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• EDAS — Eta Data Assimilation System
• CPR — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• CF — Cystic Fibrosis
• HIV — Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
• CHF — Congestive Heart Failure
• LAN — Local Area Network
• AD — Atopic Dermatitis
• US — United States of America
• AA — Ascorbic Acid
• HIPAA — Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
• AHRQ — Agency for Health, Research, and Quality
• E-LIDAR — Experimental LIDAR
• ROM — Read-Only Memory
• DO — Dissolved Oxygen
• IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
• MUX — Multiplexer
• MM — Millimeter
• CMAP — Compound Muscle Action Potential
• FTP — File Transfer Protocol
• ADH — Antidiuretic Hormone
• OPS — Operations
• NHLBI — National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• ASD — Atrial Septal Defect
• RDF — Combustion of Refuse Derived Fuels
• ALL — Adult Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• LASER — Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
• AS — Aortic Stenosis
• AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
• ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
• UNCLOS — United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (policy treaty)
• H2O2 — Hydrogen Peroxide
• AAS — Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
• CPU — Central Processing Unit
• ICD — Interface Control Document
• CO2 — Carbon Dioxide
• A BY E — Admission by Exception
• A — Ampere
• WWW — World Wide Web
• UK — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• AD — autistic disorder
• RF — Radio Frequency
• BTW — By The Way
• WHO — World Health Organization
• QC — Quality Control
• ISO — International Organization for Standardization
• LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
• CSA — Canadian Space Agency
• CAIS — Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
• GO — General Observer
• NIEO — New International Economic Order

• W — Watt
• IP — Internet Protocol
• UCAAD — University Committee on Affirmative Action and Diversity
• AC — Alternating Current
• FET — Field Effect Transistor
• ESA — European Space Agency
• ANP — Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
• AATSR — Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
• DBMS — Database Management System
• CGI — Clinical Global Impression
• CC — Colon Cancer
• CD — Compact Disc
• CSF — Cerebrospinal Fluid
• CBO — Congressional Budget Office
• FTE — Full Time Equivalent
• CV — Curriculum Vitae
• CBF — Cerebral Blood Flow
• UNESCO — United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• PPM — parts per million
• RIXOS — ROSAT International X-Ray optical Survey
• USDA — United States Department of Agriculture
• GATT — General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
• ACF — Autocorrelation Function
• IOC — Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
• CS — Computer Science
• CO — Carbon Monoxide
• CNS — Central Nervous System
• HTTP — Hypertext Transfer Protocol
• AU — Astronomical Unit
• MB — Megabyte
• GIS — Geographic Information System
• FOV — Field Of View (satellite)
• TB — Tuberculosis
• CFC-12 — CCl2F2, dichlorodifluoromethane, Freon-12
• CIN — Conjunctival Intraepithelial Neoplasia
• DOT — Department of Transport
• CGI — Common Gateway Interface
• CBC — Complete Blood Count
• MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
• APT — Automatic Picture Transmission
• BFGF — Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
• N2O — nitrous oxide (anesthetic)
• APU — Auxiliary Power Unit
• CAD — Coronary Artery Disease
• MDCK — Madin-Darby Canine Kidney
• R&D — Research & Development
• N2O5 — nitrogen pentoxide, nitric anhydride
• MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheets
• BASDAI — Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index
• ADS — Astrophysics Data System

• SIR — Shuttle Imaging Radar
• ATM — Asynchronous Transfer Mode
• AGL — Above Ground Level
• PDF — Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
• MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• WAN — Wide Area Network
• ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• API — Application Programming Interface
• ICU — Intensive Care Unit
• PCB — Polychlorinated Biphenyls
• ATN — Acute Tubular Necrosis
• PT — Physical Therapy
• CRS — Congressional Research Service
• COSPAR — Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
• A-SCAT — Advanced Scatterometer
• IFOV — Instantaneous Field Of View
• DMSP — Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
• A.K.A. — Also Known As
• FIFO — First In, First Out
• BAEPS — Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potentials
• A-SAR — Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
• BTU — British Thermal Unit
• AF — Air Force
• ASAP — Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
• XPM — Cross-Phase Modulation
• BAC — Boeing Aerospace Company
• BSE — Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• SMD — Science Mission Division
• BBT — Basal Body Temperature
• EC — European Commission
• DEC — Digital Equipment Corporation
• WWW — World Weather Watch
• CIO — Chief Information Officer
• AF — Amniotic Fluid
• BOD — Biological Oxygen Demand
• ARDS — Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• GSE — Ground Support Equipment
• OSO — Orbiting Solar Observatory
• ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
• RDBMS — Relational Database Management System
• CC — Colorectal Carcinoma
• ANC — Absolute Neutrophil Count
• VHF — Very High Frequency
• OPD — Outpatient Department
• END — Equivalent Narcotic Depth
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
• OECD — Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• HMO — Health Maintenance Organization
• ASR — Airport Surveillance Radar
• AM — Amplitude Modulation

• ACRIM — Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS)
• CA — cytosine arabinoside
• CCD — Classic Cleidocranial Dysplasia
• ACS — American College of Surgeons
• GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
• POE — Point of Entry
• RAM — random-access memory
• DTE — Data Terminal Equipment
• CCTV — Closed-circuit television
• E&CE — Electrical and Computer Engineering
• DME — Durable Medical Equipment
• CRO — Contract Research Organization
• GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
• DCP — Defined Contribution Plan
• ABR — Auditory Brainstem Response
• ALPEX — Alpine Experiment
• DDT — Dichloro Diphenyl Trichlorethane
• KG — Kilogram
• ATS — applications technology satellite
• ACDP — Ancient Conserved Domain Protein
• GMP — Good Manufacturing Practice
• SIG — Special Interest Group
• EU — European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
• ADA — Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 (Text Of ADA Legislation)
• SQA — Software Quality Assurance
• O3 — Ozone
• DILHR — Department of Industry Labor and Human Relations
• ARE — Antioxidant Response Element
• ABA — American Bar Association
• CBD — Common Bile Duct
• S-GCOS — Space-Based Global Change Observation System
• ABMT — Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant
• NM — Nanometer
• CAP — College of American Pathologists
• GO — Guest Observer
• SUV — Sport Utility Vehicle
• CEN — Committee European de Normalisation
• UHF — Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
• ADPE — Automatic Data Processing Equipment
• BCC — Basal Cell Carcinoma
• BMA — British Medical Association
• GCM — General Circulation Model
• LPG — Liquid Petroleum Gas
• APD — Avalanche Photo Diode
• NO — Nitric Oxide
• NCCLS — National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
• FFT — Fast Fourier Transform
• DIAL — Differential Absorption Lidar (laser Radar Sensing)
• BIT — Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
• DNA — Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid

• SISEX — Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
• CRT — Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
• CH4 — Methane, Natural Gas
• DNS — Domain Name System
• HADRT — Hadley Center Radiosonde temperature
• CHD — Coronary Heart Disease
• PVC — Polyvinyl Chloride
• ADL — Avionics Development Laboratory
• ATA — Alimentary Toxic Aleukia
• RCRA — Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984)
• HADCM — Hadley Center Model
• ADPKD — Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
• EOL — End Of Life
• EMF — Electromotive Force
• ATSDR — Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
• CDF — Common Data Format
• IPY — International Polar Year
• PNG — Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
• CAPE — Convective Available Potential Energy
• CRF — Case Report Form
• DARPA — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
• HCFA — Health Care Financing Administration
• TBC — To Be Confirmed
• RCS — Revision Control System
• ACF — Asymmetric Crying Facies
• AJ — Astronomical Journal
• IRB — Institutional Review Board
• DC — Direct Current
• EGA — Enhanced Graphics Adapter
• AARP — American Association of Retired Persons
• PPO — Preferred provider organization
• CGD — Chronic Granulomatous Disease
• AGA — appropriate for gestational age
• AMU — Atomic Mass Unit
• NAI — No Action Indicated (Most Favorable Food & Drug Administration Post-inspection Classification)
• COFR — Certificate of Flight Readiness
• ARA — Attitude Reference Assembly
• CONUS — Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
• CIMSS — Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
• AMS — American Meteorological Society
• TED — Total Energy Detector
• PS — PostScript
• CAD — Computer Aided Designer
• CCB — Calcium Channel Blocker
• MSFC — Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
• QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
• SPR — Software Problem Report
• CLD — Chronic Lung Disease
• DOD — United States Department of Defense
• PR — Precipitation Radar

• NSF — National Sanitation Foundation
• HOPPS — Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
• FSA — Flexible Spending Account
• MHS — Microwave Humidity Sounder
• CW — Continuous Wave
• HV — High Voltage
• IOSH — Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
• BAS — British Antarctic Survey
• LF — Low Frequency
• ACP — Acyl-Carrier Protein
• BBS — Bulletin Board System
• CEL — Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
• SEM — Space Environment Monitor
• APP — Amyloid Precursor Protein
• PA — Preliminary Assessment
• RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
• PBL — Planetary Boundary Layer
• SAST — Science Analysis Software Team
• DPI — Department of Public Instruction
• BAFME — Benign Adult Familial Myoclonic Epilepsy
• AIS — Airborne Imaging Spectrometer
• OP — Office of the President
• DOJ — Department of Justice (US)
• NSTS — National Space Transportation System
• ITCZ — Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
• CH — Chronic Hepatitis
• FY — Fiscal Year
• CCD — Central Core Disease
• UNEP — United Nations Environment Program
• AOS — Acquisition Of Signal
• CVS — Concurrent Versions System
• ROI — Return on Investment
• ACR — Active Cavity Radiometer
• FCOS — Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
• JSC — Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
• CML — Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• LAC — Local Area Coverage
• ISAMS — Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder
• NEMS — NASA Equipment Management System
• CTS — Canadian Technology Satellite
• NIF — National Ignition Facility
• ATSR — Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
• DRS — Data Relay Satellite
• CA — Cancer Antigen
• PRF — Pulse Repetition Frequency
• ASD — Autism Spectrum Disorder
• ERS — Environmental Research Satellite
• A3RI — Antarctic Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Institute
• ALV — Avian Leukosis Virus
• AAMI — Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

• HF — High Frequency
• AMM — Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia
• CFR — Code of Federal Regulations
• NIOSH — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• AHA — American Hospital Association
• DFRC — Dryden Flight Research Center
• NASP — National Aerospace Plane
• XFDS — XMM Flight Dynamics System
• NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
• CAPD — Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
• AAAS — American Association for the Advancement of Science
• GB — Gigabyte
• IAU — International Astronomical Union
• TAO — Tropical Atmosphere Ocean
• FDA — Food Drug Administration
• CH — Channel
• SME — Solar Mesosphere Explorer
• PSD — Power Spectral Density
• PDP — Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
• P-N — Positive-Negative
• CAI — Codon Adaptation Index
• RS — Remote Sensing
• ATCC — American Type Culture Collection
• CK — Creatine Kinase
• CLD — Chronic Liver Disease
• EM — Electromagnetic
• AP — Anomalous Propagation
• DOS — Disk Operating System
• JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
• MFA — Manned Flight Awareness
• AAMC — American Association of Medical Colleges
• MSW — Municipal Solid Waste
• TB — Terabyte
• MSU — Microwave Sounding Unit
• PU — Propellant Utilization
• CAM — Cell Adhesion Molecule
• LVS — Launch Vehicle Simulator
• ASC — Ambulatory Surgery Center
• COMSAT — Communications Satellite Corporation
• HNO3 — Nitric Acid
• AAD — Australian Antarctic Division
• SH — Southern Hemisphere
• DNV — Det Norske Veritas
• CTM — Chemical Transport Model
• COBE — Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
• AMD — Acid Maltase Deficiency
• IUPAC — International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
• IEC — International Electrotechnical Commission
• MERSAT — Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
• CRO2 — Chromium Oxide

• ALL — Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• NAS — United States National Academy of Sciences
• AIP — Acute Intermittent Porphyria
• AIS — Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
• AFM — Atomic Force Microscope
• PC — Personal computer (host)
• ENVISAT — European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
• DOE — United States Department of Energy (government)
• EFM — Electrostatic Force Microscopy
• CH3CL — Methyl Chloride
• WG — Working Group
• AP — Acid Phosphatase
• BASIC — Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
• RTF — Return To Flight
• MOL — Manned Orbital Laboratory
• AA — Acrylic Acid
• DASD — Direct Access Storage Device
• CLAH — Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia
• NAM — National Association of Manufacturers
• ERBS — Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
• DG — Dentate Gyrus
• WRT — "With respect to", especially in fields such as Mathematics.
• MCP — Microchannel Plate
• MRC — Medical Research Council
• CD — Celiac Disease
• SESL — Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
• AIS — Adenocarcinoma in Situ
• DTED — Digital Terrain Elevation Data (dee-ted)
• EMT — Extraordinary Masochistic Tendencies (joke At Expense Of Emergency Medical Technicians)
• EMAIL — Electronic Mail
• APC — Activated Protein C
• MOSPO — Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
• I&T WG — Integration and Test Working Group
• TFT — Thin Film Transistor
• AT&T — American Telephone & Telegraph
• CFS — Cubic Feet per Second
• ACML — Atypical Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• SWT — Science Working Team
• SNR — Signal-to-Noise Ratio
• H2O — Water (vapor)
• THR — Thrust
• AFTN — Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Nodule
• ADEOS — ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
• AFB — Air Force Base (USAF)
• NIST — National Institute of Standards and Technology
• LIDAR — Lander Light Detection and Ranging
• ADMCKD — Autosomal Dominant Medullary Cystic Disease
• OCONUS — Outside Continental United States
• WFOV — Wide Field Of View
• PPB — parts per billion (109)

• AIL — Avionics Integration Laboratories
• ND — NASA Document
• CDL — California Digital Library
• AFV — Amniotic Fluid Volume
• TIPS — Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
• DEC — Declination
• SMPTRB — Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
• 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.
• HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
• LARC — Langley Research Center (NASA)
• OMB — Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
• AD — Autosomal Dominant
• XFTS — XMM File Transfer System
• AMA — American Medical Association
• ABPM — ambulatory blood pressure monitoring system
• BNSC — British National Space Centre
• IR — Infrared
• ADPKD — Adult Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
• SSV — Space Shuttle Vehicle
• AH — adrenal hypoplasia
• AICE — American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• OPS — Optical Sensor
• BNL — Brookhaven National Laboratory
• ODP — Ozone Depletion Potential
• AR — Androgen Receptor
• NSIDC — National Snow and Ice Data Center (University of Colorado, Boulder)
• NASDA — National Space Development Agency of Japan
• CD-ROM — Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory
• FITS — Flexible Image Transport System
• ATP — Adult Treatment Panel
• LPLWS — Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
• ARDS — Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• AR — Aspect Ratio
• VLF — Very Low Frequency
• LAGEOS — Laser Geodynamic Satellite
• DORIS — Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
• AMML — Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia
• 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.")
• CDH — Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
• NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
• AFGL — Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
• AMA — Advanced Maternal Age
• ASEAN — Association of Southeast Asian Nations
• ABS — acute bacterial sinusitis
• BPS — bits per second
• JOP — Jupiter Orbiter Probe
• ARS — Acute Radiation Syndrome
• IRIS — Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer
• DOC — Doctor
• ERSIR — Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar

• COTS — Commercial Off the Shelf Software
• AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
• SSI — Space Studies Institute
• AO — Acridine Orange
• CORSA — Cosmic Radiation Satellite
• CE — Cholesterol Ester
• HTTPS — HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
• CIS — Carcinoma in Situ
• CGMP — Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate
• FD — Flight Dynamics
• TWP — Tropical Western Pacific
• CETP — Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein
• NAD — Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
• CNG — Compressed natural gas
• ROSAT — Roentgen Satellite
• CDM — Clean Development Mechanism
• OIG — Office of Inspector General
• AES — Agricultural Experiment Station
• AIN — Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia
• SCR — Software Change Request
• LSSL — Life Sciences Space Laboratory
• XRONOS — Time-Series analysis package, part of XANADU
• CHD — Congenital Heart Disease
• ARF — Acute Rheumatic Fever
• IST — Instrument Support Terminal
• UCORP — University Committee on Research Policy
• O2 — Oxygen
• OAI — Official Action Indicated (serious Food & Drug Administration post-inspection classification)
• CHIME — College of Healthcare Information Management Executives
• CFC — Chloro Fluoro Carbon
• DDD — Detailed Design Document
• COMET — Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology Education and Training (NOAA and UCAR)
• AID — Artificial Insemination Donor
• CCA — Common Carotid Artery
• ADR — Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator
• APR — Acute Phase Response
• CIN — Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
• IPA — Individual Practice Association
• TMAPI — Topic Map Application Programming Interface
• UV — Ultraviolet (Light)
• MOD — Maximum Operating Depth
• TM — Telemetry
• PHRMA — Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (formerly PMA, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association)
• NRC — National Research Council (Canada)
• GAO — Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
• EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
• KHZ — kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
• APCR — Activated Protein C Resistance
• CCF — Cross-Correlation Function
• AVNIR — advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer

• ERS — Earth Resources Satellite
• SPMP — Software Project Management Plan
• CST — Central Standard Time (UTC-6 Hours)
• ESDAC — European Space Data Center
• ISA — Instrument Society of America
• BCAA — branched chain amino acids
• NRC — National Response Center
• CC — Combined Cycle
• MIPS — Merritt Island Press Site
• ACH — Active Chromatin Hub
• UTC — Coordinated Universal Time
• XIDT — X-Ray Identification Team
• ISI — International Statistical Institute
• DSN — Deep Space Network - network of large antennas and communication facilities.
• UCOLASC — University Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication
• TMI — TRMM Microwave Imager
• USP — United States Pharmacopeia
• MMDA — Michigan Medical Device Association
• PV — Potential Vorticity
• DMS — Dynamic Message Sign
• BASFI — Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index
• CITECH — Center for Information on Technology in Healthcare
• DOL — United States Department of Labor
• HE — High Energy
• AR — Autosomal Recessive
• FTC — Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
• UEA — University of East Anglia
• CAL/VAL — Calibration/Validation
• CCHS — Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
• GSFC — Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
• NEMA — National Electric Manufacturer's Association
• AHR — Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
• IEEE — Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
• HF — Hydrogen Fluoride
• UCP&T — University Committee on Privilege and Tenure
• SAW — Surface Acoustic Wave
• RADAR — RAdio Detection And Ranging
• ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
• BDV — Border Disease Virus
• CIDI — Composite International Diagnostic Interview
• CLO — Chlorine Monoxide
• ETS — Educational Testing Service
• BAD — Bipolar Affective Disorder
• CSU — Cleveland State University
• ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
• DSP — Digital Signal Processor
• AIS — Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
• ARC — Arctic Research Commission
• EAP — Education Abroad Program
• LE — Low Energy

• UC — University of California
• COSSH — Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities
• APBD — adult polyglucosan body disease
• MAHLOVS — Middle and High Latitudes Oceanic Variability Study
• CGM — Computer Graphics Metafile
• AOA — Airborne Optical Adjunct
• C — Centigrade
• AATP — Acquired Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
• UCM-TF — University of California, Merced Task Force
• MAP — Mesoscale Alpine Programme
• MGMA — Medical Group Management Association
• ABL — Acute Basophilic Leukemia
• ABS — Antenatal Bartter Syndrome
• IDE — Investigational Device Exemption
• LMSS — Lunar Mapping and Survey System
• NPD — NASA Policy Directive
• ECS — EOSDIS Core System
• CTE — Charge Transfer Efficiency
• CHB — Chronic Hepatitis B
• TNT — Tri-nitro-toulene
• SUM — Software User's Manual
• ISAS — Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (Japan)
• CHB — congenital heart block
• 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
• MTPE — Mission To Planet Earth
• SRB — Surface Radiation Budget
• ELS — Eastern Launch Site
• AK — Actinic Keratosis
• DBMS — Data Base Management System
• ADPLD — Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Liver Disease
• NIH — NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
• CCRS — Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
• OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
• JD — Julian Day
• SCF — Standard Cubic Foot
• AME — Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess
• GMT — Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
• OAQPS — Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
• LANL — Los Alamos National Laboratory
• UCMEXUS — UC Institute for Mexico and the United States
• BEN — Balkan endemic nephropathy
• VT — Visual Testing
• BRO — Bromine Monoxide
• CDM — Common Data Model
• MEM — Meteoroid Exposure Module
• CLS — Cloud Lidar System
• HALLIP — Heterogeneous and Liquid Phase Processes (EUROTRAC)
• CA — Carbonic Anhydrase
• CAA — Clean Air Act (1970, amended in 1977, and again in 1990)
• DMERC — Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier

• ASQ — Autism Screening Questionnaire
• CADIC — Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas
• PM — Particulate Matter
• OH — Hydroxyl Radical
• ABHI — Association of British Health-Care Industries
• UCACCORD — UC All Campus Collaboration on Outreach and Dissemination
• ADRV — Adult Diarrhea Rotavirus
• ADHSP — Autosomal Dominant Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
• UCR&J — University Committee on Rules and Jurisdiction
• GSI — Graduate Student Instructor
• CIP — Cast-In-Place
• EDC — EROS Data Center
• CBF — Ciliary Beat Frequency
• AFIGE — Asymmetric Field Inversion Gel Electrophoresis
• IDC — Indirect Costs
• NTP — National Toxicology Program
• AURIO — Auroral Imaging Observatory
• SEC — Sun-Earth Connection
• CD — Conduct Disorder
• DSMB — Data Safety Monitoring Board
• MPS — Materials Processing in Space
• NIST — National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
• CDC — Cell Division Cycle
• CDRH — Center for Devices and Radiological Health (Food & Drug Administration)
• HEW — Half Energy Width
• COSTAR — Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
• DTS — Data Transfer System
• ALT — Radar Altimeter
• SIR — Spaceborne Imaging Radar
• WLAN — Wireless Local Area Network
• SCB — Software Control Board
• SAO — Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
• CNRS — Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)
• AHO — Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy
• CDA — Command and Data Acquisition
• AOM — Acute Otitis Media
• M — Million
• HTML — Hyper Text Markup Language
• SAO — Semi-Annual Oscillation
• APL — Applied Physics Laboratory (at Johns Hopkins)
• MAGSAT — Magnetometer Satellite
• JEM — Japanese Experiment Module
• SO4 — Sulfate radical
• MFPE — Mission from Planet Earth
• NOSS — National Oceanic Satellite System
• CCC — Cholangiocellular Carcinoma
• MIT — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
• IC — Instrument Controller
• CALTRANS — California Department of Transportation
• NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)

• DMI — Danish Meteorological Institute
• ASHP — American Society of Hospital Pharmacists
• GSC — Guide Star Catalog
• CAP — Catabolite Activator Protein
• KW — Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
• POS — Point of Service Plan
• ACC — Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
• CDART — Conserved Domain Architecture Retrieval Tool
• RA — Right Ascension
• STEP — Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange Project
• ACE — Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
• CIDP — Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
• POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
• EPTOX — Extraction Procedure Toxicity
• GOOS — Global Ocean Observing System (IOC, UNESCO, WMO, and ICSU)
• TRI — Toxics Release Inventory
• JOI — Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc.
• OSS — Office of Space Sciences
• TAG — Technical Advisory Group for Biological Control Agents of Weeds
• RD — Reference Document
• NCOS — National Commission on Space
• NO2 — Nitrogen Dioxide
• UW — University of Washington
• DCP — Data Collection Platform
• AR — Aortic Regurgitation
• AR — Aldose Reductase
• KB — Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
• UT — Universal Time
• ADD — Architectural Design Document
• AS — Asperger Syndrome
• RVU — Relative Value Unit
• ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
• CAFS — Conotruncal Anomaly Face Syndrome
• CAD — Computer-Aided Design
• ABM — Agaricus Blazei Murill
• IA — Interactive
• OAR — Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
• SPAS — Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
• ASI — Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
• BCRP — Breast Cancer Resistance Protein
• AURA — Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
• STI — Steel Tank Institute
• CMP — Competitive Medical Plan
• MEO — Mid Earth Orbit
• USGS — United States Geological Survey (DOI)
• ARC — Ames Research Center (NASA)
• GWP — global warming potential (climate)
• UT — University of Tennessee
• AXAF — Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility
• NSSL — National Severe Storms Laboratory

• CG — Center of Gravity (DXS)
• PLSL — Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
• ALERT — Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time
• AO — Agent Orange
• CCA — Chromated Copper Arsenate
• BAEP — Brainstem Acoustic Evoked Potentials
• LLNL — The Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California
• JRC — Joint Research Center
• POGO — Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
• ANF — Atrial Natriuretic Factor
• CG — Complementation Group
• NOS — National Ocean Service
• AERONOX — Impact of NOx Emissions from Aircraft upon the Atmosphere
• DDS — Domestic Data Service
• PS — Project Scientist
• REM — Rocket Engine Module
• TOVS — TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
• CCD — Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
• NCSU — North Carolina State University
• CGL — Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy
• CE — Cooperative Extension
• AD — Applicable Document
• AFRRI — (U.S.) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
• SBSTA — Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
• CON — Certificate Of Need
• GCP — Good Clinical Practice
• DBP — Defined Benefit Plan
• AFSCN — Air Force Space Command network
• SPART — Space Research and Technology
• ICF — Instrument Control Facility
• WMO — World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
• CALLA — common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen
• PSCL — Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
• CHAMEX — Cloud Height And Motion EXperiment
• BIBEX — Biomass Burning Experiment (IGAC programme)
• C — Celsius
• PCA — Principal Component Analysis
• APEC — Avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli
• FFRDC — Federally Funded Research & Development Center
• CD — Coeliac Disease
• CHC — Clathrin Heavy Chain
• NPI — Norwegian Polar Institute
• ADF — Amsterdam density functional
• EC — European Community
• MITI — Ministry of International Trade & Industry (Japan)
• SEOS — Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
• MMI — Man-Machine Interface
• UBA — Umweltbundesamt
• RSRM — Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
• DAT — Digital Audio Tape

• ADC — Affiliated Data Center
• CFC-11 — CCl3F, trichlorofluoromethane, Freon-11
• NAFTA — North American Free Trade Agreement
• BLAST — Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
• MHW — Ministry of Health and Welfare
• NSSDC — National Space Science Data Center (Greenbelt, MD)
• AASE — Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition
• OSSA — Office of Space Sciences and Applications
• HOP — High Output Paraffin
• NRL — Naval Research Laboratory
• SOC — Space Operations Center
• SRSS — Shuttle Range Safety System
• CDR — Common Deleted Region
• GHZ — Gigahertz
• AAAS — Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
• AAH — Atypical Adenomatous Hyperplasia
• G — Gram (g)
• ACF — Aberrant crypt foci
• B-ISDN — Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
• MMA — Minnesota Medical Association
• VOC — Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
• CFTD — Congenital Fiber-Type Disproportion
• DOS — United States Department of State
• ASQ — Alpha System Qualification
• ISU — International Space University
• ADNFLE — Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
• CAH — Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
• CID — Combined Immunodeficiency Disease
• ABBA — Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm
• SAR — synthetic aperture radar (satellite)
• MPE — Mission to Planet Earth
• SAM — Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement
• SPP — Solar Physics Payload
• AEH — Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasia
• ECOSOC — Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
• EIA — Extended Interaction Amplifier
• CH — Cluster Headache
• AWACS — Airborne Warning And Control System
• AE — Adverse Event
• ASE — Aerospace Support Equipment
• AFOSR — Air Force Office Of Scientific Research(USA)
• MBPS — Megabits per second
• AGC — atypical glandular cells
• GHTF — Global Harmonization Task Force
• CINO3 — chlorine nitrate
• ATM — Atmospheric Transport Model
• CDT — Cytolethal Distending Toxin
• ARISTOTELES — Applications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing the Earth's Field from Low Earth Orbiting Satellite
• RALPH — Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
• JAMA — Journal of the American Medical Association

• ARMD — Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• BAP — Bacterial Alkaline Phosphatase
• LEGRI — Low Energy Gamma-Ray Imager
• CC — Clomiphene Citrate
• CAP — Capital Accumulation Provision
• HCHO — formaldehyde (also written as CH2O)
• PPMV — Parts Per Million by Volume
• AL — Ad libitum
• CDC — Centers for Disease Control
• CFTC — Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• HHS — Health and Human Services Department
• AGNIC — Agriculture Network Information Center
• UNCCD — United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
• ADT — Actual Dive Time
• ICE — International Cometary Explorer
• XRD — X-Ray Diffraction
• SSM/I — Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
• CG — Ciliary Ganglion
• GOES — Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
• CGAP — Cancer Genome Anatomy Project
• EAS — External Anal Sphincter
• ADOA — Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy
• LBNL — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
• CV — Cataclysmic Variable
• AABR — Automated Auditory Brainstem Response
• AFT — Acute Functional Tolerance
• DPU — data processing unit
• PCMDI — Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison
• RTCS — Real-Time Computer System
• QRSL — quick-reaction space laboratory
• HIRA — Health Industry Representatives Association
• ASM — American Society for Microbiology
• NDVI — Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
• SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
• CCHB — Complete Congenital Heart Block
• ACE — Accessory Cholera Enterotoxin
• APL — Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
• PBX — Public Branch Exchange
• ADMI — American Dye Manufacturers Institute
• DEMUX — Demultiplexer
• BFH — Benign Familial Hematuria
• ADCP — Adenosine Deaminase Complexing Protein
• VAI — Voluntary Action Indicated (Food & Drug Administration postaudit inspection classification)
• CBPI — Cytokinesis-Block Proliferation Index
• CAI — Complete Androgen Insensitivity
• GTI — Good Time Interval
• WEC — World Energy Council
• GCOS — Global Climate Observing System (WMO, IOC, UNEP, and ICSU)
• ARMS — Amplification Refractory Mutation
• LHV — lower heating value

• ACE — Aerosol Characterization Experiment
• ESL — English as a second language
• CIE — Chinese Institute of Electronics
• AAD — Age at Diagnosis
• AAOE — Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment
• GPC — Global Processing Center
• ADCI — American Die Casting Institute
• NGI — Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
• BMFT — Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie (Germany)
• CMHC — Community Mental Health Center
• DCS — Data Collection System (NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellites)
• CSIRO — Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
• RMS — Royal Meteorological Society
• CIDS — Circular Intensity Differential Scattering
• AAU — Acute Anterior Uveitis
• GEMS — Global Environmental Monitoring System (UNEP)
• NOX — Nitrogen Oxide
• SI — Solar Influences
• KBPS — kilobits per second
• TC — Telecommand
• BAL — Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
• ABLE — Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment
• CAMP — Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
• CMD — Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
• AOL — Airborne Oceanographic LIDAR
• DTS — Digital Transmission Systems, Inc.
• FOM — Figure Of Merit
• AAU — Association of American Universities
• ARCD — Acquired Renal Cystic Disease
• DUART — Dual Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
• AEV — Avian Erythroblastosis Virus
• AH — Amphipathic Helix
• IEA — International Energy Agency (Paris)
• CMA — Chemical Manufacturers Association
• CLH — Cutaneous Lymphoid Hyperplasia
• ADCA — autosomal-dominant cerebellar ataxia
• UNCED — United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
• ACMNPV — Autographa Californica Multiple Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• DFAD — Digital Feature Analysis Data (dee-fad)
• ASAP — Atypical Small Acinar Proliferation
• CFCS — Chlorofluorocarbons
• NDA — New Drug Application
• RID — Review Item Discrepancy
• AWD — Alive With Disease
• CHA — Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia
• WFC — World Food Council
• TTA — Time to Apogee
• AAO — Age At Onset
• BSI — British Standards Institution
• STC — Science and Technology Center

• AGU — American Geophysical Union
• ADA — Automatic Data Acquisition
• CG — Celera Genomics Corporation
• BCR — Breakpoint Cluster Region
• AMI — Active Microwave Instrument
• BC — Breast Cancer
• SIB — Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
• BAV — Bicuspid Aortic Valve
• ISO 14155 — Current Widely Accepted Standard
• ABA — Agaricus Bisporus Agglutinin
• VDC — Voltage Direct Current
• AADC — Aromatic Acid Decarboxylase
• UCI — University of California, Irvine
• PHS — Public Health Service (U.S.)
• ADPSP — Autosomal Dominant Pure Spastic Paraplegia
• KM — Kilometer (1,000 meters)
• ICC — Instrument Control Center
• CE — Caenorhabditis elegans
• AFGF — Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor
• CGL — Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
• AMIA — The American Medical Informatics Association
• AK — Adenylate Kinase
• CPI — characters per inch
• CAH — Chronic Active Hepatitis
• RM — Radiation Monitor
• AEG — Acidic Epididymal Glycoprotein
• MCC — Mission Control Center (JSC)
• CLP — Chromosome Length Polymorphism
• EBCDIC — Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code
• CISS — Chromosome In Situ Suppression
• CZCS — Coastal Zone Color Scanner
• FWHM — Full Width, Half Maximum
• ALS — Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis
• NIC — National Ice Center
• HCN — Hydrogen Cyanide Nitrogen
• QM — Qualification Model
• SARSAT — Search and Rescue Satellite
• DGVM — Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (GAIM)
• AE — Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
• NWS — National Weather Service (formerly U.S. Weather Bureau)
• ADNIV — Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy
• IDL — Interactive Data Language
• BAS — British Andrology Society
• CME — Cystoid Macular Edema
• JFET — junction field effect transistor
• ETAC — Environmental Technical Applications Center (USAF)
• LH — Labor-Hour
• TOMS — Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite Instrument)
• USLE — Universal Soil Loss Equation (erosion Model)
• IASI — Improved Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer

• AAD — Acidic Activation Domain
• AFLPS — Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms
• AB — Alcian Blue
• GRID — Global Resource Information Database (UNEP)
• ARHSP — Autosomal Recessive Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
• FACS — Facilities Assignment and Control System
• BBXRT — Broadband XRay Telescope
• KJ — kilojoule (energy measure)
• CLP — Chlorine Loading Potential
• ITCZ — Intertropical Convergence Zone (of Seawater)
• RSS — root-sum-square
• NABR — National Association for Biomedical Research
• CDV — Canine Distemper Virus
• AP — alkaline phosphatase
• ACF — Aberrant Crypt Focus
• ASOS — Automated Surface Observing System
• CFS — Cancer Family Syndrome
• AA — Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
• NO3 — Nitrate Radical
• CONACYT — Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia
• MTS — Microwave Temperature Sounder
• ASV — Avian Sarcoma Virus
• PPT — parts per trillion (1012)
• TGT — TDRSS Ground Terminal
• FCCC — For the Framework Convention on Climate Change
• AEP — American Electric Power Company, Inc.
• ABD — Actin Binding Domain
• ARA — American Rheumatism Association
• MDD — Medical Device Directive
• CLD — combined lipase deficiency
• EGSE — Electrical Ground Support Equipment
• ACA — Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans
• BPI — bits per inch
• MFCS — Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science
• AARI — Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (Russian Federation)
• ADVAMED — Advanced Medical Technology Association
• AL — annulate lamellae
• CACD — Central Areolar Choroidal Dystrophy
• CREST — Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (Puerto Rico)
• AGMK — African Green Monkey Kidney
• IMS — Information Management System (LTPP)
• AMTS — Advanced Moisture and Temperature Sounder
• CEF — chick embryo fibroblast
• SIMD — Single Instruction, Multiple Data (system) (processor)
• ASMT — American Society for Medical Technology
• FFW — Feet of Fresh Water
• AACC — American Association for Clinical Chemists
• EMC — Environmental Modeling Center
• FIRST — Far Infrared Space Telescope
• AO — aldehyde oxidase

• MASER — microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
• MSLP — Mean Sea Level Pressure
• ADPEO — Autosomal Dominant Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia
• STP — standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
• IDTF — Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility
• NMC — National Meteorological Center (US)
• CDI — Color Doppler Imaging
• DHHS — Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.)
• DOY — Day of Year
• AMC — Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita
• SEASTAR — Spacecraft flying SeaWIFS
• AGE — Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
• CFH — Complement Factor H
• CKII — Casein Kinase II
• AMAD — Activity Median Aerodynamic Diameter
• CCE — Comprehensive Clinical Examination
• APECED — Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy
• NCI — National Cancer Institute, USA
• MDS — Medium Deep Survey
• CBCL — Child Behavior Checklist
• CCAM — Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation
• GERB — Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
• ESPI — European Space Policy Institute
• INT — Isaac Newton Telescope
• MERIS — Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
• MOM — Mission Operations Manager
• RDP — Recreational Dive Planner
• URD — User Requirements Document
• FAHS — Federation of American Health Systems
• CIRA — COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere
• APHA — American Pharmaceutical Association
• CALL — Common Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• MAGSAT — Magnetic Field Satellite
• EUD — Exploration of the Universe Division
• HCL — Hydrogen Chloride
• AACI — Association of American Cancer Institutes
• NRCS — Natural Resources Conservation Service
• EUV — Extreme Ultraviolet Vertical
• ADH — Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia
• HALOE — Halogen Occultation Experiment
• ATD — ASPHYXIATING THORACIC DYSTROPHY
• CAC — Coronary Artery Calcification
• SPADE — Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition
• AGEP — Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
• JAAME — Japanese Association for the Advancement of Medical Equipment
• DHS — Data Handling Subsystem
• CSI — Construction Specifications Institute
• CALAS — Cryptococcal Antigen Latex Agglutination System
• WIPP — Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (for Nuclear Wastes)
• ERBE — Earth Radiation Budget Experiment

• CC — corpus callosum
• AMSU-A — Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A AMTS
• CLRI — Central Leather Research Institute
• EVA — Extra-Vehicular Activity
• CKI — casein kinase I
• CDCR — Conceptual Design and Cost Review
• ORNL — Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
• SAA — Solar Aspect Angle
• NRS — Natural Reserve System
• MDT — Maximum Dive Time
• GTE — Global Tropospheric Experiment
• NASPY — North American Society of Electro Physiology and Pacing
• MOP — Mortgage Origination Program
• AGL — Acute Granulocytic Leukemia
• DOH — Department of Health (various countries)
• ERS — ESA Remote Sensing Satellite
• USGCRP — United States Global Change Research Program
• MSS — Mission Support System
• CGH — Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis
• CBER — Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
• EC — executive committee
• RMS — Root-Mean-Square
• CBFB — Core Binding Factor Beta
• GARP — Global Atmospheric Research Program (WMO, ICSU, and NOAA)
• BA — benzoic acid
• AI — Association Index
• TDT — Total Dive Time
• FIFE — First ISLSCP Field Experiment
• ADG — Average Daily Gain
• CMK — Cytidine Monophosphate Kinase
• WHT — William Herschel Telescope
• HDF — Hierarchical Data Format
• AFOS — Automation of Field Operations and Services
• ABC — Autism Behavior Checklist
• KBPS — KiloBytes per second
• DLT — Digital Linear Tape
• GOS — Geomagnetic Observing System
• AER — Apical Ectodermal Ridge
• APA — Administrative Procedure Act
• NCC — Network Control Center (GSFC)
• SCPI — Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
• BEI — Backscattered Electron Imaging (electron microscopy technique)
• ANN — Artificial Neural Network
• DCIEM — Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine
• ADO — Allelic Drop Out
• NHC — United States National Hurricane Center
• FFM — Full Face Mask
• CRADA — Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (with National Institutes of Health)
• BD — binding domain
• ACARS — Aeronautical Radio, Inc. Communication and Recording System

• LITE — Lidar In-space Technology Experiment
• OM — Optical Monitor
• CIIP — Chronic Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudoobstruction
• AGWP — Absolute Global Warming Potential
• S/W — Software
• IRAS — Infrared Astronomy Satellite
• BFCNS — Basal forebrain cholinergic neurons
• UNITAR — United Nations Institute for Training and Research
• DWS — Doppler Wind Sensor
• COARE — Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (TOGA and WCRP)
• AIMS — Ancestry informative markers
• CCT — Computer Compatible Tape
• BIO — Biotechnology Industry Organization
• LIMS — Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere
• EASOE — European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment
• X-SAR — X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
• PREST — Policy Research in Engineering, Science & Technology
• ASFV — African Swine Fever Virus
• LIS — Lightning Imaging Sensor
• ARH — Autosomal Recessive Hypercholesterolemia
• ISEE — International Sun-Earth Explorer
• CA — Control area (EU) – The portion of the generation and transmission system controlled by a single transmission system operator. (See also TSO).
• ASA — Antarctic Support Associates
• SO2 — Sulfur Dioxide
• CSREES — Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
• DSDP — Deep-Sea Drilling Project
• AP — arterial pressure
• CHED — Congenital Heredity Endothelial Dystrophy
• CBN — Cellular Blue Nevi
• ECC — Electrochemical Concentration Cell
• JHIT — Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance
• CIC — Circulating Immune Complex
• EOSAT — Earth Observation Satellite Co.
• HMMR — High-resolution Multifrequency Microwave Radiometer
• AMDT — Adjusted Maximum Dive Time
• ISTP — International Solar Terrestrial Physics
• K — Kelvin (absolute temperature scale)
• AMOS — Automated Meteorological Observing System
• EBI — European Bioinformatics Institutetute
• AGI — Arabidopsis Genome Initiative
• CCK — Cancer Center Karolinska
• CMU — Concrete Masonry Unit
• AQCR — Air Quality Control Region (US) (environment)
• NCEP — National Centers For Environmental Prediction (form. NMC; NWS Center)
• CL — Cleft Lip
• HRI — High Resolution Imager
• ERA — Employee Reimbursement Account
• CLA — Cutaneous Lymphocyte Antigen
• BOL — Beginning of Life
• ICSU — International Council of Scientific Unions

• CAK — Cell Adhesion Kinase
• CEOS — Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
• BA — biliary atresia
• ID — IDentifier
• HST — Hubble Space Telescope
• GTCE — Global Tropospheric Chemistry Experiment
• EIR — Environmental Impact Report
• GBPS — Gigabits per second
• NAREGI — National Research Grid Initiative
• GFDL — Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA US)
• AII — Angiotensin II
• ALD — alcoholic liver diseases
• GCC — Global Change Category
• CCRCC — Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
• GGS — Global Geospace Science
• APTTS — Activated Partial Thromboplastin Times
• ISY — International Space Year (1992)
• IWGDMGC — Interagency Working Group on Data Management for Global Change
• IAPM — International Association of Medical Prosthesis Manufacturers
• AAP — amino acid permease
• UTLS — Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere
• ADALT — Advanced Radar Altimeter
• CB — cord blood
• APAR — Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation
• MASSMEDIC — Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council
• LRA — Laser Retroreflector Array
• LANDSAT — Land Remote-Sensing Satellite
• CEES — Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences
• PDUFA — Prescription Drug User Fee Act (1992, U.S.)
• BUFR — Binary Universal Form for the Representation (of data)
• ADC — Analogue to Digital Converter
• AM — Acral Melanoma
• CLL — Chronic Lymphoid Leukaemia
• MB — Millibar(s)
• DOI — Department of the Interior (US)
• AFC — Amniotic Fluid Cells
• PSU — power supply unit
• CZMA — US Coastal Zone Management Act
• BBD — Benign Breast Disease
• DYAX — Dyax Corp.
• ALTS — Atypical Lipomatous Tumors
• HCIS — Health Care Information System
• CIT — California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
• EAA — Experiment Aircraft Association
• ACCS — Acinar Cell Carcinomas
• APAG — Academic Policy Advisory Group
• UNFCCC — United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• BTD — Brightness Temperature Difference
• AK — acetate kinase
• BDT — Binary Decision Tree

• DANR — Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• CARDS — Comprehensive Aerological Reference Data Set
• TUV — Technische Uberwachungs-Vereine
• TOD — Theoretical Ocean Depth
• BDV — Borna Disease Virus
• ADCLS — Advanced Data Collection and Location System
• DDE — Distributive Data Environment (McIDAS)
• SRD — Software Requirements Document
• CART — Classification And Regression Tree (method In Statistical Analysis)
• JERS-1 — Japanese Earth Remote-sensing Satellite-1
• AGFS — Aviation Gridded Forecast System
• LEOP — Launch and Early Orbit Phase
• CFP — Cyan Fluorescent Protein
• ALSPP — Atmospheric and Land Surface Processes Project
• BED — Bornholm Eye Disease
• AO — Amine Oxidase
• ASCRS — American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery's
• INPAC — Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
• CU — University of Colorado at Boulder
• BFIC — Benign Familial Infantile Convulsions
• RPE — Relative Pointing Error
• KEV — kilo electron volts
• CDC — Child Development Centre
• CNR — Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy)
• RSO — Resident Space Object
• ADI — Autosomal Dominant Ichthyosis
• AEL — After Egg Laying
• CAD — Cold Agglutinin Disease
• DAAC — Distributed Active Archive Center
• BFNC — Benign Familial Neonatal Convulsions
• NCAR — National Center for Atmospheric Research (US)
• CEFS — chicken embryonic fibroblasts
• CAE — Childhood Absence Epilepsy
• CALGB — Cancer and Leukemia Group B
• ACNPV — Autographa Californica Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• CIRRIS — Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrument for Shuttle
• BUREC — United States Bureau of Reclamation (government)
• CD — Chemistry Division
• ACLL — Atypical Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
• CM — cytoplasmic membrane
• TRMM — Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (US-Japan)
• AHRR — Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Repressor
• CHPA — Consumer Healthcare Products Association
• IGAC — International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program of the IGBP
• SAFIRE — Spectroscopy of the Atmosphere Using Far-Infrared Emission
• CHP — Combined heat and power
• ATM — Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutant
• CEI — Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
• EOF — Empirical Orthogonal Function
• FDLI — Food and Drug Law Institute

• ASAIO — American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
• JIM — Job Information Memorandum
• ART — Assisted Reproductive Technology
• AVF — Abdominal Visceral Fat
• CIASTA — Cooperative Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Terrestrial Applications
• ACD — Avellino Corneal Dystrophy
• DIFAX — Digital Facsimile
• TDRSS — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
• EMEX — Equatorial Mesoscale Experiment
• SSD — Software Specification Document
• ARPKD — Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
• NIEHS — National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (National Institutes of Health)
• WEFAX — Weather Facsimile
• BEL — Bovine Embryonic Lung
• AUL — Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
• GCRP — Global Change Research Program
• TOPEX — Ocean Topography Experiment
• AMLL — Acute Mixed Lineage Leukemia
• OPEP — Organisation des Pays Exportateurs de Pétrole
• AMSR-E — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS
• CC — colorectal cancer
• EPACT — Energy Policy Act of 1992 (US)
• IDS — Interdisciplinary Science
• CPL — Cloud Physics Lidar
• ARM — Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (DOE program)
• NSC — Norwegian Space Center
• II — Interdisciplinary Investigator
• CD-ROM — Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
• EIGA — European Industrial Gases Association
• SWHG — Social Welfare History Group
• ALP — ATHEROGENIC LIPOPROTEIN PHENOTYPE
• AOS — Active Oxygen Species
• TMR — TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
• ECMWF — European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
• CCM — Cerebral Cavernous Malformation
• ED — Department of Education (US)
• AGR — accessory gene regulator
• CCMV — Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus
• SNPA — Subnetwork Point of Attachment
• BAL — Biphenotypic Acute Leukemia
• DOF — Department of Finance
• ACMNPV — Autographa Californica Multinucleocapsid Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• DXS — Diffuse X-Ray Spectrometer
• AES — Atmospheric Environment Service (Canada)
• AMOS — Air Force Maui Optical System
• UNECE — United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
• RSNA — The Radiological Society of North America, Inc.
• IGBP — International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
• CES — Cat Eye Syndrome
• AZOOR — Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy

• CLAES — Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer
• AJ — adherens junction
• CD — cortical dysplasia
• AP — acute pancreatitis
• CIV — Chilo Iridescent Virus
• SOM — Spacecraft Operations Manager
• CCR — Complex Chromosome Rearrangement
• HCFCS — Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
• AY — Academic Year
• HIRS — High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder
• ALCL — Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
• ESE — Earth Science Enterprise
• CBT — Cord Blood Transplant
• CBB — Common Bacterial Blight
• PROM — Programmable Read Only Memory (chip)
• FTS — File Transfer System
• CCFDN — Congenital cataracts facial dysmorphism neuropathy
• CE — ciliary epithelium
• CE — cornified envelope
• MCP — Meteorological Communications Package
• TM — Thematic Mapper (Landsat)
• QAO — Quality Assurance Office
• ICR — Indirect Cost Recovery
• CFTR — cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator protein
• CCITT — Comit? Consultatif International T?l?graphique et T?l?phonique
• CPSC — Consumer Product Safety Commission
• AE — anion exchanger
• ARVD — arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
• BLCMD — BiLevel CoMmanD (DXS)
• ASEC — Applied Solar Energy Corporation
• ACC — Australian Cancer Council
• NISTEP — National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
• SLIES — Stratospheric Limb Infrared Emission Spectrometer
• CFA — colony forming assay
• APKD — Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease
• SVT — System Validation Test
• SMMR — Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer
• CRREL — Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (COE)
• DO — Diving Officer
• CDF — Cerebellar Deficient Folia
• IV&V — independent verification and validation
• ARP — Aldehyde Reactive Probe
• CHR — complete hematologic response
• ACEC — Area of Critical Environmental Concern
• GAC — Global Area Coverage
• TOGA — Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere
• SERC — Science and Engineering Research Council
• EXOSAT — European X-Ray Observatory Satellite
• RNA — Ribose Nucleic Acid
• DUD — duodenal ulcer disease

• ADCC — Autosomal Dominant Congenital Cataract
• BCAC — Basal Cell Adenocarcinoma
• CSA — Canadian Standards Association (like UL)
• CHH — Crustacean Hyperglycemic Hormone
• HIAA — Health Insurance Association of America
• CAPS — Center for the Analysis and Prediction of Storms
• CRU — Climate Research Unit (East Anglia)
• AHL — Acyl Homoserine Lactone
• MIAA — Medical Industry Association of Australia
• JIF — Japan-Indonesia Science and Technology Forum
• LEFI — Local Electric Field Instrument
• ALADIN — Interactive sky atlas developed by CDS Strasbourg
• ADRP — Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa
• MAFI — Medical Alert Foundation International
• AFLP — Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphic
• AICR — American Institute for Cancer Research
• ANL — The Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Ill
• OASH — Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
• AO — Airway obstruction
• CALLA — Common Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Antigen
• SARS — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• CRO — Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope
• NDIU — Network Data Interface Unit
• IWG — Investigators Working Group
• PS/2 — Personal System/2 (Microsoft)
• MCP — Multi Channel Plate
• S/C — Spacecraft
• WHOI — Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• POES — Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite
• SID — Structure Identifier
• STSCI — Space Telescope Science Institute
• ASPS — Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma
• GSM — Ground Segment Manager
• AN — Aspergillus Nidulans
• ADOM — Acid Deposition And Oxidant Model (air Pollution)
• AOML — Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Miami, Florida) (ERL)
• RASS — radio-acoustic sounding system
• CCI — Canadian Circumpolar Institute
• CEL — Carboxyl Ester Lipase
• ONR — Office of Naval Research (U.S.)
• CH — Centrosome hyperamplification
• AC — Adenylyl Cyclase
• DEMA — Diving Equipment Manufacturers Association
• MITRE — Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Establishment
• LWIR — Long-Wavelength Infrared
• GOME — Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment
• SEU — Structure and Evolution of the Universe
• AD — Agar Dilution
• CMS — Correctional Medical Services
• EDAC — Error Detection And Correction

• CAMS — Cell Adhesion Molecules
• AMV — Avian Myeloblastosis Virus
• AIL — Advance Intercross Line
• CIIT — Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology
• IRTS — Infrared Temperature Sounder
• HIS — Health Information Systems
• APLS — Acute Promyelocytic Leukemias
• ASE — Absence Status Epilepticus
• JMA — Japan Meteorological Agency
• BEV — Baboon Endogenous Virus
• ALADIN — Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument
• CARA — Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica
• SODAR — Sound Detection And Ranging (meteorological Instrument)
• ALSC — Adirondack Lake Survey Corporation
• BD — Bipolar Disorder
• NCSC — National Council of Senior Citizens
• EAD — Equivalent Air Depth
• ATMOS — Atmospheric Trace Molecules Observed by Spectroscopy
• MIP — Minimum Ionising Particle
• MIR — Management Information Report
• CSIS — Centralized Storm Information System
• AO — active oxygen
• CO-I — Co-Investigator
• EJ — Expansion Joint
• OTF — On-Target Flag
• AAUC — Alumni Associations of the University of California
• SPOT — Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre (France)
• ALT — Atypical Lipomatous Tumor
• UCAR — University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
• SEU — Single Event Upset
• CG — cortical granule
• CIRAC — Canadian Institute for Research in Atmospheric Chemistry
• SHEIR — Society of Higher Education & Industrial Research
• CDGE — Constant Denaturant Gel Electrophoresis
• VOS — Voluntary Observing Ship
• CGN — Cerebellar Granule Neurons
• BCNS — Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
• JGOFS — Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (IGBP programme)
• CAA — Chronic Aplastic Anemia
• TIRS — Thermal Infrared Scanner
• AMSU — Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
• PD — Photo Diode
• BODC — British Oceanographic Data Centre
• AE — Assemble Axial Elements
• AIBS — American Institute of Biological Sciences
• CDIC — cytoplasmic dynein intermediate chain
• ARJP — Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism
• CAR — Cell Adhesion Regulator
• TWIP — Terminal Weather Information for Pilots
• INDA — Investigational New Drug Application

• CEA — Collie Eye Anomaly
• ARSS — Autonomous Replication Sequences
• NAAQS — National Ambient Air Quality Standards (US)
• OEC — Olfactory Ensheathing Cell
• AISA — Acquired Idiopathic Sideroblastic Anemia
• MESSR — Multispectral Electronic Self-Scanning Radiometer
• BCP — Basal Cell Papilloma
• TA — Teaching Assistant
• CD — cytochalasin D
• EEC — European Economic Commission
• AP — accelerated phase
• HIBCC — Health Industry Business Communications Council
• AEV — Avian Encephalomyelitis Virus
• CLMA — Clinical Laboratory Management Association
• SDE — Software Development Environment
• AO — announcement of opportunity
• AH — absorptive hypercalciuria
• CBSCT — Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
• CE — central element
• ACD — Aeronautical Charting Division (NOS)
• CAH — Congenital Adrenal Hypoplasia
• EDIS — Environmental Data and Information Service
• HYREX — Hydrological Radar Experiment
• GEDEX — Greenhouse Effect Detection Experiment
• SBUV — Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (experiment)
• ALF — automated laser fluorescence
• AOIPS — Atmospheric and Oceanographic Information Processing System
• GPSDR — Global Positioning System Demonstration Receiver
• RADARSAT — Radar Satellite
• CAA — Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
• CCA — Cortical cerebellar atrophy
• PMEL — Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (NOAA and ERL)
• SNRI — Sierra Nevada Research Institute
• CFPS — culture filtrate proteins
• AODC — Association of Offshore Diving Contractors
• FAUI — Federation of Australian Underwater Instructors
• AEA — Atomic Energy Authority
• NAHIT — National Alliance for Health Information Technology
• ALP — Automated Linkage Preprocessor
• INSA — Institut National des Sciences Appliques (France)
• CFRI — Central Fuel Research Institute (India)
• PNNL — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
• DPV — Diver Propulsion Vehicle
• DISEL — Diseno e Ingenieria de Systemas Electronicos
• CG — Comparative Genometrics
• EUMETSAT — European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
• CTD — Conductivity, Temperature and Depth
• NWP — Numerical Weather Prediction
• ADC — Astronomical Data Center
• ATS — Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome

• ASF — African Swine Fever
• AT — Arabidopsis thaliana
• ADAAC — Affiliated Distributed Active Archive Center
• CEC — critical electrolyte concentration
• CAV — Coronary Artery Vasculopathy
• ARF — Alternative Reading Frame
• PROPAC — Prospective Payment Assessment Commission
• HFMA — Healthcare Financial Management Association
• CCR — Cost-Charge Ratio
• EOS — Earth Observing System (U.S.)
• CH — chloral hydrate
• AN — Anorexia Nervosa
• APRE — Acute Phase Response Element
• DMA — U.S. Defense Mapping Agency
• USPHS — United States Public Health Service
• ALH — Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia
• BCTV — Beet Curly Top Virus
• DAN — Diver’s Alert Network
• AAPC — Attenuated Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
• RT — Real Time (R/T Preferred)
• ALCLS — Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphomas
• J.S.D. — Doctor of the Science of Law
• CIBD — Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• CDTS — cytolethal distending toxins
• CDOS — Customer Data and Operations System
• ATLAS — ACTIVITIES Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
• UCSF — University of California, San Francisco
• NNSA — National Nuclear Security Administration
• COAPEC — Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Processes and European Climate
• HIMSS — Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
• HRSA — U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
• APM — Affected Pedigree Member
• CFAS — Colonization factor antigens
• ISSC — International Social Science Council
• SSALT — Solid-State radar Altimeter
• AVHRR GAC — AVHRR Global Area Coverage
• ECRI — Emergency Care Research Institute
• AI — Amelogenesis imperfecta
• AD — axiodistal
• ARC — Arctic Radiation and Chemistry experiment
• PI — Principle Investigator
• SDC — Swiss Development Corporation
• DLCF — Data Link Control Field
• WASC — Western Association of Schools and Colleges
• DMAC — Diving Medical Advisory Committee
• AP — Adenomatous POLYPs
• SZA — Solar Zenith Angle
• TOGA/COARE — Toga/Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment
• CAPPI — Constant Altitude Plan Position Indicator
• APBSCT — Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant

• IPEM — Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
• ACMSU — Atmospheric Chemistry Modelling Support Unit
• CCF — Current Calibration File
• TSE — Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
• CNES — Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (France)
• CTI — Charge Transfer Inefficiency
• ANA — Autoantibody to Nuclear Antigen
• CANS — Central Auditory Nervous System
• CEF — Chicken embryonic fibroblast
• CAN — Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
• GLOSS — Global Sea Level Observing System (of IOC)
• AS — Asparagine Synthetase
• ASHOE — Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment
• SCATT — SCATTerometer
• LORAN — Long Range Navigational System
• ARCI — Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyosis
• DSMA — Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance
• IPOC — International Partner Operations Center
• DCM — Dispersion Compensation Module
• CRG — Council for Responsible Genetics
• CES — Central Excitatory State
• OHTA — Office of Health Technology Assessment
• WCSAR — Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
• MEPED — medium energy proton and electron detector
• BACT — Best Available Control Technology
• AWIPS-90 — Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System for the 90's
• AF — activation function
• CMS — Configuration Management System
• MRI — Meteorlogical Research Institute (Japan)
• UH — University of Heidelberg
• CITRIS — Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society
• BANF — Bilateral Acoustic Neurofibromatosis
• JCCT — Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (US-China)
• CFC — Chloroflourocarbon
• ORATOS — Orbit and Attitude Operating System
• DIN — Deutsches Institut fuer Normung
• STA — Science and Technology Agency (Japan)
• CEC — Commission of the European Communities ;
• AMIP — Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project
• AE — Axial Element
• CAMP — Childhood Asthma Management Program
• QSO — Quasar|Quasi-Stellar Object
• ARVC — arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
• MTPPI — Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute
• IMAU — Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht
• UCRP — University of California Retirement Plan
• MOPH — Ministry of Public Health
• CCGA — Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs
• SORI — Subcommittee on Research Initiatives
• APL — Altered Peptide Ligand

• NCBI — National Center for Biotechnology Information
• BCCS — Basal Cell Carcinomas
• AS — Alport syndrome
• AIEOP — Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica
• CDA — congenital dyserythropoietic anemia
• UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
• FDH — Fixed Dynamical Heating
• NASSH — North American Society for Sport History
• V&V — Validation & Verification
• DTS — Digital Termination Service
• MOUT — Message Out
• ACASS — Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System
• DAMTP — Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (Cambridge)
• USFS — United States Forest Service
• HDP — Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
• AEP — Alkaline Extracellular Protease
• CLAG — Cytoadherence Linked Asexual Gene
• NEXRAD — Next-Generation Weather Radar (NWS)
• NCDC — National Climatic Data Center
• CLD — Congenital Lactase Deficiency
• POEM — Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission (ESA)
• AAR — abnormal anaphase resolution
• NGDC — National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA)
• DMAP — Digital MAPping, charting and geodesy analysis program
• CB — Ciliary Body
• ICAIR — International Centre for Antarctic Information and Research
• ICOLC — International Consortium of Library Consortia
• MF/MAGNOLIA — Magnetic Field Experiment
• CEP — Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria
• APC — Anterior polar cataract
• AP — amyloid plaques
• ADH — Atypical Duct Hyperplasia
• AI — Aromatase Inhibitor
• BC — breast carcinoma
• SPAC — State Pharmaceutical Administration of China
• IEOS — International Earth Observing System
• CBV — Coxsackie B Viruses
• MRT — Mission Readiness Test
• ANNS — Artificial Neural Networks
• ATF — Aphid Transmission Factor
• BARC — Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
• CAPD — Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
• GLI — Global Imager
• AVHRR — Advanced Very High-Resolution Radiometer
• ACSYS — Arctic Climate System Study (WCRP)
• AAL — Alternaria Alternata Lycopersici
• PSF — Point-Spread Function
• RA — Regulatory Affairs
• CHR — Complete Hematologic Remission
• CDS — commonly deleted segment

• AOT — Aerosol Optical Thickness
• ARNT — Ah Receptor Nuclear Translocator
• NIR — Near Infrared
• CTP — Cloud-Top Pressure
• MAESA — Measurements for Assessing the Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft
• CI — Continuous Infusion
• NH — Northern Hemisphere
• CMA — China Meteorological Administration
• ALVS — Avian Leukosis Viruses
• EXPRESSO — Experiment for Regional Sources and Sinks of Oxidants
• CLIVAR — Climate Variability and Predictability program
• CDR — Complementary determining regions
• APPS — Acute Phase Proteins
• GPCP — Global Precipitation Climatology Project
• SERI — Solar Energy Research Institute
• ICD-9-CM — International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition
• MPI — Max Planck Institut (Germany)
• CIN — Chronic Idiopathic Neutropenia
• AHH — anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
• ACIS — Automated Cellular Imaging System
• IMB — Investigator of Micro-Biosphere
• EOSP — Earth Observing Scanner Polarimeter
• CCS — clear cell sarcoma
• NH3 — Ammonia
• UPC — Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
• AMANDA — Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array
• EESC — Equivalent Effective Stratospheric Chlorine
• CH — cystic hygroma
• ITE — Institute for Terrestrial Ecology
• GTS — Global Telecommunications System (WMO and
• AMLR — Autologous Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction
• GOSTA — Global Ocean Surface Temperature Atlas
• CH — contact hypersensitivity
• AHF — Altered Hepatic Foci
• IUCRP — Industry University Cooperative Research Program
• AMTIC — Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center
• HIDA — Health Industry Distributors Association
• PPR — problems with the Photopolarimeter Radiometer
• AMOG — Adhesion Molecule on Glia
• BAUD — one bit per second
• APC — Ambulatory Payment Class
• MT — Measured Time
• ACOS — Attitude and Orbit Control System
• CEO — Centre for Earth Observation
• CHD — Congenital Heart Defect
• BDC — Bellini Duct Carcinoma
• HOX — odd hydrogen (OH and H2O2)
• CFC — Continuous-Flow Centrifugation
• HIRDLS — HIgh-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (EOS)
• CA — Contagious agalactia

• ICH — International Conference of Harmonization
• JCAHO — Joint Committee on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
• NNF — National Nanofabrication Facility
• AUP — Adjusted Unbiased Prediction
• DES — Divers Environmental Survey
• ARIC — Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities
• CITE — Chemical Instrument Test and Evaluation (NASA GTE)
• PSS — Procedures, Specifications and Standards
• AMPS — Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System
• ARS — Autonomous Replication Sequence
• IPEI — Ionospheric Plasma and Electrodynamics Instrument
• LRDP — Long Range Development Plan
• SSMS — Society for Sexual Medicine of Slovenia
• AROA — Autosomal Recessive Ocular Albinism
• DPSS — Data Processing Services Subsystem
• AR — adaptive response
• CLG — Certified Local Government
• AE — Attaching and effacing
• DOA — Department of Administration (US)
• UCAP — University Committee on Academic Personnel
• MJD — Modified Julian Date
• AER — Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
• AMV — Avian Myoblastosis Virus
• MOS-1 — Marine Observation Satellite (Japan)
• MKS — meter-kilogram-second (measurement system; replaced by SI) (preferred over "MKS")
• ABCS — Active Bacterial Core Surveillance
• IAS — Interactive Analysis Subsystem
• HIMSS — high-resolution microwave spectrometer sounder
• CAPE — Convection and Precipitation/Electrification Experiment (STORM)
• KOPRI — Korea Polar Research Institute
• AR — apoptotic rate
• CI — Cerebral Infarction
• PMIR — Pressure Modulator Infrared Radiometer
• ASMD — Anterior Segment Mesenchymal Dysgenesis
• BCC — Burkholderia Cepacia Complex
• ALL — Acute Lymphatic Leukemia
• DSC — Direct Satellite Communications
• MOZIAC — Measurement of Ozone on Airbus in-service Aircraft
• LSPDF — Life Science Payload Development Facility
• SUNY — State Universityrsity of New York
• CA — Cerebellar Ataxia
• CWB — Central Weather Bureau (Taiwan)
• ISTAHC — International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care
• AIM — Acute Infectious Mononucleosis
• HCMM/AEM-1 — Heat Capacity Mapping Mission/Applications Explorer Mission
• EML — Environmental Measurements Laboratory (DOE)
• NTS — Nevada Test Site
• MEDEC — Medical Devices Canada
• DPR — Dual Precipitation Radar
• ACGM — Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting

• UAF — University of Alaska Fairbanks
• CH — Calponin homology
• ADLTE — Autosomal Dominant Lateral Temporal Epilepsy
• GLAS — Geoscience Laser Altimeter System
• CCR — Continuous Complete Remission
• SWIRLS — Stratospheric Wind Infrared Limb Sounder
• RA — Radar Altimeter (R/A Preferred)
• CPC — Climate Prediction Center (NWS Center)
• CGH — Comparative Gene Hybridization
• WMREI — Waste Management Research and Education Institute
• MPIA — Max Planck Institut für Aeronomie (Germany)
• FNRS — Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (Belgium)
• CS&S — Computer Sciences and Statistics (UW-MSN)
• AGM — African green monkey
• SPARC — Stratospheric Processes and their Role In Climate Change
• DIS — Data and Information Systems (EOS and IGBP)
• AMRIR — Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer
• CESD — Cholesterol Ester Storage Disease
• EOSDIS — Earth Observing System Data and Information System (sic FCW 9/97)
• DU — Dobson Unit
• UCLA — University of California, Los Angeles
• DLR — Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft-und Raumfahrt (Germany)
• APC — Adenomatosis Polyposis Coli
• DLL — Dynamic Link Libraries
• LIGG — Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology
• EUDRA — European Drug Regulatory Authorities Network
• CGAM — Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling
• MCIDAS — Man-computer Interactive Data Access System
• ASCT — Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
• PSSM — Polish Society for Sexual Medicine
• ATDD — Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division
• AH — adenomatous hyperplasia
• HAPEX — Hydrological Atmospheric Pilot Experiment
• CBI — Confederation of British Industries
• CESH — Comparative Expressed Sequence Hybridization
• SOAPEX — Southern Ocean Atmospheric Photochemistry EXperiment
• ABI — Advanced Baseline Imager (GOES)
• AOD — Autoimmune Ovarian Dysgenesis
• AWD — abnormal wing discs
• CITE — Chemical Instrumentation Test and Evaluation
• TOGA — Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere Program
• TIROS — Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
• ILE — Institute for Labor and Employment
• CCO — Cytochrome C Oxidase
• UNEX — University Extension
• ADH — Autosomal Dominant Hypercholesterolemia
• BC — Brain Cancer
• INRA — Institut National de Recherche Agronomiques (France)
• AMLS — Acute Myelogenous Leukemias
• NPOP — NASA Polar Orbiting Platform

• BEF — Bromine Efficiency Factor
• CALS — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (UW–Madison)
• SAFISY — Space Agency Forum on the International Space Year (1992)
• ALC — Anaplastic Large Cell
• GOMR — Global Ozone Monitoring Radiometer
• SIGMA — High Energy X-ray Instrument
• BDMV — Bean Dwarf Mosaic Virus
• CA — cerebellar atrophy
• IRI — International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
• URSI — Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale
• AUM — Asymmetric Unit Membrane
• EBC — Executive Budget Committee
• FDDI — Fibre Distributed Data Interface
• BB — Borrelia burgdorferi
• UTC — Universal Time Coordinate
• EFPIA — European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
• AD — Alzheimer Disease
• ATLID — Atmospheric LIDAR
• FASTEX — Fronts and Atlantic Storm-Track EXperiment
• NSCAT — Nasa Scatterometer Project
• CIAP — Climatic Impact Assessment Program
• GFLOPS — Billions of Floating Point Instructions per Second
• COADS — Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set
• ADL — Acid Detergent Lignin
• ASCP — American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• DSB — Direct Sounding Broadcast
• UCSB — University Of California Santa Barbara
• NERI — National Environmental Research Institute
• CSG — Clock Sequence Generator
• MLS — Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS)
• STE — Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange
• AOT — Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumour
• OBDH — On-Board Data Handler
• WOCE — World Ocean Circulation Experiment
• DLS — Dynamic Limb Sounder
• NED — Network of Egghead Divers
• CF — Correction Factor
• DIU — Detector Interface Unit (DXS)
• CM — complete mole
• BRG — Bureau des Ressources Génétiques
• GLP — Good Laboratory Practice
• JEOS — Japanese Earth Observing Satellite
• NAT — Nitric Acid Trihydrate (polar Stratosphere Cloud Aerosol)
• ASE — Air-Sea Exchange experiment (EUROTRAC)
• AGT — average generation time
• AVS — Aortic Valve Stenosis
• RTNEPH — real-time nephanalysis
• TOASTE — Transport of Ozone and Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange
• ACOE — Army Corps of Engineers
• MPIC — Max Planck Institut für Chemie (Germany)

• GCE — Ground-base Cloud Experiment (EUROTRAC)
• NREL — National Renewable Energy Laboratory (formerly SERI)
• TNT — Trinitrotoluene
• CCR — Complete Cytogenetic Response
• BAERS — Brainstem Auditory Evoked Responses
• CENELEC — European Committee for Electromechanical Standardisation
• HRPT — High Resolution Picture Transmission
• ORA — FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs
• CCV — Channel Catfish Virus
• NORDA — Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity
• NHGRI — National Human Genome Research Institute
• ANLL — Acute Nonlymphoid Leukemia
• EBW — Electron Beam Welding
• AHF — Attitude History File
• AIPS — Astronomical Image Processing System
• ASADA — Automated Smoke/Aerosol Detection Algorithm
• AN — accessory nuclei
• LED — Low Energy Detector
• MDDI — Medical Device and Diagnostics Industry
• CISH — Chromosome in Situ Hybridisation
• OAC — Orbital Activation and Checkout
• POEMS — Positron Electron Magnetic Spectrometer
• TAE — Transportable Applications Executive (a computer user interface)
• IGAP — International Global Aerosol Program
• AD — Arginine Deiminase
• CAF — Conotruncal Anomaly Face
• TIROS — Television and Infrared Observation Satellite
• AIED — Aland Island Eye Disease
• IPC — Imaging Proportional Counter
• CBB — Coomassie Brilliant Blue
• CEC — Commission of European Communities (see EC, EEC)
• FDAMA — FDA Modernization Act of 1997
• PDA — Parenteral Drug Association
• BDA — Bile Duct Adenoma
• CCE — Charge Collection Efficiency
• CI — Cytoplasmic incompatibility
• CDM — Chemically Defined Medium
• F&A — Facilities and Administrative
• PPRC — Physician Payment Review Commission
• CFF — Cystic Fibrosis Factor
• NESHAP — National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
• CAR — Constitutive Androstane Receptor
• AWI — Alfred Wegener Institute
• CH — congenital hypothyroidism
• OST — Office of Science and Technology
• CPEC — California Postsecondary Education Commission
• NAVSTAR — Navigation Satellite Timing & Ranging
• BISA — Belgium Institute for Space Aeronomy (Belgium)
• TOMS — Transactions On Mathematical Software
• ERD — Ecological Research Division (DOE and OHER)

• CDLS — Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
• MTBE — Methyl Tert-butyl Ether
• AFG — Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
• IES — Institute of Environmental Sciences
• SDSS — Sloan Digital Sky Survey
• CAA — California Alumni Association
• JEM-X — Joint European Monitor for X-rays
• CIRES — Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (US)
• VIS — Visible
• METEOSAT — Geosynchronous Meteorology Satellite (ESA)
• ATR — Acid Tolerance Response
• NODS — NASA Ocean Data System
• AINA — Arctic Institute of North America
• BCE — Bovine Capillary Endothelial
• FGP — Faculty Grants Program
• GOMOS — Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars
• CDF — Cation Diffusion Facilitator
• AAU — Association of African Universities
• CCBS — Calcium Channel Blockers
• EADS — Engineering and Data Analysis System
• STAR — Satellite for Telecommunication Applications and Research
• AH — aniline hydrochloride
• QBO — Quasi-biennial Oscillation (atm.)
• SCOPE — Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (ICSU and IGBP)
• XSCS — XMM MOC Control System
• AOCS — Attitude and Orbit Control and Measurement Subsystem
• ABC — aneurysmal bone cyst
• CD — Campomelic dysplasia
• CART — Cloud and Radiation Testbed (ARM)
• CTD — Conductivity-Temperature-Depth
• CTD — Chemical Technology Division (ORNL)
• HOCL — Hypochlorous Acid
• PDR — Physician’s Desk Reference
• CFSS — common fragile sites
• AFA — Ankyloblepharon Filiforme Adnatum
• MTDC — Modified Total Direct Costs
• QSR — Quality System Regulation
• NPOESS — National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
• UCSD — University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, California)
• BITNET — Because It's Time Network
• RVAU — Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
• APL — Acute Progranulocytic Leukemia
• ALE/GAGE — Atmospheric Lifetime Experiment/Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment
• CMD — Cartilage Matrix Deficiency
• DEED — Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
• AK — Arginine kinase
• AEEC — attaching and effacing Escherichia coli
• CGCP — Canadian Global Change Program
• SPSO — Science Processing Support Office
• CONUS — Continental U.S.

• ASH — American Society of Hematology's
• ALL — acute lymphoblastic leukosis
• CHL — Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma
• NIGEC — National Institute for Global Environmental Change
• AL — Aeronomy Laboratory (Boulder, Colorado) (ERL)
• HSQB — Health Standard and Quality Bureau
• CHI — California Healthcare Institute
• CB — carotid body
• BBC — Bilateral Breast Cancer
• NHIB — National Health Insurance Bureau (Taiwan)
• APLP — Amplified Product Length Polymorphism
• ORS — Outer root sheath
• AS — alternative splicing
• AMRIR — Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer
• FBTR — Fast Breeder Test Reactor
• PXP — XMM Project Payload
• RUC — Roskilde University Center
• CCLRC — Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (UK)
• AREP — Assembly Representation
• AE — Atmosphere Explorer
• BCP — Basic Calcium Phosphate
• AMLR — Autologous Mixed Lymphocyte Response
• AM — Admixture Mapping
• TMPSU — Telescope Module Power Supply Unit
• ASPS — Affected Sibling Pairs
• ILAS — Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer
• CMG — Computer Measurement Group
• GCDIS — US Global Change Data and Information System
• DP — dermal papilla
• AS — Angelman Syndrome
• CITA — Center for IT Accommodation (GSA)
• EODRS — Earth observation data retrieval system
• CMCS — cultured mast cells
• AI — Apoptosis Index
• EE — End-to-End
• APB — Alternative Pyrimidine Biosynthetic
• CC — Carney complex
• UCAF — University Committee on Academic Freedom
• BAC — Bovine Artificial Chromosome
• JETRO — Japan External Trade Organization
• DCTD — Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
• ASD — Aspartate Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase
• AS — Active sleep
• MST — Mesosphere Stratosphere Troposphere (Radar)
• CA — Colorectal Adenoma
• NUST — National University of Science and Technology
• CE — conventional electrophoresis
• STR — Star TRacker
• CSG — Council of State Governments
• DRG — Diagnosis-Related Groups

• CC — congenital cataract
• ARRP — Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa
• ATD — Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
• AOS — Allene Oxide Synthase
• SST — Sea surface temperature
• NOY — total active nitrogen
• SSSM — Scandinavian Society for Sexual Medicine
• HPB — Health Protection Board (Canada)
• MIP — Mission Implementation Plan
• NIGMS — National Institute Of General Medical Sciences (NIH)
• TERI — Tata Energy Research Institute
• AIRS — Acute Insulin Responses
• CF — colony formation
• CGC — Climate and Global Change
• CEC — Chick Embryo Cells
• ARA — AppleTalk Remote Access
• CF — culture filtrate
• NHRI — National Hydrology Research Institute
• MENARG — Middle East and North Africa Research Group
• BFF — Bovine Follicular Fluid
• PPS — XMM Pipeline Processing Subsystem
• NLN — National League for Nursing
• AIEE — American Institute for Electrical Engineers
• BOREAS — Boreal Ecosystem Atmosphere Study
• CNRM — Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques(France)
• CAD — Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease
• INTEGRAL — International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory
• S&T — Directorate for Science and Technology
• HEAO-1 — NASA X-Ray Astronomy Mission
• ARPS — Advanced Regional Prediction System
• XMM — X-ray Multi Mirror Mission
• AD — After Disease
• CBPP — Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia
• OOD — Object-Oriented Design
• BCCP — Biotin Carboxyl Carrier Protein
• SHM — Social History of Medicine
• CGAT — Chromaffin Granule Amine Transporter
• ACP — Atmospheric Chemistry Program (DOE)
• SARA — Superfund Amendment And Reauthorization Act
• IST — integrated systems test
• ATF — anti-activating transcription factor
• OSCAR — Online Services for Curriculum and Articulation Review
• APKC — atypical protein kinase C
• ASH — Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy
• DNR — Department of Natural Resources
• ARPS — Affected Relative Pairs
• ALL — Acute Lymphoblastic
• ADO — Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis
• BF — Bacteroides Fragilis
• OGIST — Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology

• JET-X — Joint European Telescope for X-ray astronomy
• INPA — Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (Brazil)
• OAD — Orbit and Attitude Division
• AIRS — Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (EOS)
• GISS — Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA)
• ITT — Integration and Test Team
• UCRS — University of California Retirement System
• DCA — Division of Community Assistance
• UCD — University of California, Davis
• JFMDA — Japan Federation of Medical Device Associations
• CWA — Clean Water Act (1977)
• CD — Conjugated dienes
• COR — Committee on Research
• INPE — Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Brazil)
• AMSU — Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit (EOS)
• CMDL — Climate Monitoring And Diagnostics Laboratory (NOAA Boulder
• ADC — Atlantic Data Coverage (Meteosat)
• QSIT — Quality System Inspection Technique
• MISR — Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (EOS)
• OCTS — Japanese Ocean Color Temperature Scanner
• ICWG — International Coordination Working Group
• SCOR — Scientific Committee for Oceanographic Research Seasat Sea Satellite
• DIN — Deutsches Institut fur Normung
• LRPT — low-resolution picture transmission
• OCCM — Ocean Carbon Cycle Model
• CIFAR — Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research
• CNA — Comisión Nacional del Agua (Mexico)
• IOLM — International Organization of Legal Metrology
• ASS — Arginosuccinate Synthetase
• LLC — Limited Liability Partnership
• AI — Adiposity Index
• BACS — bacterial artificial chromosomes
• RGS — Reflection Grating Spectrometer
• HBR — Hydrogen Bromide
• HIB — Health Insurance Bureau (Japan)
• HIRLAM — High-Resolution Limited Area Model
• NNPI — Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information
• APC — Academic Planning Council
• ACDS — Astronomical Catalogues Database Subsystem
• CM — contrast media
• D/C — diarrhea constipation
• SESAME — Second European Stratospheric Arctic and Middle Latitude Experiment
• CRIS — Cross-track Infrared Sounder
• CERES — Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System
• AFES — Alternative Fluorocarbons Environmental Acceptability Study
• SNR — Super Nova Remnant
• GAIM — Global Analysis, Interpretation and Modeling
• CM — cutaneous melanoma
• BDGP — Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project
• XIE — X-Ray Imaging Experiment

• MEI — Medical Economic Index
• DBRA — Division of Biometry and Risk Assessment
• NIWA — National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand
• HRDI — High Resolution Doppler Imager
• MOSS — Market-Oriented Sector Selective
• EINSTEIN — Einstein Observatory
• ARNSHL — Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss
• ECCLS — European Committee on Clinical Laboratory Standards
• CITE — Cargo Integration and Test Equipment (DXS)
• CCA — Current Cost Accounting
• ARS — Antigen recognition sites
• CDC — Cell Division Control
• GEOSAT — Geodesy Satellite (Navy)
• AI — allelic imbalance
• UHV — Ultra-high Vacuum
• AAM — Atmospheric Angular Momentum
• CCS — Chromatin Conformational State
• CM — Cardiac Myxoma
• CODAR — COrrelation Detection And Ranging
• ISLSCP — International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project
• MEDGV — Germany's Medical Equipment Safety Law
• CL — chromosome loss
• WWSEF — Waterloo-Wellington Science and Engineering Fair
• GLRS-R — Geoscience Laser Ranging System-Ranger
• PPQA — Pre-Product Quality Assurance
• CFC — GM-colony forming cell
• CCD — Calcite Compensation Depth
• ACIS — ACademic Information Services (IBM)
• CLAVR — Clouds from AVHRR
• LMSC — Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporation
• APVS — Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome
• PCF — Pounds per cubic foot
• CCR — Carbon Catabolite Repression
• CECS — cerebral endothelial cells
• AI — apoptotic index
• NAD — Nitric Acid Dihydrate
• SUSIM — Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor
• EMCU — EPIC MOS Camera Head Unit
• CBDMP — California Birth Defects Monitoring Program
• ENSO — El Niño/Southern Oscillation
• NEIC — National Enforcement Investigations Center
• NDBC — National Data Buoy Center
• CD — Congenital Defects
• VNIR — Visible And Near InfraRed
• CAA — Congenital Aural Atresia
• JANET — Joint Academic Network
• ANT — Attention Network Test
• CD — Canavan disease
• CIMO — Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation
• MH — Message Handling

• PMR — Pressure Modulator Radiometer
• CDS — Correlated Double Sampler
• NAMES — National Association of Medical Equipment Services
• ALL — acute lymphoblastic lymphoma
• UOEAP — Universitywide Office of the Education Abroad Program
• ESSHC — European Social Science History Conference
• AM — Achillea Millefolium
• ADCAS — Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxias
• WCRP — World Climate Research Program
• APMI — American Powder Metallurgy Institute
• TMC — Thinking Machine Corporation
• UCPB — University Committee on Planning and Budget
• GLOMAC — Global Modelling of Atmospheric Chemistry (EUROTRAC)
• SPOT — Systeme Pour L'Observation De La Terre (France)
• GEWEX — Global Energy And Water Cycle EXperiment (WCRP)
• CA — chromosome aberration
• IMDA — Independent Medical Distributors Association
• CM — Capillary malformation
• CDIAC — Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Cente
• AP — Apple Proliferation
• CF — Culture fluid
• CIRRUS — Cloud InfraRed Radiometer for UnESS
• CSES — Center for the Study of Earth from Space (Univ of Colorado)
• PSC — Polar Stratospheric Clouds (in Antarctic)
• ASTEX — Atlantic STratus EXperiment
• AIMBE — American Insitute for Medical and Biological Engineering
• IPAR — Intercepted Photosynthetically Active Radiation
• UCFW — University Committee on Faculty Welfare
• MODIS-T — Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Tilt
• AMFR — Autocrine Motility Factor Receptor
• PSDF — Power Spectral Density Function
• BCS — Broadband Cable System (UW)
• AMDM — Association of Medical Diagnostics Manufacturers
• EVC — Executive Vice Chancellor
• SMS/GOES — Synchronous Meteorological Satellite/Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
• FIRE — First ISCCP Regional Experiment
• NILU — Norsk Institutt for Luftforskning
• CGKD — Complex Glycerol Kinase Deficiency
• WINDII — Wind Imaging Interferometer
• AC — Academic Council
• JCMM — Joint Centre for Mesoscale Meteorology
• ACC — Atlantic Climate Change
• APE — Airborne Polar Experiment
• BAF — Bvg accessory factor
• PGS — Proposal Generation System
• PRO — Professional Review Organization
• ASG — Accessory Sex Glands
• CNSI — California NanoSystems Institute
• FM — Frequency Modulator
• TGMI — Tennessee Government Management Institute

• MSU — Memphis State University
• SEAWIFS — Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor
• ED — Energy Division
• TOO — Target Of Opportunity
• GMS — Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (Japan)
• MDMA — Medical Device Manufacturers Association
• AST — Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing
• AED — Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
• ORAU — Oak Ridge Associated Universities
• GIMMS — Global Inventory Modeling and Monitoring Study
• DBU — Digital Bus Unit
• AHA — Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia
• PSD — Prevention of Significant Deterioration
• SOLSTICE — Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment
• CC — cervical carcinoma
• APP — AVHRR Polar Pathfinder
• CF — Clastogenic factor
• CD — Cowden Disease
• NMAI — National Museum of the American Indian
• ATC — Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
• DADS — Data Archive and Distribution System
• SEA — Slovak Energy Agency
• SAGE — Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment
• 2MASS — Two-Micron All-Sky Survey
• NAG — Numerical Algorithms Group Inc.
• EMCS — EPIC MOS Camera System
• TTP — Time to Perigee
• CDD — Cytidine Deaminase
• DLESE — The Digital Library for Earth System Education
• UCEP — University Committee on Educational Policy
• J.D. — Juris Doctor degree
• ARE — Androgen Response Elements
• ASF — Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat
• NBIOME — Northern Biosphere Observation and Modeling Experiment
• ASIM — American Society of International Medicine
• KANUPP — Karachi Nuclear Power Plant
• ABS — Advanced Baseline Sounder
• CFA — Cyclopropane fatty acids
• TMU — Transmission Message Unit
• ASSIST — Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer
• VAN — Value-Added Network
• ASDS — Atrial Septal Defects
• OCS — Outer Continental Shelf (oil)
• ODBMS — Object-Oriented Data-Base Management System
• CC — Cumulus cells
• SAS — Science Analysis Subsystem
• HEASARC — High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Centre
• GENEMIS — Generation of European Emission Data (EUROTRAC)
• CBAH — Conjugated Bile Acid Hydrolase
• AK — Aspartate kinase

• BE — Branching Enzyme
• CGCL — Central Giant Cell Lesion
• AVCS — Advanced Vidicon Camera System
• LWIR — long-wavelength (thermal) infrared
• ASICS — Acid Sensing Ion Channels
• ALEXI — Atmospheric Land EXchange Inversion (CIMSS)
• CLASS — Cross-Chain Loran Atmospheric Sounding System
• SIR-C — Shuttle Imaging Radar-C
• CSU — Colorado State University (Fort Collins)
• DE — Detector Electronics (DXS)
• MOTIE — Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (Korea)
• SAFARI — Southern African Fire-Atmosphere Research Initiative (BIBEX)
• CIRTL — Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning
• CHLC — Cooperative Human Linkage Center
• EMAE — EPIC MOS Analogue Electronics
• UEXT — University Extension
• ESDD — Earth Science Data Directory
• SCHISM — Science Simulator
• APAFO — Advanced Particles And Fields Observer
• LL.M. — Master of Laws degree
• CL — cystic lymphangioma
• AF — ameloblastic fibroma
• ASMCS — Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells
• DLC — Distributed Learning Center
• CALPIRG — The California Public Interest Research Group
• NILU — Norwegian Institute for Air Research
• SPO — Sponsored Projects Office
• ITTP — Information Technology and Telecommunication Policy
• BBV — Black Beetle Virus
• APSU — Austin Peay State University
• SSS — Social Studies of Science
• APP — Abeta precursor protein
• AVHRR LAC — AVHRR Local Area Coverage
• AL — Acute Leukemia
• NMAM — NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods
• CL — Crithidia luciliae
• AION — Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy
• TOMUIS — 3-D ozone mapping with ultraviolet imaging spectrometer
• CLRC — Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (UK)
• AVIRIS — airborne visible and infrared imaging spectrometer
• AK — Adenosine Kinase
• CLD — Cholestatic Liver Disease
• COADS — Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set
• NDSTC — Naval Dive and Salvage Training Center
• VLA — Very Large Array
• BASE-A — Biomass burning Airborne and Spaceborne Experiment-Amazonia
• DWPC — Division of Water Pollution Control
• MCR — Main Control Room
• ARD — Adult Refsum Disease
• PT — Pass-Through

• POLES — Polar Exchange at the Sea Surface
• AST — Arterial Spin Tagging
• AWPD — Assessment and Watershed Protection Division
• PXS — XMM Project Spacecraft
• UCMC — University of California Marine Council
• NAGRA — Native American Graves Repatriation Act
• DNAG — Decade of North American Geology
• CB — Cajal Bodies
• CM — Centimetre
• STREAM — Stratosphere-Troposphere Experiment by Aircraft Measurements
• CI — Chromosome Index
• ORR — Oak Ridge Reservation
• CMAP — Climate Modeling, Analysis and Prediction Program
• MOPITT — Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (EOS)
• GMSLP — Global Mean Sea Level Pressure
• CBL — Cord Blood Lymphocytes
• NETC — National Environmental Technology Centre (UK)
• CCR — Complete Cytogenetic Remission
• DNH — Division of Natural Heritage
• EATD — European Association of Technical Divers
• CG — Chorionic Gonadotropin
• ARTS — Assisted Reproductive Technologies
• SWIR — Short-Wavelength Infrared
• SVF — Software Validation Facility
• AT — The Ataxia Teleangiectasia
• RAPS — Regulatory Affairs Professional Society
• PRAREE — Precise Range and Rate Equipment-Extended Version
• DEM — Digital Electronics Module
• APC — Ateles Paniscus Chamek
• CC — Cell Counts
• CDFG — California Department of Fish and Game's
• AJ — Ashkenazi Jewish
• DMIC — Deputy Meteorologist-In-Charge (NWS)
• CER — Common Eliminated Region
• VIRSR — Visible Infrared Scanning Radiometer
• PAB — Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau (Japan)
• ASF — Alaskan SAR Facility
• DAL — Data Access Layer
• CAMS — Calibrated Airborne Multispectral Scanner
• CEL — Conserved Effector Locus
• CFAG — cystic fibrosis antigen
• SCED — Engineering Department at ESOC
• QE — Quantum Efficiency
• OLS — Optical Line Scanner
• ERSC — Environmental Remote Sensing Center (IES)
• HFC — HydroFluoroCarbon
• OCLO — chlorine dioxide
• COARE — Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Research Experiment (TOGA)
• CE — colony efficiency
• ACI — Alloy Casting Institute

• AA — Acrylonitrile And Acrylamide
• CET — Central England Temperature
• CCA — Conventional Cytogenetic Analysis
• PERI — Pharmaceutical Education & Research Institute
• CD — Chromatin Diminution
• AXAF — Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility, future NASA mission
• UCB — University of California, Berkeley
• DBI — Digital Bus Interface
• UBA — Universal Breathing Apparatus
• LR — Laser Retroreflector
• NODIS — NSSDC Online Data and Information System Services System
• CAPE — Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester
• ADU — Analogue to Digital Unit
• ALL — Acute Lymphocytic
• AS — Acid Succinate
• MODB — MOC Operational Database
• CD — circular dichroic
• SPIE — The Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
• AP — Adaptor Protein
• CAS — cellular apoptosis susceptibility
• VIRS — Visible Infrared Scanner
• CMD — Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy
• HDIF — Health Care Data Interchange Format
• LERTS — Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches en TeledetectionSpatiale (France)
• BF — Basal Forebrain
• APH — Attitude Pointing History
• ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program
• WPD — War Plans Division
• ESOC — European Satellite Operations Center
• ASP — The Abnormal Spindle Protein
• CD — cytosine deaminase
• NDPD — National Data Processing Division (EPA)
• LAWS — Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (NASA)
• LDO — Locally Designated Officer
• AF — Archaeoglobus Fulgidus
• BBM — anti-brush border membrane
• RNLI — Royal National Lifeboat Institution
• EPCU — EPIC pn Camera Head Unit
• USBR — United States Bureau of Reclamation (USDI)
• AS — Anthranilate Synthase
• IPE — Institute of Physics of the Earth
• VISSR — Visible/Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer (GOES)
• PWSA — Ports and Waterways Safety Act
• CAMEX — CMOS Amplifier and Multiplexing Chip
• CA — Chromatid Aberrations
• WFC — Wide-Field Camera
• UCT — Universal Time Code
• CC — complete chimerism
• RTK — Right-To-Know
• EPDH — EPIC pn Data Handling Unit

• CCS — Clinical Classification System
• ERL — Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA)
• CACGP — Commission For Atmospheric Chemistry And Global Pollution
• CRI — Climate Research Institute (Oklahoma State University)
• CID — Combined Immune Deficiency
• AFM — Array File Maker
• TIR — Thermal Infrared
• ASCII — American Standards Committee for Information Interchange
• XTE — X-Ray Timing Explorer
• CAA — Cationic Amino Acid
• AHSRL — Arctic High Spectral Resolution Lidar
• IRICP — International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
• PDIC — Professional Diving Instructors Corporation International; Diving Instruction Organization.
• PSPC — Position Sensitive Proportional Counters
• OFS — Orbiter Flight Simulator
• NMDC — National Medical Device Coalition
• NEJAC — National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
• CGS — Contiguous Gene Syndromes
• CA — Colanic Acid
• CASPR — Cloud and Surface Parameter Retrieval
• RPOS — Re-planned Preferred Observation Schedule
• PMA — Premarket Application
• MICR — Magnetic-Ink Character Recongnition
• AH — anterior horn
• NODC — National Oceanographic Data Center (NOAA)
• OTEC — ocean thermal energy conversion (electricity)
• BA — Brucella Abortus
• KNMI — Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut
• HCPCS — Health Care Common Procedure Coding System
• AS — Ankylosing Spondylitis
• POL — Physician's Office Laboratory
• AL — Angiotropic lymphoma
• BD — Birth Defects
• COVC — Council of Vice Chancellors
• SPAN — Space Physics Analysis Network
• BCR — B Cell Receptor
• NERC — National Environmental Research Council
• AS — Alagille Syndrome
• TERSE — Tunable Etalon Remote Sounder of Earth
• ANL — Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia
• CAD — Cinnamyl Alcohol dehydrogenase
• CCR — Cassette Chromosome Recombinase
• DAR — Division of Atmospheric Research (CSIRO)
• IRMM — Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements
• EMDM — European Medical Device Manufacturer
• BCM — Blue Cone Monochromacy
• HEDIS — Healthplan Employee Data and Information
• FIRETRACC — Firn Record of Trace Gases Relevant to Atmospheric Chemical Change
• CA — Children Age
• AGSP — Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme

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• UADE — Unanticipated Adverse Device Effects
• APTF — Admissions Processing Task Force
• FDR — Flight Dynamics Room
• NBII — National Biological Information Infrastructure
• CC — Cervical Cancer
• CE — cellular extract
• ARF — Ancillary Response Function
• EBTC — Edison BioTechnology Center
• XMCS — XMM MissionControl System
• DS2 — Second Dark Spot (Neptune)
• AD — Affecting Disease
• CA — Candida albicans
• CUA — Circumpolar Universities Association
• WETNET — Network for Distribution and Joint Analysis of SSM/I Data (MSFC)
• RA — Research Assistant
• CAO — Chlorophyll A Oxygenase
• POLDER — Polarization and Directionality of Reflectances
• IRIS — Incorporated Research Institution for Seismology
• BC — blast crisis
• EDMA — European Diagnostics Manufacturer's Association
• OBSM — On-Board Software Maintenance
• AGN — Active Galaxy Nucleus
• DST — Data Systems Test
• MLOPEX — Mauna Loa Observatory Photochemistry Experiment
• MRIF — Multicampus Research Incentive Fund
• SDSD — Satellite Data Services Division
• CA — Clavulanic Acid
• PRIC — Polar Research Institute of China
• PEM — Particle Environment Monitor
• CE — clonal evolution
• HROI — High Resolution Optical Instrument
• PAGES — Past Global Changes (IGBP)
• BUV — Backscattered UltraViolet
• UGAMP — Universities Global Atmospheric Modelling Programme
• WMF — Windows Metafile
• AMSAS — AOA Meteorological Satellite Analysis System
• WBDCS — Wide-Band Data Collection System
• AT — Autologous Transplantation
• SSDF — Space Science Development Facility
• HK — HouseKeeping Data
• IOA — Institute Of Astronomy (Cambridge)
• DPS — Detector Power Supply
• OAL — ODF Access Layer
• BCCP — apo-biotin carboxyl carrier protein
• BC — Burkholderia cepacia
• EROS — Earth Resources Observing System
• AGCI — Aspen Global Change Institute
• MOHMATN — Met Office Historical night Marine Air Temperature
• UCSC — University of California, Santa Cruz (since 1965; Santa Cruz, California)

• CDCS — Cri Du Chat Syndrome
• RDE — RGS Digital Electronic Unit
• SORG — Stratospheric Ozone Review Group
• COCIR — Coordination Committee of the Radiological and Electromedical Industries
• OSU — Oregon State University
• MWIR — medium-wavelength infrared
• AMS — atypical mole syndrome
• PARE — Physiological & Anatomical Rodent Experiment
• ACCCI — American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
• ADEM — Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management
• EXPORT — European eXport of Precursors and Ozone by long-Range Transport
• PMC — Pressure-Modulator Cell
• CDC — Collecting duct carcinoma
• NAEI — National Atmospheric Emission Inventory (UK)
• CA — Constitutively Active
• BIATEX — Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange of Pollutants (EUROTRAC)
• MEDMARC — Medical Device Material Assurance and Reinsurance Company, Ltd.
• DP — Data Products
• NAHC — National Association of Home Care
• ODF — Observation Data File
• SCOS — Spacecraft Control and Operations System
• STERAO — Stratosphere-Troposphere Experiments: Radiation, Aerosols, and Ozone
• APS — Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndromes
• PX — XMM Project
• ARGOS — Argos Data Collection and Location System (France)
• RNMI — Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
• MEDSUN — Medical Device Surveillance Network
• AHCS — Anterior Horn Cells
• CF — Cladosporium fulvum
• KORDI — Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute
• CM — cisterna magna
• CML — Chronic Myelogenic Leukemia
• STRATOZ — Stratospheric Ozone Expedition
• ETTP — East Tennessee Technology Park
• MOSS — Manned Orbital Space Station
• AS — Aldosterone Synthase
• ORU — Organized Research Unit
• POGO — Polar-Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
• UACB — Undergraduate Admissions Coordination Board
• HDU — Header Data Unit
• CF — competence factor
• CENR — Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
• DWS — Division of Water Supply
• CCST — California Council on Science & Technology
• CC — Cleavable Complex
• CICS — Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies (U.Maryland)
• AR — Acrosome reaction
• ESSA — Environmental Science Services Administration (preceded NOAA)
• ASPS — Acid Shock Proteins
• CA — Cytogenetic Abnormalities

• UART — Universal Asynchronous Receive and Transmit
• BADC — British Atmospheric Data Centre
• FIMR — Finnish Institute of Marine Research
• FDRG — Faculty Discipline Review Group
• AS — Argininosuccinate Synthetase
• SMDA — Safe Medical Devices Act (1990)
• EUV — Extreme Ultra-Violet 2
• CA — Chromosome Analysis
• ACSOE — Atmospheric Chemistry Studies in the Oceanic Environment
• AI — Allele Imbalance
• EDH — EPIC Data Handling Unit
• UCOPE — University Committee on Preparatory Education
• CC — Conventional Cytogenetic
• AM — Affected Male
• PROS — X-Ray data analysis package, part of IRAFm supported by CfA
• CITA — Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
• GCTE — Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems Program of the IGBP
• SLASIAC — Systemwide Library and Scholarly Information Advisory Committee
• APM — Academic Personnel Manual
• AK — activated killer
• DMS — DiMethylSulphide
• AM — arbuscular mycorrhizal
• CH — cuticular hydrocarbon
• ASA — Academic Staff Assembly
• BCG — bacillus of Calmette and Guérin
• UCEAP — University Committee on Education Abroad Program
• RMF — REDISTRIBUTION MATRIX FILE
• PIEAS — Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Appliead Sciences
• SAMS — stratospheric and mesopheric sounder
• CH — Cerebral Hemispheres
• TROPOZ — Tropospheric Ozone Expedition
• MIDAS — Munich Interactive Data Analysis System
• OIU — Observer Interface Unit
• BER — Base Excision Repair (biology)
• AESA — Atmospheric Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft
• BA — Bone Age
• PDTS — PPS Data Transfer System
• CI — cardiac involvement
• ASU — Astronomical Server URL
• CA — Cavernous Angiomas
• NCTRS — Network Command and Telemetry Router System
• UCR — University of California at Riverside
• OLA — Off-Line Analysis
• TCI/TK — Tool Control Language and Toolkit
• CC — Cellular Cycle
• CI — centromeric index
• ASP — Audiogenic seizure Prone
• AO&SS — Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences
• ORISE — Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
• DISK — magnetic media (floppies)

• RANN — Research Applied to National Needs (NSF)
• LOICZ — Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (IGBP)
• ESMR — Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer
• VIRTEM — Validation of IASI Radiative Transfer: Experiments and Modelling
• CLSM — confocal laser scan microscope
• NASA — National Aeronautic & Space Administration
• SI — Systeme International
• CAPP — Concerted Action Polyp Prevention
• IFCC — International Federation of Clinical Chemists
• CAS — Centre for Atmospheric Science (Cambridge, UK)
• BB — Bacterial Blight
• MAPS — Measurement of Atmospheric Pollution from Satellites
• PI — Position Invariant
• JPOP — Japanese Polar Orbiting Platform
• SUPARCO — Space of Upper Atmosphere Research Committee
• TOBI — Towed Ocean Bottom Instrument
• CB — Chromatoid Body
• OGIP — Office of Guest Investigator Programs
• ASSA — Aminopterin Syndrome Sine Aminopterin
• WSAD — Websphere Studio Application Developer
• DPU — digital processing unit
• ARIEL-6 — UK X-Ray Astronomy Satellite launched 1979
• CCA — Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly
• GLRS-A — Geoscience Laser Ranging System-Altimeter (see GLAS)
• NBIS — Northern Biosphere Information System
• MNBIO — Minnesota Biotechnology
• AEDU — Admiralty Experimental Diving Unit
• ECA — Effective Cloud Amount
• ERSAF — Environment Remote Sensing Analysis Facility
• ASR — acoustic startle response
• MDC — Major Diagnostics Category
• EDU — Event Detection Unit
• ERAD — Economic and Regulatory Analysis Division
• CUCEA — Council of the University of California Emeriti Association
• PBPK — Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic
• AIST — Advanced Industrial Science Technology
• ANO — Any Other
• EPG — Engineering Proposal Generation
• CD — Crohn disease
• CFHT — Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, on Mauna Kea
• PM — Protocol Machine
• GGI — GPS Geoscience Instrument
• CEQA — California Environmental Quality Act
• LACTOZ — Laboratory Studies of Chemistry Related to Tropospheric Ozone (EUROTRAC)
• GCF — Ground Calibration File
• CST — Convective-Stratiform Technique
• DENIS — Deep Near-Infra-red Survey
• DRH — Division of Radiological Health
• DRIBU — DRIfting BUoy data
• AM — Alveolar Macrophage

• EPCE — EPIC pn Control Electronics Unit
• CRCC — Cancer Research Coordinating Committee
• TDG — Tennessee Division of Geology
• ASP — Apoptosis Specific Protein
• GSFC — Goddard Space Flight Centre
• AVTD — Anomalous Viscosity Time Dependence
• AH — Albumen Height
• AE — Effective Area
• BOARS — Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools
• CBS — classic Bartter syndrome
• UWERN — University WEather Research Network
• AN — Alkaline Nuclease
• ASP — Agouti Signaling Protein
• ST-ECF — Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility
• MD — Medium Frequency
• LQHUW — Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste
• WCSP — World Congress of Science Producers
• CAT — Common Arterial Trunk
• SAA — South Atlantic Anomaly
• CM — Congenital Malformations
• WMRS — White Mountain Research Station
• CICA — Center for Innovative Computer Applications
• PMS — Payload Monitoring Subsystem
• RAF — Radiation Amplification Factor
• ARSLOE — Atlantic Remote Sensing Land/Ocean Experiment
• RPS — Remote Proposal Submission
• CRF — Calibration Resource File
• CA — Cytogenetic Aberrations
• ARF — An Ancillary Response File
• DODS — Distributed Ocean Data System
• ISI — Infrared Space Observatory
• DPS — Division of Planetary Science
• NIRP — National Institute for Radiation Protection
• AU — Atomic Units
• CCM — community climate model
• GSITT — Segment Integration and Test Team
• DAO — Data Assimilation Office (NASA)
• HIRIS — High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
• SOR — Standing Orders of the Regents
• AS — autologous serum
• MIRD — Mission Implementation Requirements Documents
• OPIA — Optical Precision Instrument Associates
• MPE — Max Planck Institut fur Extaterrestrische Physik, Garching
• SCANSCAT — scanning scatterometer
• CSEPA — Chinese State Environment Protection Agency (China)
• BAHC — Biosphere Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle (IGBP programme)
• CRI — Committee on Research Initiatives
• STP — Solar-Terrestrial Physics
• UCR — University of California, Riverside's
• ALU — Arithmetic (and) Logic Unit

• ISI — Institutes for Science and Innovation
• ARM — Atmospheric Radiation Monitoring
• UCOP — University of California, Office of the President
• STG — Steering Group
• DPD — Data Processing Division
• AP — Arbitrarily Primed
• PIDAS — Portable Instantaneous Display and Analysis Spectrometer
• IFOP — Instrument Flight Operation Procedures
• EUCOMED — European Confederation of Medical Suppliers Associations
• DB — Diversion Box
• MRU — Multicampus Research Unit
• NIMBUS — NASA Meteorological Satellites (1 through 7)
• AGC — Advanced Gastric Carcinoma
• DEFA — Digital Event Filter and Address Encoder
• CAC — Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry (York, Canada)
• DPI — Derived Product Imagery
• USAEC — United States Army Corps of Engineers
• LTMS — Local Time Management System
• MEV — mega electron volts
• UARC — University Affiliated Research Center
• ALPTRAC — High Alpine Aerosol and Snow Chemistry Study (EUROTRAC)
• MTI — Minnesota Technology Inc
• AU — Activity Units
• SQHUW — Small Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste
• SIP — Sickness Index Profile
• CRYSYS — Cryospheric System
• SCRIPPS — Scripps Institution of Oceanography (University of California at San
• BCC — British Coal Corporation
• POSIX — Portbale Operating System Interface
• CLNS — Connectionless Network Services
• SCARABE — Scanning Radiation Budget Experiment
• I&T — Integration and Testing
• BLIS — Boundary Layer Instrumentation System
• UM — Unified Model
• DG — Directorate-General (EU) (government)
• UCEI — UC Energy Institute
• AOC — Allene Oxide Cyclase
• GFURD — Ground Facilities User Requirements Document
• CA — Cyclopiazonic Acid
• TCP/IP — Networking Protocol used on Internet
• CHAMMP — Computer Hardware, Advanced Mathematics and Model Physics Program
• IOTP — International Ozone Trands Panel
• APTI — Air Pollution Training Institute
• GISST — Global sea Ice Coverage and Sea Surface Temperature
• NORSAR — Norwegian Seismic Array
• CH — Channel Header
• AP — Alkaline Protease
• NACNEMS — North American Cooperative Network of Enhanced Measurement Sites
• SEC — Science Executive Committee of the IWG
• AHC — Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenital

• BD — Bone Density
• ER-2 — Earth Resources, #2
• CH — congenital hydrocephalus
• MGLS — Marine Geoscience Leadership Symposium
• MOHSST — Met Office Historical Sea Surface Temperature
• NARSTO — North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone
• UCOC — University Committee on Committees
• BC — biotin carboxylase
• AMS — Archive Management Subsystem
• MODIS-N — Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Nadir
• SHF — Short History File
• CHAT — Choline Acetyltransferase
• CATS — Comparative Anchor Tagged Sequence
• ADAM — Astronomical Data Acquisition and Management
• AIMS — Australian Institute of Marine Science
• PCS — Payload Calibration Subsystem
• LORAN — Long-Range Navigation
• NIPR — National Institute of Polar Research
• TRACT — Transport of Pollutants over Complex Terrain (EUROTRAC)
• ASCA — Japanese X-Ray Astronomy satellite launched 1993
• ERICA — Experiment on Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones Over the Atlantic
• CA — common antigen
• TSTRP — Toxic Substance Research and Training Program
• IMPAC — Intersegmental Major Preparation Articulated Curriculum
• TES — Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (EOS)
• BRDF — Bidirectional Reflective Distribution Function
• CCLRC — Central Laboratory of the Research Councils
• DOIT — Department Of Information Technology (UW-MSN)
• TRC — The Research Corporation
• CSI — Coastal Studies Institute (LSU)
• GSRR — Ground Segment Requirements Review
• EFSC — Eastern Food Science Conference
• ASI — Advanced Study Institute (NATO)
• HAACP — Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Program
• ANRHRD — Air, Noise and Radiation Health Research Division
• PHA — Pulse Height Amplitude
• PHA — Pulse Height Analyzer
• CAAS — Contracted Advisory & Assistance Services
• DISC — optical media (CDs)
• RAL — Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK
• UCCP — UC College Preparatory Initiative
• ECB — Educational Communications Board
• UER — University-Emeriti Relations Committee
• UCR — University Of Costa Rica
• JOIDES — Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling
• MTSU — Middle Tennessee State University's
• IWC — Instream Waste Concentration
• ERME — EPIC Radiation Monitor Electronics
• MVCA — Minnesota Venture Capital Association
• CTS — Committee on Teaching of Science

• POCE — Pantone Open Color Environment
• CC — Classical Cytogenetic
• JCEE — Joint Conference of EARMA and Euroscience
• SEAWIFS — sea-viewing wide-field sensor
• KAL — Keep Alive Loop
• CI — chromosomal instability
• UVPI — Ultraviolet Plume Instrument
• EPIC — European Photon Imaging Camera
• CAT — Carbon Dioxide Absorption Technique
• CC — Condensed chromatin
• METEOR — USSR Operational Weather Satellite
• SPEVAL — Spacecraft Evaluation System
• AHR — Ability of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor
• OTAC — Observing Time Allocation Committee
• CD — Cone Degeneration
• CI — Coccidioides immitis
• CCN — Cloud Condensation Nucleus
• CAMEX — Convection and Moisture Experiment
• MPI — Minnesota Project Innovation
• CVS — Concurrent Version System
• DC — Detector Controller (DXS)
• COHMEX — Cooperative Huntsville Meteorological Experiment
• BC — Binucleated Cells
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