Matrix File
AR
— Acrosome reaction
CAMEX
— CMOS Amplifier and Multiplexing Chip
DLESE
— The Digital Library for Earth System Education
XMCS
— XMM MissionControl System
CACGP
— Commission For Atmospheric Chemistry And Global Pollution
DSWM
— Division of Solid Waste Management
VNIR
— Visible And Near InfraRed
ICB
— Instrument Control Bus
IWC
— Instream Waste Concentration
IRICP
— International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
ERSAF
— Environment Remote Sensing Analysis Facility
HEASARC
— High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Centre
DMIC
— Deputy Meteorologist-In-Charge (NWS)
AS
— Aldosterone Synthase
CA
— Cytogenetic Aberrations
CH
— Channel Header
CASPR
— Cloud and Surface Parameter Retrieval
OCLO
— chlorine dioxide
MOTIE
— Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (Korea)
EINSTEIN
— Einstein Observatory
BB
— Bacterial Blight
CAAS
— Contracted Advisory & Assistance Services
CI
— Coccidioides immitis
ABS
— Advanced Baseline Sounder
AI
— Allele Imbalance
ALU
— Arithmetic (and) Logic Unit
COVC
— Council of Vice Chancellors
CI
— Cephalic Index
EPCE
— EPIC pn Control Electronics Unit
MODB
— MOC Operational Database
AM
— Affected Male
AK
— activated killer
BC
— Binucleated Cells
I&T
— Integration and Testing
GFURD
— Ground Facilities User Requirements Document
UCFW
— University Committee on Faculty Welfare
MRU
— Multicampus Research Unit
DPI
— Derived Product Imagery
FIRETRACC
— Firn Record of Trace Gases Relevant to Atmospheric Chemical Change
UACB
— Undergraduate Admissions Coordination Board
CM
— Congenital Malformations
EROS
— Earth Resources Observing System
DODS
— Distributed Ocean Data System
LR
— Laser Retroreflector
OSU
— Oregon State University
AEDU
— Admiralty Experimental Diving Unit
TDG
— Tennessee Division of Geology
VIRS
— Visible Infrared Scanner
PRAREE
— Precise Range and Rate Equipment-Extended Version
BCC
— British Coal Corporation
ALL
— Acute Lymphocytic
SWIR
— Short-Wavelength Infrared
ARIEL-6
— UK X-Ray Astronomy Satellite launched 1979
WETNET
— Network for Distribution and Joint Analysis of SSM/I Data (MSFC)
EBTC
— Edison BioTechnology Center
AO&SS
— Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences
MLOPEX
— Mauna Loa Observatory Photochemistry Experiment
NDSTC
— Naval Dive and Salvage Training Center
IMPAC
— Intersegmental Major Preparation Articulated Curriculum
CITA
— Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
VCP
— Voluntary Cooperation Program (Equipment and Services) (UN)
AIMBE
— American Insitute for Medical and Biological Engineering
ESOC
— European Satellite Operations Center
QE
— Quantum Efficiency
AVR
— Acute Vascular Rejection
SEA
— Slovak Energy Agency
AIST
— Advanced Industrial Science Technology
RPOS
— Re-planned Preferred Observation Schedule
CH
— Cerebral Hemispheres
KNMI
— Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut
DRH
— Division of Radiological Health
CH
— congenital hydrocephalus
JCMM
— Joint Centre for Mesoscale Meteorology
PERI
— Pharmaceutical Education & Research Institute
RDE
— RGS Digital Electronic Unit
NODIS
— NSSDC Online Data and Information System Services System
COCIR
— Coordination Committee of the Radiological and Electromedical Industries
CNSI
— California NanoSystems Institute
CATS
— Comparative Anchor Tagged Sequence
BIATEX
— Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange of Pollutants (EUROTRAC)
SAA
— South Atlantic Anomaly
SAS
— Science Analysis Subsystem
BC
— Branhamella catarrhalis
HROI
— High Resolution Optical Instrument
PX
— XMM Project
IBIS
— Image on-Board INTEGRAL Spacecraft
POCE
— Pantone Open Color Environment
DB
— Diversion Box
AWPD
— Assessment and Watershed Protection Division
APTI
— Air Pollution Training Institute
CICA
— Center for Innovative Computer Applications
LTMS
— Local Time Management System
UBA
— Universal Breathing Apparatus
CC
— Condensed chromatin
CCM
— community climate model
CCST
— California Council on Science & Technology
DLS
— Division of Laboratory Services
ACSOE
— Atmospheric Chemistry Studies in the Oceanic Environment
SCANSCAT
— scanning scatterometer
SESAME
— Second European Stratospheric Arctic and Middle Latitude Experiment
CA
— Cyclopiazonic Acid
AHSRL
— Arctic High Spectral Resolution Lidar
UCOP
— University of California, Office of the President
PAGES
— Past Global Changes (IGBP)
UGAMP
— Universities Global Atmospheric Modelling Programme
GGI
— GPS Geoscience Instrument
SMS/GOES
— Synchronous Meteorological Satellite/Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
CHAMMP
— Computer Hardware, Advanced Mathematics and Model Physics Program
JCEE
— Joint Conference of EARMA and Euroscience
ALEXI
— Atmospheric Land EXchange Inversion (CIMSS)
CUCEA
— Council of the University of California Emeriti Association
MGLS
— Marine Geoscience Leadership Symposium
TOBI
— Towed Ocean Bottom Instrument
LACTOZ
— Laboratory Studies of Chemistry Related to Tropospheric Ozone (EUROTRAC)
MOC
— XMM Mission Operation Centre
MOHMATN
— Met Office Historical night Marine Air Temperature
CCN
— Cloud Condensation Nucleus
AESA
— Atmospheric Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft
PARE
— Physiological & Anatomical Rodent Experiment
HCPCS
— Health Care Common Procedure Coding System
EXPORT
— European eXport of Precursors and Ozone by long-Range Transport
TGMI
— Tennessee Government Management Institute
UCR
— University of California at Riverside
DP
— Data Products
AM
— Alveolar Macrophage
ADU
— Analogue to Digital Unit
BCRS
— Breakpoint Cluster Regions
IRMM
— Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements
EMDM
— European Medical Device Manufacturer
BOARS
— Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools
ECA
— Effective Cloud Amount
ORISE
— Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
AGN
— Active Galaxy Nucleus
ARGOS
— Argos Data Collection and Location System (France)
CLNS
— Connectionless Network Services
AMSAS
— AOA Meteorological Satellite Analysis System
TRC
— The Research Corporation
ETTP
— East Tennessee Technology Park
DPS
— Detector Power Supply
KAL
— Keep Alive Loop
SPACON
— Spacecraft Controller
PMR
— Pressure Modulator Radiometer
CAS
— Centre for Atmospheric Science (Cambridge, UK)
UOEAP
— Universitywide Office of the Education Abroad Program
AU
— Activity Units
DRIBU
— DRIfting BUoy data
MAPS
— Measurement of Atmospheric Pollution from Satellites
CICS
— Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies (U.Maryland)
NARSTO
— North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone
UART
— Universal Asynchronous Receive and Transmit
CI
— cardiac involvement
CSEPA
— Chinese State Environment Protection Agency (China)
MODIS
— Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
ASCA
— Japanese X-Ray Astronomy satellite launched 1993
MDC
— Major Diagnostics Category
STG
— Steering Group
CI
— chromosomal instability
PSPC
— Position Sensitive Proportional Counters
RPS
— Remote Proposal Submission
HDU
— Header Data Unit
IFCC
— International Federation of Clinical Chemists
HC
— Heater Controller
WMRS
— White Mountain Research Station
CAC
— Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry (York, Canada)
CARE
— Cholesterol and Recurrent Events
FDRG
— Faculty Discipline Review Group
BF
— Bomb Factory
SPAN
— Space Physics Analysis Network
MWIR
— medium-wavelength infrared
NAEI
— National Atmospheric Emission Inventory (UK)
CSMP
— Climate System Modeling Project
BRDF
— Bidirectional Reflective Distribution Function
DPD
— Data Processing Division
ISI
— Institutes for Science and Innovation
PGO
— Principal Guest Observer
DPSS
— Data Product Screening Sub-system
NAHC
— National Association of Home Care
AE
— Effective Area
NEJAC
— National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
AC
— Amylose Content
LOICZ
— Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (IGBP)
CAL
— Calibration Access Layer
ERM
— EPIC Radiation Monitor
ASU
— Astronomical Server URL
UCR
— University Of Costa Rica
CAR
— Cytokinetic Actomyosin Ring
MPE
— Max Planck Institut fur Extaterrestrische Physik, Garching
IPA
— Institute for Polyacryclate Sciences
MNBIO
— Minnesota Biotechnology
BLIS
— Boundary Layer Instrumentation System
UM
— Unified Model
TERSE
— Tunable Etalon Remote Sounder of Earth
IGETC
— Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum
TRACT
— Transport of Pollutants over Complex Terrain (EUROTRAC)
AWD
— Abdominal Wall Defects
ADAM
— Astronomical Data Acquisition and Management
IOSDL
— Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Deacon Laboratory
SIO
— Scripps Institutetution of Oceanography
DEFA
— Digital Event Filter and Address Encoder
DMS
— DiMethylSulphide
SORG
— Stratospheric Ozone Review Group
AP
— Antimicrobial Peptides
AHR
— Ability of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor
BD
— Bone Density
PMA
— Premarket Application
MICR
— Magnetic-Ink Character Recongnition
CHF
— Calibration History File
SHF
— Short History File
UCOPE
— University Committee on Preparatory Education
UCCP
— UC College Preparatory Initiative
HED
— High Energy Detector
STERAO
— Stratosphere-Troposphere Experiments: Radiation, Aerosols, and Ozone
CADC
— Canadian Astrophysical Data Centre
DISK
— magnetic media (floppies)
HKD
— Housekeeping Data
SAMS
— stratospheric and mesopheric sounder
STRATOZ
— Stratospheric Ozone Expedition
HEDIS
— Healthplan Employee Data and Information
TIMEX
— Time Multiplexer
UARC
— University Affiliated Research Center
RNLI
— Royal National Lifeboat Institution
SIP
— Sickness Index Profile
NIRP
— National Institute for Radiation Protection
HIRIS
— High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
SAG
— Science Advisory Group
COHMEX
— Cooperative Huntsville Meteorological Experiment
OGIP
— Office of Guest Investigator Programs
POLDER
— Polarization and Directionality of Reflectances
SLASIAC
— Systemwide Library and Scholarly Information Advisory Committee
PIDAS
— Portable Instantaneous Display and Analysis Spectrometer
RNMI
— Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
ARM
— Atmospheric Radiation Monitoring
ISME
— Instrument Software Maintenance Environment
RAF
— Radiation Amplification Factor
NACNEMS
— North American Cooperative Network of Enhanced Measurement Sites
PM
— Protocol Machine
CSI
— Coastal Studies Institute (LSU)
NDSC
— Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change
SQHUW
— Small Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste
BUCHE
— ButyrylCholine Estérase
DENIS
— Deep Near-Infra-red Survey
ICC
— Intersegmental Coordinating Committee
ACCCI
— American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
ECB
— Educational Communications Board
MM
— Mirror Model
BC
— biotin carboxylase
POSIX
— Portbale Operating System Interface
PMC
— Pressure-Modulator Cell
NCTRS
— Network Command and Telemetry Router System
CA
— common antigen
MOS
— Metal Oxide Semi-conductor
OAB
— Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
LQHUW
— Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste
CDS
— Centre de Donnees Stellaires
SCSI
— Small Computer Systems Interface, a common disc interface
GRO
— Gamma-Ray Observatory
CRF
— Calibration Resource File
RGA
— RGS Grating Assembly
UADE
— Unanticipated Adverse Device Effects
SEAWIFS
— sea-viewing wide-field sensor
MIDAS
— Munich Interactive Data Analysis System
NDO
— National Diving Officer
JPOP
— Japanese Polar Orbiting Platform
VISSR
— Visible/Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer (GOES)
DAO
— Data Assimilation Office (NASA)
DXRB
— Diffuse X-Ray Background
POL
— Physician's Office Laboratory
CRCC
— Cancer Research Coordinating Committee
CHAT
— Choline Acetyltransferase
CD
— Complete Deficiency
MODIS-N
— Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Nadir
MTSU
— Middle Tennessee State University's