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CPR
— Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
EDAS
— Eta Data Assimilation System
OPS
— Operations
CF
— Cystic Fibrosis
LAN
— Local Area Network
CCM
— Cerebral Cavernous Malformation
HIV
— Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
A BY E
— Admission by Exception
US
— United States of America
H2O2
— Hydrogen Peroxide
CHF
— Congestive Heart Failure
E-LIDAR
— Experimental LIDAR
PPM
— parts per million
AIDS
— Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
ROM
— Read-Only Memory
ICD
— Interface Control Document
FTP
— File Transfer Protocol
LASER
— Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
HIPAA
— Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
UK
— United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
CCTV
— Closed-circuit television
BTW
— By The Way
A-SCAT
— Advanced Scatterometer
FTE
— Full Time Equivalent
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
WRT
— "With respect to", especially in fields such as Mathematics.
AA
— Ascorbic Acid
A-SAR
— Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
XFTS
— XMM File Transfer System
AD
— Atopic Dermatitis
UNESCO
— United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
N2O
— nitrous oxide (anesthetic)
PS
— PostScript
UCAAD
— University Committee on Affirmative Action and Diversity
A.K.A.
— Also Known As
FIFO
— First In, First Out
EPA
— Environmental Protection Agency (US)
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
A
— Ampere
RDF
— Combustion of Refuse Derived Fuels
PDF
— Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
N2O5
— nitrogen pentoxide, nitric anhydride
IPCC
— Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
MM
— Millimeter
BASDAI
— Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index
ISO
— International Organization for Standardization
BAEPS
— Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potentials
IP
— Internet Protocol
E&CE
— Electrical and Computer Engineering
DO
— Dissolved Oxygen
AC
— Alternating Current
QC
— Quality Control
ASTM
— American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
GUI
— Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
CBC
— Complete Blood Count
CO2
— Carbon Dioxide
S-GCOS
— Space-Based Global Change Observation System
NIEO
— New International Economic Order
WHO
— World Health Organization
MOU
— Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
CMAP
— Compound Muscle Action Potential
HADCM
— Hadley Center Model
MSDS
— Material Safety Data Sheets
API
— Application Programming Interface
BAFME
— Benign Adult Familial Myoclonic Epilepsy
A3RI
— Antarctic Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Institute
HADRT
— Hadley Center Radiosonde temperature
OECD
— Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
XIDT
— X-Ray Identification Team
UCP&T
— University Committee on Privilege and Tenure
R&D
— Research & Development
ADH
— Antidiuretic Hormone
RPM
— Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
BTU
— British Thermal Unit
CGI
— Clinical Global Impression
XFDS
— XMM Flight Dynamics System
RF
— Radio Frequency
UCORP
— University Committee on Research Policy
ASCII
— American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
I&T WG
— Integration and Test Working Group
CV
— Curriculum Vitae
NCCLS
— National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Display
P-N
— Positive-Negative
UCOLASC
— University Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication
UCM-TF
— University of California, Merced Task Force
UCR&J
— University Committee on Rules and Jurisdiction
FET
— Field Effect Transistor
ATM
— Asynchronous Transfer Mode
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
DEC
— Digital Equipment Corporation
AHRQ
— Agency for Health, Research, and Quality
CAIS
— Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
UCMEXUS
— UC Institute for Mexico and the United States
HALLIP
— Heterogeneous and Liquid Phase Processes (EUROTRAC)
USDA
— United States Department of Agriculture
FY
— Fiscal Year
UNCLOS
— United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (policy treaty)
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging
UCACCORD
— UC All Campus Collaboration on Outreach and Dissemination
GIS
— Geographic Information System
MAHLOVS
— Middle and High Latitudes Oceanic Variability Study
TBC
— To Be Confirmed
HTTP
— Hypertext Transfer Protocol
DCP
— Defined Contribution Plan
FOV
— Field Of View (satellite)
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
EU
— European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
DARPA
— Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
CBO
— Congressional Budget Office
GATT
— General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
CD
— Compact Disc
WWW
— World Wide Web
ALPEX
— Alpine Experiment
CSA
— Canadian Space Agency
ESA
— European Space Agency
BIT
— Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1)
FDA
— Food Drug Administration
NHLBI
— National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
ASD
— Atrial Septal Defect
NSF
— National Sanitation Foundation
CIO
— Chief Information Officer
EOL
— End Of Life
CIDI
— Composite International Diagnostic Interview
BBS
— Bulletin Board System
QA
— Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
DOT
— Department of Transport
AS
— Aortic Stenosis
RAM
— random-access memory
HMO
— Health Maintenance Organization
MUX
— Multiplexer
IUPAC
— International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
AARP
— American Association of Retired Persons
PPO
— Preferred provider organization
AM
— Amplitude Modulation
CNS
— Central Nervous System
AMA
— American Medical Association
RDBMS
— Relational Database Management System
CO
— Carbon Monoxide
CAD
— Computer Aided Designer
ADA
— Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 (Text Of ADA Legislation)
AGL
— Above Ground Level
WFOV
— Wide Field Of View
CST
— Central Standard Time (UTC-6 Hours)
IOC
— Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
CGI
— Common Gateway Interface
DNS
— Domain Name System
CRS
— Congressional Research Service
NM
— Nanometer
KG
— Kilogram
POE
— Point of Entry
CONUS
— Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
GMP
— Good Manufacturing Practice
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
AAS
— Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
SQA
— Software Quality Assurance
ROI
— Return on Investment
DBMS
— Database Management System
PC
— Personal computer (host)
CFR
— Code of Federal Regulations
ALL
— Adult Lymphoblastic Leukemia
DOE
— United States Department of Energy (government)
URD
— User Requirements Document
UTC
— Coordinated Universal Time
OAI
— Official Action Indicated (serious Food & Drug Administration post-inspection classification)
PNG
— Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
RCRA
— Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984)
CH
— Channel
CFC-12
— CCl2F2, dichlorodifluoromethane, Freon-12
WWW
— World Weather Watch
ICU
— Intensive Care Unit
XPM
— Cross-Phase Modulation
DOJ
— Department of Justice (US)
EC
— European Commission
WAN
— Wide Area Network
OMB
— Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
PPMV
— Parts Per Million by Volume
CAD
— Coronary Artery Disease
NIST
— National Institute of Standards and Technology
NAM
— National Association of Manufacturers
BPS
— bits per second
TB
— Tuberculosis
ABA
— American Bar Association
ITCZ
— Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
CH4
— Methane, Natural Gas
LPG
— Liquid Petroleum Gas
PT
— Physical Therapy
FFT
— Fast Fourier Transform
AD
— autistic disorder
MB
— Megabyte
AAAS
— American Association for the Advancement of Science
IOSH
— Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
CSF
— Cerebrospinal Fluid
CRO
— Contract Research Organization
CLD
— Chronic Liver Disease
ACF
— Autocorrelation Function
COSPAR
— Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
W
— Watt
AMM
— Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia
DOS
— Disk Operating System
APU
— Auxiliary Power Unit
NAS
— United States National Academy of Sciences
UNEP
— United Nations Environment Program
HZ
— cycles per second (hertz)
STP
— standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
FSA
— Flexible Spending Account
BFGF
— Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
CCHS
— Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
OSHA
— Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
FTC
— Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
NIH
— NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
IFOV
— Instantaneous Field Of View
BOD
— Biological Oxygen Demand
DOL
— United States Department of Labor
HCFA
— Health Care Financing Administration
DC
— Direct Current
BCC
— Basal Cell Carcinoma
CS
— Computer Science
PCB
— Polychlorinated Biphenyls
CEN
— Committee European de Normalisation
AT&T
— American Telephone & Telegraph
APT
— Automatic Picture Transmission
ADPE
— Automatic Data Processing Equipment
ATN
— Acute Tubular Necrosis
GMT
— Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
OPD
— Outpatient Department
TIPS
— Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
EFM
— Electrostatic Force Microscopy
GAO
— Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
BASIC
— Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
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.
AATSR
— Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
AAMC
— American Association of Medical Colleges
CRF
— Case Report Form
CIN
— Conjunctival Intraepithelial Neoplasia
CAA
— Clean Air Act (1970, amended in 1977, and again in 1990)
NEMA
— National Electric Manufacturer's Association
EMT
— Extraordinary Masochistic Tendencies (joke At Expense Of Emergency Medical Technicians)
WMO
— World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
ANC
— Absolute Neutrophil Count
ANP
— Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
VHF
— Very High Frequency
ALV
— Avian Leukosis Virus
DME
— Durable Medical Equipment
USGS
— United States Geological Survey (DOI)
CALTRANS
— California Department of Transportation
CNG
— Compressed natural gas
DOC
— Doctor
SPMP
— Software Project Management Plan
NOAA
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
AF
— Air Force
ECOSOC
— Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
CAPD
— Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
HTML
— Hyper Text Markup Language
AU
— Astronomical Unit
UNCED
— United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
POS
— Point of Service Plan
DBMS
— Data Base Management System
HHS
— Health and Human Services Department
WFC
— World Food Council
NIOSH
— National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
ODP
— Ozone Depletion Potential
NAFTA
— North American Free Trade Agreement
USLE
— Universal Soil Loss Equation (erosion Model)
O3
— Ozone
GO
— General Observer
RIXOS
— ROSAT International X-Ray optical Survey
AY
— Academic Year
ASR
— Airport Surveillance Radar
APEC
— Avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli
M
— Million
DTE
— Data Terminal Equipment
CAI
— Codon Adaptation Index
DMSP
— Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
PPB
— parts per billion (109)
EM
— Electromagnetic
KW
— Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
AAMI
— Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
DNA
— Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
BBT
— Basal Body Temperature
UNFCCC
— United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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.")
ARDS
— Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
PVC
— Polyvinyl Chloride
ADS
— Astrophysics Data System
CIDP
— Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
SISEX
— Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment
ACP
— Acyl-Carrier Protein
BASFI
— Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index
CDRH
— Center for Devices and Radiological Health (Food & Drug Administration)
O2
— Oxygen
CBF
— Cerebral Blood Flow
AICE
— American Institute of Chemical Engineers
NRC
— National Research Council (Canada)
SNR
— Signal-to-Noise Ratio
KHZ
— kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
UHF
— Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
CTM
— Chemical Transport Model
SCPI
— Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
NIST
— National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
GOOS
— Global Ocean Observing System (IOC, UNESCO, WMO, and ICSU)
CC
— Colon Cancer
DDT
— Dichloro Diphenyl Trichlorethane
HNO3
— Nitric Acid
MDCK
— Madin-Darby Canine Kidney
ARE
— Antioxidant Response Element
BAC
— Boeing Aerospace Company
ATS
— applications technology satellite
CW
— Continuous Wave
LF
— Low Frequency
NASDA
— National Space Development Agency of Japan
ASQ
— Alpha System Qualification
AMML
— Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia
BNSC
— British National Space Centre
ABR
— Auditory Brainstem Response
DILHR
— Department of Industry Labor and Human Relations
COTS
— Commercial Off the Shelf Software
ACS
— American College of Surgeons
SCR
— Software Change Request
ATCC
— American Type Culture Collection
CITECH
— Center for Information on Technology in Healthcare
LANL
— Los Alamos National Laboratory
IR
— Infrared
CFTC
— Commodity Futures Trading Commission
ARC
— Ames Research Center (NASA)
MBPS
— Megabits per second
CRO2
— Chromium Oxide
IEEE
— Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
AMU
— Atomic Mass Unit
H2O
— Water (vapor)
CFS
— Cubic Feet per Second
CAPE
— Convective Available Potential Energy
ASAP
— Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
ESL
— English as a second language
UNCCD
— United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
TAG
— Technical Advisory Group for Biological Control Agents of Weeds
ASD
— Autism Spectrum Disorder
CGD
— Chronic Granulomatous Disease
GB
— Gigabyte
GCOS
— Global Climate Observing System (WMO, IOC, UNEP, and ICSU)
SIG
— Special Interest Group
UNITAR
— United Nations Institute for Training and Research
CBD
— Common Bile Duct
C
— Centigrade
ATA
— Alimentary Toxic Aleukia
CHD
— Coronary Heart Disease
HOPPS
— Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
ISAS
— Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (Japan)
NO
— Nitric Oxide
SIR
— Shuttle Imaging Radar
EMF
— Electromotive Force
CVS
— Concurrent Versions System
NRL
— Naval Research Laboratory
EGA
— Enhanced Graphics Adapter
ASM
— American Society for Microbiology
IEC
— International Electrotechnical Commission
NEMS
— NASA Equipment Management System
BSE
— Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
CCD
— Classic Cleidocranial Dysplasia
BMA
— British Medical Association
C
— Celsius
SSI
— Space Studies Institute
FCCC
— For the Framework Convention on Climate Change
JPL
— Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
CDF
— Common Data Format
TFT
— Thin Film Transistor
ACRIM
— Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS)
GSE
— Ground Support Equipment
AFT
— Acute Functional Tolerance
CLD
— Chronic Lung Disease
ACF
— Asymmetric Crying Facies
GRID
— Global Resource Information Database (UNEP)
IRB
— Institutional Review Board
HTTPS
— HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
AHA
— American Hospital Association
ASI
— Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
CAD
— Computer-Aided Design
AIS
— Airborne Imaging Spectrometer
CAP
— College of American Pathologists
CML
— Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
DSP
— Digital Signal Processor
LBNL
— Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
AURA
— Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
FFW
— Feet of Fresh Water
DNV
— Det Norske Veritas
OSO
— Orbiting Solar Observatory
SUV
— Sport Utility Vehicle
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
NDA
— New Drug Application
DDD
— Detailed Design Document
TNT
— Tri-nitro-toulene
CMHC
— Community Mental Health Center
CGAP
— Cancer Genome Anatomy Project
CCA
— Common Carotid Artery
CINO3
— chlorine nitrate
APD
— Avalanche Photo Diode
ADL
— Avionics Development Laboratory
CG
— Center of Gravity (DXS)
NAI
— No Action Indicated (Most Favorable Food & Drug Administration Post-inspection Classification)
AAU
— Association of American Universities
PSD
— Power Spectral Density
AGA
— appropriate for gestational age
RCS
— Revision Control System
AF
— Amniotic Fluid
AGU
— American Geophysical Union
PRF
— Pulse Repetition Frequency
CADIC
— Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas
AFB
— Air Force Base (USAF)
ASQ
— Autism Screening Questionnaire
NRC
— National Response Center
OCONUS
— Outside Continental United States
JSC
— Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
NAD
— Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
SPR
— Software Problem Report
CO-I
— Co-Investigator
AFV
— Amniotic Fluid Volume
CBCL
— Child Behavior Checklist
NESDIS
— National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
DASD
— Direct Access Storage Device
COMSAT
— Communications Satellite Corporation
DIAL
— Differential Absorption Lidar (laser Radar Sensing)
DTED
— Digital Terrain Elevation Data (dee-ted)
CC
— Colorectal Carcinoma
GO
— Guest Observer
ARA
— Attitude Reference Assembly
HCHO
— formaldehyde (also written as CH2O)
CEL
— Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
CONACYT
— Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia
AMS
— American Meteorological Society
WLAN
— Wireless Local Area Network
DSN
— Deep Space Network - network of large antennas and communication facilities.
NABR
— National Association for Biomedical Research
HF
— High Frequency
HV
— High Voltage
AJ
— Astronomical Journal
AIN
— Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia
CK
— Creatine Kinase
KM
— Kilometer (1,000 meters)
HEW
— Half Energy Width
BLAST
— Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
CG
— Celera Genomics Corporation
CDM
— Clean Development Mechanism
CNR
— Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy)
NAAQS
— National Ambient Air Quality Standards (US)
CH
— Chronic Hepatitis
VLF
— Very Low Frequency
KB
— Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
AE
— Adverse Event
RID
— Review Item Discrepancy
NSSDC
— National Space Science Data Center (Greenbelt, MD)
CD
— Celiac Disease
BAS
— British Andrology Society
SMD
— Science Mission Division
ABL
— Acute Basophilic Leukemia
ADPKD
— Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
CCF
— Cross-Correlation Function
LHV
— lower heating value
CPI
— characters per inch
CCB
— Calcium Channel Blocker
ATSDR
— Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
AFGL
— Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
ADC
— Astronomical Data Center
AOS
— Acquisition Of Signal
CID
— Combined Immunodeficiency Disease
ACF
— Aberrant crypt foci
AFM
— Atomic Force Microscope
TB
— Terabyte
CCD
— Charge Coupled Device - a device for the movement of electrical charge.
IAU
— International Astronomical Union
RT
— Real Time (R/T Preferred)
DOS
— United States Department of State
RADAR
— RAdio Detection And Ranging
G
— Gram (g)
CA
— cytosine arabinoside
WASC
— Western Association of Schools and Colleges
CC
— Combined Cycle
END
— Equivalent Narcotic Depth
ABMT
— Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant
MSW
— Municipal Solid Waste
CALAS
— Cryptococcal Antigen Latex Agglutination System
WG
— Working Group
VOC
— Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
GHZ
— Gigahertz
ADHSP
— Autosomal Dominant Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
DRS
— Data Relay Satellite
AIS
— Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
MRC
— Medical Research Council
COBE
— Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
CFC
— Chloro Fluoro Carbon
CIN
— Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
GCM
— General Circulation Model
SCB
— Software Control Board
LAC
— Local Area Coverage
ISO 14155
— Current Widely Accepted Standard
CAL/VAL
— Calibration/Validation
AHO
— Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy
SCF
— Standard Cubic Foot
ARDS
— Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
CDC
— Child Development Centre
MSFC
— Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL)
MITI
— Ministry of International Trade & Industry (Japan)
ABPM
— ambulatory blood pressure monitoring system
MASER
— microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
EIGA
— European Industrial Gases Association
DHHS
— Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.)
APP
— Amyloid Precursor Protein
ASEAN
— Association of Southeast Asian Nations
CH3CL
— Methyl Chloride
CALLA
— common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen
LIDAR
— Lander Light Detection and Ranging
SERC
— Science and Engineering Research Council
KJ
— kilojoule (energy measure)
USP
— United States Pharmacopeia
PM
— Particulate Matter
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
DSMB
— Data Safety Monitoring Board
AMD
— Acid Maltase Deficiency
GWP
— global warming potential (climate)
UC
— University of California
AGC
— atypical glandular cells
ACR
— Active Cavity Radiometer
AA
— Acrylic Acid
ALL
— Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
DORIS
— Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
BAS
— British Antarctic Survey
ARS
— Acute Radiation Syndrome
ERBS
— Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
PBL
— Planetary Boundary Layer
DG
— Dentate Gyrus
EC
— European Community
B-ISDN
— Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
CCD
— Central Core Disease
IPY
— International Polar Year
ACDP
— Ancient Conserved Domain Protein
AMSR
— Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
AFTN
— Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Nodule
TMI
— TRMM Microwave Imager
MHS
— Microwave Humidity Sounder
AIP
— Acute Intermittent Porphyria
BNL
— Brookhaven National Laboratory
UEA
— University of East Anglia
CGM
— Computer Graphics Metafile
BAP
— Bacterial Alkaline Phosphatase
SAR
— synthetic aperture radar (satellite)
CCK
— Cancer Center Karolinska
LARC
— Langley Research Center (NASA)
DOH
— Department of Health (various countries)
CA
— Control area (EU) – The portion of the generation and transmission system controlled by a single transmission system operator. (See also TSO).
SEM
— Space Environment Monitor
JAMA
— Journal of the American Medical Association
CFCS
— Chlorofluorocarbons
IEA
— International Energy Agency (Paris)
MIT
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
PHS
— Public Health Service (U.S.)
CD-ROM
— Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
MITRE
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Establishment
CAH
— Congenital Adrenal Hypoplasia
AH
— adrenal hypoplasia
CAC
— Coronary Artery Calcification
BBC
— Bilateral Breast Cancer
MSU
— Microwave Sounding Unit
ORNL
— Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
TMAPI
— Topic Map Application Programming Interface
COFR
— Certificate of Flight Readiness
CHD
— Congenital Heart Disease
DPI
— Department of Public Instruction
AQCR
— Air Quality Control Region (US) (environment)
SO4
— Sulfate radical
CSA
— Canadian Standards Association (like UL)
ATSR
— Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
BAD
— Bipolar Affective Disorder
CETP
— Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein
AID
— Artificial Insemination Donor
CLAH
— Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia
SAO
— Semi-Annual Oscillation
AP
— Acid Phosphatase
TED
— Total Energy Detector
AAH
— Atypical Adenomatous Hyperplasia
AOM
— Acute Otitis Media
STSCI
— Space Telescope Science Institute
AURIO
— Auroral Imaging Observatory
ISA
— Instrument Society of America
CARA
— Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica
PHRMA
— Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (formerly PMA, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association)
ADEOS
— ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
SO2
— Sulfur Dioxide
CIS
— Carcinoma in Situ
NOX
— Nitrogen Oxide
AAD
— Australian Antarctic Division
CFH
— Complement Factor H
SME
— Solar Mesosphere Explorer
MERSAT
— Meteorology And Earth Observation Satellite
NTP
— National Toxicology Program
CDT
— Cytolethal Distending Toxin
RVU
— Relative Value Unit
BEN
— Balkan endemic nephropathy
DLT
— Digital Linear Tape
CIMSS
— Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
TCI/TK
— Tool Control Language and Toolkit
HF
— Hydrogen Fluoride
LLNL
— The Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California
ISU
— International Space University
PA
— Preliminary Assessment
DTS
— Data Transfer System
BUREC
— United States Bureau of Reclamation (government)
XRONOS
— Time-Series analysis package, part of XANADU
MCC
— Mission Control Center (JSC)
DPU
— data processing unit
PR
— Precipitation Radar
LED
— Liquid Emitting Diode
BBD
— Benign Breast Disease
BDV
— Border Disease Virus
AEP
— American Electric Power Company, Inc.
ANF
— Atrial Natriuretic Factor
ERS
— Environmental Research Satellite
CTS
— Canadian Technology Satellite
CHAMEX
— Cloud Height And Motion EXperiment
AMA
— Advanced Maternal Age
ADNFLE
— Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
CA
— Cancer Antigen
AOA
— Airborne Optical Adjunct
NSTS
— National Space Transportation System
AFIGE
— Asymmetric Field Inversion Gel Electrophoresis
NASP
— National Aerospace Plane
ENVISAT
— European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
DEC
— Declination
AIS
— Adenocarcinoma in Situ
LVS
— Launch Vehicle Simulator
RS
— Remote Sensing
EIR
— Environmental Impact Report
CDA
— Command and Data Acquisition
GCP
— Good Clinical Practice
FOM
— Figure Of Merit
APC
— Activated Protein C
IMS
— Information Management System (LTPP)
MFA
— Manned Flight Awareness
ISAMS
— Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder
CCA
— Chromated Copper Arsenate
AIL
— Avionics Integration Laboratories
NIF
— National Ignition Facility
ASC
— Ambulatory Surgery Center
AP
— Anomalous Propagation
ETS
— Educational Testing Service
ADF
— Amsterdam density functional
APL
— Applied Physics Laboratory (at Johns Hopkins)
CDH
— Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
OP
— Office of the President
CLH
— Cutaneous Lymphoid Hyperplasia
EMAIL
— Electronic Mail
GLP
— Good Laboratory Practice
ATP
— Adult Treatment Panel
LPLWS
— Launch Pad Lightning Warning System
GSFC
— Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
TAO
— Tropical Atmosphere Ocean
ABHI
— Association of British Health-Care Industries
CAMP
— Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
DOI
— Department of the Interior (US)
MMI
— Man-Machine Interface
ACE
— Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
CDART
— Conserved Domain Architecture Retrieval Tool
FCOS
— Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
AHR
— Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
ERSIR
— Earth Resources Shuttle Imaging Radar
CHP
— Combined heat and power
APL
— Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
DFRC
— Dryden Flight Research Center
DFAD
— Digital Feature Analysis Data (dee-fad)
SAW
— Surface Acoustic Wave
ND
— NASA Document
CE
— Cholesterol Ester
IDE
— Investigational Device Exemption
PDP
— Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation
CAM
— Cell Adhesion Molecule
CME
— Cystoid Macular Edema
BFF
— Bovine Follicular Fluid
SWT
— Science Working Team
APR
— Acute Phase Response
AEV
— Avian Erythroblastosis Virus
ADR
— Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator
BCAA
— branched chain amino acids
CCE
— Comprehensive Clinical Examination
MFCS
— Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science
MOSPO
— Mobile Satellite Photometric Observatory
ACML
— Atypical Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
EUVE
— Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
AR
— Aspect Ratio
APCR
— Activated Protein C Resistance
MCP
— Microchannel Plate
DAT
— Digital Audio Tape
IRIS
— Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer
EDC
— EROS Data Center
CLO
— Chlorine Monoxide
PU
— Propellant Utilization
CDV
— Canine Distemper Virus
ABS
— acute bacterial sinusitis
AK
— Actinic Keratosis
LE
— Low Energy
PV
— Potential Vorticity
ERS
— Earth Resources Satellite
OIG
— Office of Inspector General
CGL
— Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy
LAGEOS
— Laser Geodynamic Satellite
AIMS
— Ancestry informative markers
CNRS
— Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)
SUM
— Software User's Manual
CAH
— Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
MOL
— Manned Orbital Laboratory
TRMM
— Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (US-Japan)
ASCA
— Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
ROSAT
— Roentgen Satellite
CHA
— Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia
CD
— Conduct Disorder
CHL
— Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma
RTF
— Return To Flight
ASE
— Absence Status Epilepticus
BACT
— Best Available Control Technology
ASTER
— Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
AVS
— Aortic Valve Stenosis
GHTF
— Global Harmonization Task Force
SBSTA
— Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
SH
— Southern Hemisphere
CHR
— complete hematologic response
ID
— IDentifier
AOS
— Active Oxygen Species
NO3
— Nitrate Radical
ARF
— Acute Rheumatic Fever
CCRS
— Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
AWACS
— Airborne Warning And Control System
ADO
— Allelic Drop Out
AL
— Ad libitum
SSV
— Space Shuttle Vehicle
CHB
— congenital heart block
DMS
— Dynamic Message Sign
BRO
— Bromine Monoxide
FITS
— Flexible Image Transport System
IST
— Instrument Support Terminal
AME
— Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess
UPC
— Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
CHB
— Chronic Hepatitis B
GEMS
— Global Environmental Monitoring System (UNEP)
APECED
— Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy
CGMP
— Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate
EIA
— Extended Interaction Amplifier
EPACT
— Energy Policy Act of 1992 (US)
BPI
— bits per inch
S/W
— Software
AABR
— Automated Auditory Brainstem Response
DCP
— Data Collection Platform
IV&V
— independent verification and validation
KBPS
— kilobits per second
SMPTRB
— Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board
TMU
— Transmission Message Unit
ADPKD
— Adult Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
AIS
— Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
ADD
— Architectural Design Document
ADPLD
— Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Liver Disease
SCOPE
— Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (ICSU and IGBP)
CWA
— Clean Water Act (1977)
APA
— Administrative Procedure Act
CAFS
— Conotruncal Anomaly Face Syndrome
CRADA
— Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (with National Institutes of Health)
CIE
— Chinese Institute of Electronics
HCIS
— Health Care Information System
AFRRI
— (U.S.) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
ASOS
— Automated Surface Observing System
CMD
— Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
PNNL
— Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
IA
— Interactive
NWS
— National Weather Service (formerly U.S. Weather Bureau)
AES
— Agricultural Experiment Station
SAST
— Science Analysis Software Team
ADMCKD
— Autosomal Dominant Medullary Cystic Disease
CIC
— Circulating Immune Complex
THR
— Thrust
AFOSR
— Air Force Office Of Scientific Research(USA)
MTPE
— Mission To Planet Earth
APTTS
— Activated Partial Thromboplastin Times
XRD
— X-Ray Diffraction
GOES
— Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
MGMA
— Medical Group Management Association
AGNIC
— Agriculture Network Information Center
BCRP
— Breast Cancer Resistance Protein
AO
— Acridine Orange
NDVI
— Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
AATP
— Acquired Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
UCI
— University of California, Irvine
FD
— Flight Dynamics
CEF
— chick embryo fibroblast
DCS
— Data Collection System (NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellites)
FFRDC
— Federally Funded Research & Development Center
CART
— Classification And Regression Tree (method In Statistical Analysis)
NCSU
— North Carolina State University
CCS
— clear cell sarcoma
AMC
— Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita
HE
— High Energy
NOS
— National Ocean Service
EBCDIC
— Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code
OPS
— Optical Sensor
JHIT
— Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance
ACH
— Active Chromatin Hub
CZMA
— US Coastal Zone Management Act
AEH
— Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasia
CGL
— Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
AR
— Autosomal Recessive
AGWP
— Absolute Global Warming Potential
NCI
— National Cancer Institute, USA
LSSL
— Life Sciences Space Laboratory
MKS
— meter-kilogram-second (measurement system; replaced by SI) (preferred over "MKS")
CTI
— Charge Transfer Inefficiency
AUM
— Asymmetric Unit Membrane
MIPS
— Merritt Island Press Site
ACLL
— Atypical Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
ABS
— Antenatal Bartter Syndrome
CCRCC
— Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
EGSE
— Electrical Ground Support Equipment
GBPS
— Gigabits per second
CDL
— California Digital Library
AXAF
— Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility
DMERC
— Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier
ASHP
— American Society of Hospital Pharmacists
CORSA
— Cosmic Radiation Satellite
HOCL
— Hypochlorous Acid
AR
— Androgen Receptor
JOP
— Jupiter Orbiter Probe
HCL
— Hydrogen Chloride
LMSS
— Lunar Mapping and Survey System
CSU
— Cleveland State University
CIP
— Cast-In-Place
NPD
— NASA Policy Directive
NIEHS
— National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (National Institutes of Health)
K
— Kelvin (absolute temperature scale)
DOY
— Day of Year
CFA
— colony forming assay
NSIDC
— National Snow and Ice Data Center (University of Colorado, Boulder)
DUART
— Dual Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
ACA
— Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans
SESL
— Space Environment Simulation Laboratory
QSR
— Quality System Regulation
EAP
— Education Abroad Program
SRD
— Software Requirements Document
AD
— Autosomal Dominant
RSS
— root-sum-square
BIO
— Biotechnology Industry Organization
CD-ROM
— Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory
CHIME
— College of Healthcare Information Management Executives
ABM
— Agaricus Blazei Murill
NO2
— Nitrogen Dioxide
IDTF
— Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility
SAA
— Solar Aspect Angle
EVA
— Extra-Vehicular Activity
SWHG
— Social Welfare History Group
SAO
— Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
ISI
— International Statistical Institute
HCN
— Hydrogen Cyanide Nitrogen
ISCCP
— International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
ALT
— Radar Altimeter
CMA
— Chemical Manufacturers Association
CDC
— Centers for Disease Control
AOL
— Airborne Oceanographic LIDAR
TM
— Telemetry
AVNIR
— advanced visible and near-infrared radiometer
CAP
— Catabolite Activator Protein
CMP
— Competitive Medical Plan
AFLP
— Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphic
DEMUX
— Demultiplexer
SARA
— Superfund Amendment And Reauthorization Act
AFSCN
— Air Force Space Command network
CALL
— Common Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
CCC
— Cholangiocellular Carcinoma
TWP
— Tropical Western Pacific
CLD
— combined lipase deficiency
APBD
— adult polyglucosan body disease
CAI
— Complete Androgen Insensitivity
OH
— Hydroxyl Radical
PSD
— Prevention of Significant Deterioration
TOVS
— TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
CDC
— Cell Division Cycle
OCS
— Outer Continental Shelf (oil)
BFH
— Benign Familial Hematuria
AGE
— Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
ABLE
— Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment
ADRV
— Adult Diarrhea Rotavirus
ADALT
— Advanced Radar Altimeter
CLMA
— Clinical Laboratory Management Association
EOF
— Empirical Orthogonal Function
CRO
— Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope
ARC
— Arctic Research Commission
EPTOX
— Extraction Procedure Toxicity
MOD
— Maximum Operating Depth
UT
— Universal Time
ACC
— Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
ITCZ
— Intertropical Convergence Zone (of Seawater)
COMET
— Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology Education and Training (NOAA and UCAR)
BSI
— British Standards Institution
ANN
— Artificial Neural Network
IPA
— Individual Practice Association
MMDA
— Michigan Medical Device Association
ICC
— Instrument Control Center
VAI
— Voluntary Action Indicated (Food & Drug Administration postaudit inspection classification)
OSS
— Office of Space Sciences
JEM
— Japanese Experiment Module
ECS
— EOSDIS Core System
AAD
— Age at Diagnosis
CDLS
— Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
CMU
— Concrete Masonry Unit
DSDP
— Deep-Sea Drilling Project
RMS
— Root-Mean-Square
ESDAC
— European Space Data Center
CFTD
— Congenital Fiber-Type Disproportion
IDC
— Indirect Costs
ARISTOTELES
— Applications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing the Earth's Field from Low Earth Orbiting Satellite
EUV
— Extreme Ultraviolet Vertical
ARMS
— Amplification Refractory Mutation
AAOE
— Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment
ECRI
— Emergency Care Research Institute
CZCS
— Coastal Zone Color Scanner
CTE
— Charge Transfer Efficiency
CHH
— Crustacean Hyperglycemic Hormone
CISS
— Chromosome In Situ Suppression
X-SAR
— X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
ASSIST
— Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer
CDR
— Common Deleted Region
AFGF
— Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor
ASV
— Avian Sarcoma Virus
AD
— Applicable Document
JOI
— Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc.
RD
— Reference Document
CCHB
— Complete Congenital Heart Block
2MASS
— Two-Micron All-Sky Survey
ACMNPV
— Autographa Californica Multiple Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
ONR
— Office of Naval Research (U.S.)
AASE
— Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition
AGL
— Acute Granulocytic Leukemia
ARMD
— Age-Related Macular Degeneration
ASE
— Aerospace Support Equipment
AMAD
— Activity Median Aerodynamic Diameter
MPS
— Materials Processing in Space
NSSL
— National Severe Storms Laboratory
PDUFA
— Prescription Drug User Fee Act (1992, U.S.)
CAE
— Childhood Absence Epilepsy
AAAS
— Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
MEM
— Meteoroid Exposure Module
CDF
— Cerebellar Deficient Folia
BIBEX
— Biomass Burning Experiment (IGAC programme)
KBPS
— KiloBytes per second
ELS
— Eastern Launch Site
APL
— Altered Peptide Ligand
ALS
— Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis
ANL
— The Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Ill
ACOE
— Army Corps of Engineers
STEP
— Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange Project
SARS
— Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
CD
— Coeliac Disease
APHA
— American Pharmaceutical Association
CCAM
— Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation
COSSH
— Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities
CHR
— Complete Hematologic Remission
AHRR
— Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Repressor
CKII
— Casein Kinase II
AEG
— Acidic Epididymal Glycoprotein
SPAS
— Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German)
EMC
— Environmental Modeling Center
AADC
— Aromatic Acid Decarboxylase
CEP
— Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria
MRT
— Mission Readiness Test
ADI
— Autosomal Dominant Ichthyosis
AS
— Asperger Syndrome
MOM
— Mission Operations Manager
CART
— Cloud and Radiation Testbed (ARM)
CFC-11
— CCl3F, trichlorofluoromethane, Freon-11
AZOOR
— Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy
IDL
— Interactive Data Language
ALH
— Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia
TDRSS
— Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
JD
— Julian Day
OAQPS
— Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
PPT
— parts per trillion (1012)
IDS
— Interdisciplinary Science
CFP
— Cyan Fluorescent Protein
VDC
— Voltage Direct Current
ADCI
— American Die Casting Institute
AA
— Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
NRCS
— Natural Resources Conservation Service
CCO
— Cytochrome C Oxidase
TNT
— Trinitrotoluene
ICF
— Instrument Control Facility
NCC
— Network Control Center (GSFC)
BCP
— Basal Cell Papilloma
CG
— Complementation Group
BCR
— Breakpoint Cluster Region
ALERT
— Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time
CBPI
— Cytokinesis-Block Proliferation Index
DGVM
— Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (GAIM)
ADMI
— American Dye Manufacturers Institute
VT
— Visual Testing
HIAA
— Health Insurance Association of America
GSI
— Graduate Student Instructor
ATS
— Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome
WEC
— World Energy Council
SRB
— Surface Radiation Budget
CLP
— Chromosome Length Polymorphism
AI
— Association Index
BC
— Breast Cancer
CDM
— Common Data Model
AAD
— Acidic Activation Domain
ABD
— Actin Binding Domain
ADG
— Average Daily Gain
CACD
— Central Areolar Choroidal Dystrophy
OTEC
— ocean thermal energy conversion (electricity)
TTA
— Time to Apogee
CU
— University of Colorado at Boulder
FWHM
— Full Width, Half Maximum
CBF
— Ciliary Beat Frequency
NOSS
— National Oceanic Satellite System
OSSA
— Office of Space Sciences and Applications
ADOA
— Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy
NIR
— Near Infrared
PDR
— Physician’s Desk Reference
CMS
— Correctional Medical Services
DMI
— Danish Meteorological Institute
CBER
— Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
ISY
— International Space Year (1992)
OAR
— Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
J.D.
— Juris Doctor degree
NHC
— United States National Hurricane Center
AWD
— Alive With Disease
ACE
— Aerosol Characterization Experiment
EDAC
— Error Detection And Correction
AR
— Aldose Reductase
TOMS
— Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite Instrument)
MSLP
— Mean Sea Level Pressure
LRDP
— Long Range Development Plan
DMA
— U.S. Defense Mapping Agency
DCIEM
— Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine
HST
— Hubble Space Telescope
RMS
— Royal Meteorological Society
SIMD
— Single Instruction, Multiple Data (system) (processor)
AARI
— Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (Russian Federation)
CEI
— Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
RA
— Research Assistant
CH
— Cluster Headache
MDD
— Medical Device Directive
ARPKD
— Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
HRSA
— U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
UW
— University of Washington
AER
— Apical Ectodermal Ridge
NCOS
— National Commission on Space
NCAR
— National Center for Atmospheric Research (US)
MAP
— Mesoscale Alpine Programme
UTLS
— Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere
CGH
— Congenital Generalized Hypertrichosis
ADPSP
— Autosomal Dominant Pure Spastic Paraplegia
CA
— Carbonic Anhydrase
AUL
— Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
JFET
— junction field effect transistor
AGMK
— African Green Monkey Kidney
CHC
— Clathrin Heavy Chain
AR
— Aortic Regurgitation
ADH
— Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia
RNA
— Ribose Nucleic Acid
APKD
— Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease
CEC
— critical electrolyte concentration
ESE
— Earth Science Enterprise
TRI
— Toxics Release Inventory
CMK
— Cytidine Monophosphate Kinase
ECMWF
— European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
TUV
— Technische Uberwachungs-Vereine
COSTAR
— Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
CSIRO
— Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
REM
— Rocket Engine Module
AE
— Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
TDT
— Total Dive Time
PSCL
— Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
MAGSAT
— Magnetometer Satellite
S&T
— Directorate for Science and Technology
HCFCS
— Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
AMOS
— Automated Meteorological Observing System
AIL
— Advance Intercross Line
MB
— Millibar(s)
MPE
— Mission to Planet Earth
AAU
— Acute Anterior Uveitis
STE
— Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange
POGO
— Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
AOT
— Aerosol Optical Thickness
ASMT
— American Society for Medical Technology
CAH
— Chronic Active Hepatitis
MTDC
— Modified Total Direct Costs
LIS
— Lightning Imaging Sensor
DTS
— Digital Transmission Systems, Inc.
ERBE
— Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
CLRI
— Central Leather Research Institute
AFLPS
— Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms
AOML
— Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Miami, Florida) (ERL)
AAO
— Age At Onset
CSI
— Construction Specifications Institute
CLS
— Cloud Lidar System
NCEP
— National Centers For Environmental Prediction (form. NMC; NWS Center)
MERIS
— Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
CE
— Caenorhabditis elegans
SAM
— Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement
MFPE
— Mission from Planet Earth
ARCD
— Acquired Renal Cystic Disease
GCRP
— Global Change Research Program
AMIA
— The American Medical Informatics Association
CKI
— casein kinase I
CON
— Certificate Of Need
CAPE
— Convection and Precipitation/Electrification Experiment (STORM)
PS/2
— Personal System/2 (Microsoft)
POEM
— Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission
NISTEP
— National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
BAEP
— Brainstem Acoustic Evoked Potentials
J.S.D.
— Doctor of the Science of Law
ATLAS
— ACTIVITIES Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
AO
— Agent Orange
BDC
— Bellini Duct Carcinoma
ABA
— Agaricus Bisporus Agglutinin
DG
— Directorate-General (EU) (government)
GTI
— Good Time Interval
MDR
— Medical Device Register
ADC
— Affiliated Data Center
GSC
— Guide Star Catalog
TSE
— Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
EOSAT
— Earth Observation Satellite Co.
BEL
— Bovine Embryonic Lung
SSBUV
— shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
LRA
— Laser Retroreflector Array
AO
— aldehyde oxidase
SEC
— Sun-Earth Connection
AP
— alkaline phosphatase
AMSR-E
— Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS
PCMDI
— Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison
SPP
— Solar Physics Payload
IC
— Instrument Controller
MHW
— Ministry of Health and Welfare
AGEP
— Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
SPART
— Space Research and Technology
CSREES
— Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
CEFS
— chicken embryonic fibroblasts
AO
— announcement of opportunity
LITE
— Lidar In-space Technology Experiment
SEOS
— Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
IRAS
— Infrared Astronomy Satellite
ECC
— Electrochemical Concentration Cell
AMSU-A
— Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A AMTS
AB
— Alcian Blue
CIDS
— Circular Intensity Differential Scattering
HOP
— High Output Paraffin
AICR
— American Institute for Cancer Research
GFDL
— Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA US)
ATD
— ASPHYXIATING THORACIC DYSTROPHY
EJ
— Expansion Joint
DBP
— Defined Benefit Plan
SZA
— Solar Zenith Angle
STI
— Steel Tank Institute
FDLI
— Food and Drug Law Institute
CCE
— Charge Collection Efficiency
MMA
— Minnesota Medical Association
MSS
— Mission Support System
CSU
— Colorado State University (Fort Collins)
CHED
— Congenital Heredity Endothelial Dystrophy
LEGRI
— Low Energy Gamma-Ray Imager
AERONOX
— Impact of NOx Emissions from Aircraft upon the Atmosphere
TA
— Teaching Assistant
CALLA
— Common Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Antigen
MEO
— Mid Earth Orbit
ADCP
— Adenosine Deaminase Complexing Protein
CES
— Cat Eye Syndrome
DRG
— Diagnosis-Related Groups
GPC
— Global Processing Center
PCA
— Principal Component Analysis
PSU
— power supply unit
RTCS
— Real-Time Computer System
SRSS
— Shuttle Range Safety System
SSM/I
— Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
EE
— End-to-End
CDA
— congenital dyserythropoietic anemia
EAA
— Experiment Aircraft Association
HBR
— Hydrogen Bromide
HDF
— Hierarchical Data Format
SHEIR
— Society of Higher Education & Industrial Research
NREL
— National Renewable Energy Laboratory (formerly SERI)
GTE
— Global Tropospheric Experiment
BUFR
— Binary Universal Form for the Representation (of data)
ICR
— Indirect Cost Recovery
ISTP
— International Solar Terrestrial Physics
AFOS
— Automation of Field Operations and Services
TM
— Thematic Mapper (Landsat)
ACF
— Aberrant Crypt Focus
SUNY
— State Universityrsity of New York
APAR
— Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation
CLL
— Chronic Lymphoid Leukaemia
BAV
— Bicuspid Aortic Valve
RSRM
— Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor
ARM
— Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (DOE program)
AODC
— Association of Offshore Diving Contractors
NMC
— National Meteorological Center (US)
UBA
— Umweltbundesamt
ADO
— Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis
ABBA
— Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm
RALPH
— Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights
CCITT
— Comit? Consultatif International T?l?graphique et T?l?phonique
PBX
— Public Branch Exchange
BOL
— Beginning of Life
UT
— University of Tennessee
ICE
— International Cometary Explorer
HIRA
— Health Industry Representatives Association
CH
— congenital hypothyroidism
EOS
— Earth Observing System (U.S.)
AROA
— Autosomal Recessive Ocular Albinism
ACCS
— Acinar Cell Carcinomas
ATM
— Atmospheric Transport Model
CCS
— Clinical Classification System
PSF
— Point-Spread Function
LSPDF
— Life Science Payload Development Facility
SDE
— Software Development Environment
SSS
— Social Studies of Science
CFS
— Cancer Family Syndrome
UNECE
— United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
PLSL
— Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
CEES
— Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences
SARSAT
— Search and Rescue Satellite
OASH
— Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
CDCR
— Conceptual Design and Cost Review
CLD
— Congenital Lactase Deficiency
IWG
— Investigators Working Group
HRI
— High Resolution Imager
ADAAC
— Affiliated Distributed Active Archive Center
ASCT
— Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
IWGDMGC
— Interagency Working Group on Data Management for Global Change
SIR
— Spaceborne Imaging Radar
ADNIV
— Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy
IGBP
— International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
PROM
— Programmable Read Only Memory (chip)
CMD
— Cartilage Matrix Deficiency
ALD
— alcoholic liver diseases
AACC
— American Association for Clinical Chemists
GPSDR
— Global Positioning System Demonstration Receiver
AGFS
— Aviation Gridded Forecast System
DDS
— Domestic Data Service
GAC
— Global Area Coverage
ADVAMED
— Advanced Medical Technology Association
LH
— Labor-Hour
ACD
— Aeronautical Charting Division (NOS)
CIV
— Chilo Iridescent Virus
PSDF
— Power Spectral Density Function
NWP
— Numerical Weather Prediction
LIMS
— Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere
CEC
— Commission of the European Communities ;
AES
— Atmospheric Environment Service (Canada)
CE
— Cooperative Extension
QAO
— Quality Assurance Office
MTS
— Microwave Temperature Sounder
CLIVAR
— Climate Variability and Predictability program
ADA
— Automatic Data Acquisition
ICH
— International Conference of Harmonization
ARA
— American Rheumatism Association
UCB
— University of California, Berkeley
CAMS
— Cell Adhesion Molecules
CAK
— Cell Adhesion Kinase
SOC
— Space Operations Center
PHA
— Pulse Height Analyzer
BFCNS
— Basal forebrain cholinergic neurons
MAGSAT
— Magnetic Field Satellite
AAUC
— Alumni Associations of the University of California
DU
— Dobson Unit
IASI
— Improved Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer
ADCA
— autosomal-dominant cerebellar ataxia
ADCLS
— Advanced Data Collection and Location System
ARH
— Autosomal Recessive Hypercholesterolemia
AFC
— Amniotic Fluid Cells
DSMA
— Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance
SMDA
— Safe Medical Devices Act (1990)
EAS
— External Anal Sphincter
AACI
— Association of American Cancer Institutes
BED
— Bornholm Eye Disease
CIIT
— Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology
TC
— Telecommand
TIROS
— Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
AN
— Anorexia Nervosa
NCDC
— National Climatic Data Center
AMRIR
— Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer
ART
— Assisted Reproductive Technology
AHC
— Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenital
SSD
— Software Specification Document
SNPA
— Subnetwork Point of Attachment
CIIP
— Chronic Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudoobstruction
BBXRT
— Broadband XRay Telescope
INDA
— Investigational New Drug Application
ACE
— Accessory Cholera Enterotoxin
AC
— Adenylyl Cyclase
TBW
— To Be Written
ETAC
— Environmental Technical Applications Center (USAF)
CPSC
— Consumer Product Safety Commission
TAE
— Transportable Applications Executive (a computer user interface)
CALGB
— Cancer and Leukemia Group B
PD
— Photo Diode
STC
— Science and Technology Center
CG
— Ciliary Ganglion
CESD
— Cholesterol Ester Storage Disease
TGT
— TDRSS Ground Terminal
PI
— Principle Investigator
CCR
— Cost-Charge Ratio
SEU
— Single Event Upset
CAV
— Coronary Artery Vasculopathy
BMFT
— Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie (Germany)
CEL
— Carboxyl Ester Lipase
NAREGI
— National Research Grid Initiative
DHS
— Data Handling Subsystem
EUMETSAT
— European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
CD
— Chemistry Division
NPI
— Norwegian Polar Institute
FAHS
— Federation of American Health Systems
FACS
— Facilities Assignment and Control System
TOGA
— Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere
ALP
— ATHEROGENIC LIPOPROTEIN PHENOTYPE
FTS
— File Transfer System
ITTP
— Information Technology and Telecommunication Policy
CIT
— California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
ADT
— Actual Dive Time
MDMA
— Medical Device Manufacturers Association
FFM
— Full Face Mask
ICSU
— International Council of Scientific Unions
SPADE
— Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition
NAHIT
— National Alliance for Health Information Technology
AK
— Adenylate Kinase
VAN
— Value-Added Network
GGS
— Global Geospace Science
ASAP
— Atypical Small Acinar Proliferation
AMTS
— Advanced Moisture and Temperature Sounder
ED
— Department of Education (US)
CLG
— Certified Local Government
SLIES
— Stratospheric Limb Infrared Emission Spectrometer
KEV
— kilo electron volts
JRC
— Joint Research Center
ECCLS
— European Committee on Clinical Laboratory Standards
AMOS
— Air Force Maui Optical System
SPOT
— Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre (France)
CM
— complete mole
AAP
— amino acid permease
BFIC
— Benign Familial Infantile Convulsions
CRREL
— Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (COE)
RDP
— Recreational Dive Planner
ALL
— Acute Lymphatic Leukemia
NCSC
— National Council of Senior Citizens
AMI
— Active Microwave Instrument
CLAES
— Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer
AMLL
— Acute Mixed Lineage Leukemia
EEC
— European Economic Commission
CC
— Clomiphene Citrate
V&V
— Validation & Verification
AH
— Amphipathic Helix
CIBD
— Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
OOD
— Object-Oriented Design
CBN
— Cellular Blue Nevi
NIGMS
— National Institute Of General Medical Sciences (NIH)
EC
— executive committee
SI
— Solar Influences
CG
— Chorionic Gonadotropin
RA
— Regulatory Affairs
CANS
— Central Auditory Nervous System
CEOS
— Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
CV
— Cataclysmic Variable
MOPH
— Ministry of Public Health
RA
— Right Ascension
ACARS
— Aeronautical Radio, Inc. Communication and Recording System
RSO
— Resident Space Object
CAPPI
— Constant Altitude Plan Position Indicator
QM
— Qualification Model
ERS
— ESA Remote Sensing Satellite
ARHSP
— Autosomal Recessive Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
USGCRP
— United States Global Change Research Program
WCSAR
— Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
NGDC
— National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA)
IPEI
— Ionospheric Plasma and Electrodynamics Instrument
MF/MAGNOLIA
— Magnetic Field Experiment
GARP
— Global Atmospheric Research Program (WMO, ICSU, and NOAA)
CLA
— Cutaneous Lymphocyte Antigen
UCAR
— University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
OAC
— Orbital Activation and Checkout
AE
— Assemble Axial Elements
BTD
— Brightness Temperature Difference
DUD
— duodenal ulcer disease
BAL
— Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
DLR
— Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft-und Raumfahrt (Germany)
FIFE
— First ISLSCP Field Experiment
WIPP
— Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (for Nuclear Wastes)
ACC
— Australian Cancer Council
NCBI
— National Center for Biotechnology Information
ASMD
— Anterior Segment Mesenchymal Dysgenesis
AD
— After Disease
CDTS
— cytolethal distending toxins
HMMR
— High-resolution Multifrequency Microwave Radiometer
CCT
— Computer Compatible Tape
AAL
— Alternaria Alternata Lycopersici
CAP
— Capital Accumulation Provision
ASFV
— African Swine Fever Virus
UARS
— Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
ADPEO
— Autosomal Dominant Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia
CFF
— Cystic Fibrosis Factor
IEOS
— International Earth Observing System
AGT
— average generation time
EDIS
— Environmental Data and Information Service
CGN
— Cerebellar Granule Neurons
VIS
— Visible
BEI
— Backscattered Electron Imaging (electron microscopy technique)
DAAC
— Distributed Active Archive Center
OEC
— Olfactory Ensheathing Cell
JET-X
— Joint European Telescope for X-ray astronomy
CM
— cytoplasmic membrane
ALC
— Anaplastic Large Cell
ATM
— Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutant
HCMM/AEM-1
— Heat Capacity Mapping Mission/Applications Explorer Mission
TWIP
— Terminal Weather Information for Pilots
IPOC
— International Partner Operations Center
RSNA
— The Radiological Society of North America, Inc.
BCCS
— Basal Cell Carcinomas
AN
— Aspergillus Nidulans
CB
— cord blood
IRI
— International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
WHOI
— Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
MEDEC
— Medical Devices Canada
ADC
— Analogue to Digital Converter
CI
— Cerebral Infarction
CBSCT
— Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
LANDSAT
— Land Remote-Sensing Satellite
ABC
— Autism Behavior Checklist
CEF
— Chicken embryonic fibroblast
AIBS
— American Institute of Biological Sciences
MASSMEDIC
— Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council
AMSU
— Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
CD
— cortical dysplasia
NASSH
— North American Society for Sport History
UTC
— Universal Time Coordinate
MIR
— Management Information Report
ACEC
— Area of Critical Environmental Concern
GTCE
— Global Tropospheric Chemistry Experiment
AAPC
— Attenuated Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
SEASTAR
— Spacecraft flying SeaWIFS
BFNC
— Benign Familial Neonatal Convulsions
NASPY
— North American Society of Electro Physiology and Pacing
AVF
— Abdominal Visceral Fat
DIS
— Data and Information Systems (EOS and IGBP)
QRSL
— quick-reaction space laboratory
AAR
— abnormal anaphase resolution
S/C
— Spacecraft
DXS
— Diffuse X-Ray Spectrometer
UCSF
— University of California, San Francisco
AHL
— Acyl Homoserine Lactone
CFC
— Chloroflourocarbon
CEC
— Commission of European Communities (see EC, EEC)
DPSS
— Data Processing Services Subsystem
CDS
— commonly deleted segment
EML
— Environmental Measurements Laboratory (DOE)
AGR
— accessory gene regulator
ACMNPV
— Autographa Californica Multinucleocapsid Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
RADARSAT
— Radar Satellite
CHPA
— Consumer Healthcare Products Association
ERD
— Ecological Research Division (DOE and OHER)
SAFIRE
— Spectroscopy of the Atmosphere Using Far-Infrared Emission
PS
— Project Scientist
CL
— Cleft Lip
BDT
— Binary Decision Tree
DOF
— Department of Finance
DLS
— Dynamic Limb Sounder
MEDGV
— Germany's Medical Equipment Safety Law
GOS
— Geomagnetic Observing System
WEFAX
— Weather Facsimile
CISH
— Chromosome in Situ Hybridisation
CDI
— Color Doppler Imaging
CFAS
— Colonization factor antigens
CBV
— Coxsackie B Viruses
LEFI
— Local Electric Field Instrument
CE
— ciliary epithelium
ASD
— Aspartate Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase
EASOE
— European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment
CDR
— Complementary determining regions
CARDS
— Comprehensive Aerological Reference Data Set
APLS
— Acute Promyelocytic Leukemias
ANL
— Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia
ARSS
— Autonomous Replication Sequences
CAD
— Cold Agglutinin Disease
ATC
— Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
CIN
— Chronic Idiopathic Neutropenia
AEP
— Alkaline Extracellular Protease
ARJP
— Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism
BCR
— B Cell Receptor
SVT
— System Validation Test
ATMOS
— Atmospheric Trace Molecules Observed by Spectroscopy
LEOP
— Launch and Early Orbit Phase
SST
— Sea surface temperature
CDIC
— cytoplasmic dynein intermediate chain
ALSPP
— Atmospheric and Land Surface Processes Project
ASCRS
— American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery's
ICD-9-CM
— International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition
CFC
— Continuous-Flow Centrifugation
ALTS
— Atypical Lipomatous Tumors
CERES
— Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System
NPOESS
— National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
DEM
— Digital Electronics Module
ISEE
— International Sun-Earth Explorer
CCV
— Channel Catfish Virus
ACMSU
— Atmospheric Chemistry Modelling Support Unit
WWSEF
— Waterloo-Wellington Science and Engineering Fair
CA
— Contagious agalactia
LED
— Low Energy Detector
AGI
— Arabidopsis Genome Initiative
CLAG
— Cytoadherence Linked Asexual Gene
ARP
— Aldehyde Reactive Probe
AMLS
— Acute Myelogenous Leukemias
EFPIA
— European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
UAF
— University of Alaska Fairbanks
AL
— Aeronomy Laboratory (Boulder, Colorado) (ERL)
NNSA
— National Nuclear Security Administration
AEL
— After Egg Laying
HIDA
— Health Industry Distributors Association
ESPI
— European Space Policy Institute
CH
— cystic hygroma
DWS
— Doppler Wind Sensor
ASF
— African Swine Fever
SERI
— Solar Energy Research Institute
NDIU
— Network Data Interface Unit
ADRP
— Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa
AER
— Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
CIRA
— COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere
CBB
— Common Bacterial Blight
POES
— Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite
NGI
— Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
EBW
— Electron Beam Welding
CFTR
— cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator protein
CAA
— Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
AWIPS-90
— Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System for the 90's
AS
— Alport syndrome
CPL
— Cloud Physics Lidar
CB
— Ciliary Body
IGAC
— International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program of the IGBP
ACOS
— Attitude and Orbit Control System
SHM
— Social History of Medicine
MEI
— Medical Economic Index
NAVSTAR
— Navigation Satellite Timing & Ranging
CCFDN
— Congenital cataracts facial dysmorphism neuropathy
ORATOS
— Orbit and Attitude Operating System
ALF
— automated laser fluorescence
PCF
— Pounds per cubic foot
FIRST
— Far Infrared Space Telescope
ATD
— Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
BDV
— Borna Disease Virus
COARE
— Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (TOGA and WCRP)
CLD
— Cholestatic Liver Disease
ARE
— Androgen Response Elements
ASH
— Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy
PMEL
— Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (NOAA and ERL)
NIC
— National Ice Center
VOS
— Voluntary Observing Ship
CC
— corpus callosum
JERS-1
— Japanese Earth Remote-sensing Satellite-1
CAA
— California Alumni Association
HIS
— Health Information Systems
CREST
— Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (Puerto Rico)
TMR
— TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
SDC
— Swiss Development Corporation
AMOG
— Adhesion Molecule on Glia
RM
— Radiation Monitor
DAMTP
— Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (Cambridge)
JIF
— Japan-Indonesia Science and Technology Forum
BARC
— Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
RASS
— radio-acoustic sounding system
SEU
— Structure and Evolution of the Universe
EBI
— European Bioinformatics Institutetute
KANUPP
— Karachi Nuclear Power Plant
HALOE
— Halogen Occultation Experiment
CPC
— Climate Prediction Center (NWS Center)
AII
— Angiotensin II
CDFG
— California Department of Fish and Game's
NSC
— Norwegian Space Center
EOSDIS
— Earth Observing System Data and Information System (sic FCW 9/97)
AEV
— Avian Encephalomyelitis Virus
USPHS
— United States Public Health Service
TOGA
— Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere Program
HOX
— odd hydrogen (OH and H2O2)
DSB
— Direct Sounding Broadcast
BD
— Bipolar Disorder
QBO
— Quasi-biennial Oscillation (atm.)
SPARC
— Stratospheric Processes and their Role In Climate Change
CL
— cystic lymphangioma
ASMCS
— Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells
SIB
— Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
CAN
— Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
AO
— Amine Oxidase
CAMP
— Childhood Asthma Management Program
CLP
— Chlorine Loading Potential
CBPP
— Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia
JMA
— Japan Meteorological Agency
AOIPS
— Atmospheric and Oceanographic Information Processing System
GOME
— Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment
CF
— Correction Factor
BODC
— British Oceanographic Data Centre
GTS
— Global Telecommunications System (WMO and
TTP
— Time to Perigee
MJD
— Modified Julian Date
GCC
— Global Change Category
ATLID
— Atmospheric LIDAR
BA
— benzoic acid
CBT
— Cord Blood Transplant
CIMO
— Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation
SPAC
— State Pharmaceutical Administration of China
CHD
— Congenital Heart Defect
IAPM
— International Association of Medical Prosthesis Manufacturers
ASAIO
— American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
AP
— arterial pressure
DSC
— Direct Satellite Communications
CE
— cornified envelope
SMMR
— Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer
SAGE
— Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment
CEA
— Collie Eye Anomaly
CMD
— Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy
BEV
— Baboon Endogenous Virus
CITRIS
— Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society
USFS
— United States Forest Service
AISA
— Acquired Idiopathic Sideroblastic Anemia
CC
— colorectal cancer
NAT
— Nitric Acid Trihydrate (polar Stratosphere Cloud Aerosol)
EODRS
— Earth observation data retrieval system
II
— Interdisciplinary Investigator
CCA
— Cortical cerebellar atrophy
CM
— cutaneous melanoma
EAD
— Equivalent Air Depth
RGS
— Reflection Grating Spectrometer
NTS
— Nevada Test Site
HSQB
— Health Standard and Quality Bureau
AL
— annulate lamellae
NH3
— Ammonia
CFPS
— culture filtrate proteins
ASCP
— American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
CRU
— Climate Research Unit (East Anglia)
NDPD
— National Data Processing Division (EPA)
USBR
— United States Bureau of Reclamation (USDI)
AOT
— Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumour
OOA
— Object-Oriented Analysis
AMV
— Avian Myeloblastosis Virus
CCMV
— Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus
NIWA
— National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand
DAL
— Data Access Layer
APVS
— Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome
CE
— central element
CH
— contact hypersensitivity
INT
— Isaac Newton Telescope
CTD
— Conductivity, Temperature and Depth
ANO
— Any Other
CCR
— Complex Chromosome Rearrangement
ADH
— Atypical Duct Hyperplasia
CBFB
— Core Binding Factor Beta
GERB
— Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
CMS
— Configuration Management System
STA
— Science and Technology Agency (Japan)
BD
— binding domain
AMPS
— Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System
GAIM
— Global Analysis, Interpretation and Modeling
CA
— cerebellar atrophy
JAAME
— Japanese Association for the Advancement of Medical Equipment
AHH
— anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
UCSB
— University Of California Santa Barbara
OST
— Office of Science and Technology
FDH
— Fixed Dynamical Heating
AE
— anion exchanger
CSIS
— Centralized Storm Information System
AMIP
— Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project
BAERS
— Brainstem Auditory Evoked Responses
DMAP
— Digital MAPping, charting and geodesy analysis program
CRIS
— Cross-track Infrared Sounder
UCLA
— University of California, Los Angeles
AP
— acute pancreatitis
SOAPEX
— Southern Ocean Atmospheric Photochemistry EXperiment
AVHRR GAC
— AVHRR Global Area Coverage
TIRS
— Thermal Infrared Scanner
ADH
— Autosomal Dominant Hypercholesterolemia
INSA
— Institut National des Sciences Appliques (France)
ACNPV
— Autographa Californica Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
MESSR
— Multispectral Electronic Self-Scanning Radiometer
ITT
— Integration and Test Team
HIRS
— High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder
IMB
— Investigator of Micro-Biosphere
NSCAT
— Nasa Scatterometer Project
GLAS
— Geoscience Laser Altimeter System
AEA
— Atomic Energy Authority
ARVD
— arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
JANET
— Joint Academic Network
EMEX
— Equatorial Mesoscale Experiment
MOP
— Mortgage Origination Program
ARCI
— Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyosis
SDSS
— Sloan Digital Sky Survey
DAN
— Diver’s Alert Network
AHCS
— Anterior Horn Cells
MDS
— Medium Deep Survey
OHTA
— Office of Health Technology Assessment
PROPAC
— Prospective Payment Assessment Commission
OM
— Optical Monitor
GLOSS
— Global Sea Level Observing System (of IOC)
UNEX
— University Extension
CMCS
— cultured mast cells
LORAN
— Long Range Navigational System
LL.M.
— Master of Laws degree
AVHRR
— Advanced Very High-Resolution Radiometer
HFMA
— Healthcare Financial Management Association
SSMS
— Society for Sexual Medicine of Slovenia
NNPI
— Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information
AED
— Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
AIRS
— Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (EOS)
BDA
— Bile Duct Adenoma
IRTS
— Infrared Temperature Sounder
ABCS
— Active Bacterial Core Surveillance
DYAX
— Dyax Corp.
CMDL
— Climate Monitoring And Diagnostics Laboratory (NOAA Boulder
AOC
— Allene Oxide Cyclase
CESH
— Comparative Expressed Sequence Hybridization
BACS
— bacterial artificial chromosomes
APBSCT
— Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant
GLI
— Global Imager
NAG
— Numerical Algorithms Group Inc.
ANA
— Autoantibody to Nuclear Antigen
AGM
— African green monkey
MRI
— Meteorlogical Research Institute (Japan)
EXPRESSO
— Experiment for Regional Sources and Sinks of Oxidants
DNR
— Department of Natural Resources
BC
— breast carcinoma
BRG
— Bureau des Ressources Génétiques
SEAWIFS
— Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor
CST
— Convective-Stratiform Technique
AA
— Acrylonitrile And Acrylamide
FASTEX
— Fronts and Atlantic Storm-Track EXperiment
PREST
— Policy Research in Engineering, Science & Technology
OAD
— Orbit and Attitude Division
CDGE
— Constant Denaturant Gel Electrophoresis
ASHOE
— Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment
SODAR
— Sound Detection And Ranging (meteorological Instrument)
CAR
— Constitutive Androstane Receptor
ARIC
— Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities
CCS
— Chromatin Conformational State
ADOM
— Acid Deposition And Oxidant Model (air Pollution)
EXOSAT
— European X-Ray Observatory Satellite
DST
— Data Systems Test
APC
— Ambulatory Payment Class
CAA
— Congenital Aural Atresia
SCHISM
— Science Simulator
ACASS
— Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System
INRA
— Institut National de Recherche Agronomiques (France)
CAA
— Chronic Aplastic Anemia
TOASTE
— Transport of Ozone and Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange
JEOS
— Japanese Earth Observing Satellite
UCSC
— University of California, Santa Cruz (since 1965; Santa Cruz, California)
CDCS
— Cri Du Chat Syndrome
AS
— Acid Succinate
CECS
— cerebral endothelial cells
ASH
— American Society of Hematology's
CGAT
— Chromaffin Granule Amine Transporter
AMFR
— Autocrine Motility Factor Receptor
GCDIS
— US Global Change Data and Information System
AO
— active oxygen
CF
— Culture fluid
MAESA
— Measurements for Assessing the Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft
CI
— Continuous Infusion
CAR
— Cell Adhesion Regulator
JIM
— Job Information Memorandum
AHF
— Attitude History File
ALT
— Atypical Lipomatous Tumor
CTD
— Chemical Technology Division (ORNL)
CES
— Central Excitatory State
SPIE
— The Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
OPEP
— Organisation des Pays Exportateurs de Pétrole
ISSC
— International Social Science Council
AM
— Acral Melanoma
NODS
— NASA Ocean Data System
DANR
— Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
WHT
— William Herschel Telescope
MCP
— Meteorological Communications Package
MPI
— Max Planck Institut (Germany)
DADS
— Data Archive and Distribution System
ALVS
— Avian Leukosis Viruses
OLS
— Optical Line Scanner
CGH
— Comparative Gene Hybridization
AP
— Apple Proliferation
AHF
— Altered Hepatic Foci
CER
— Common Eliminated Region
DIFAX
— Digital Facsimile
ASPS
— Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma
AOCS
— Attitude and Orbit Control and Measurement Subsystem
CAPD
— Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
AMANDA
— Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array
CD
— Chromatin Diminution
MOZIAC
— Measurement of Ozone on Airbus in-service Aircraft
GMS
— Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (Japan)
CFSS
— common fragile sites
CLAVR
— Clouds from AVHRR
ADEM
— Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management
AIPS
— Astronomical Image Processing System
BCNS
— Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
AMTIC
— Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center
NHGRI
— National Human Genome Research Institute
ACD
— Avellino Corneal Dystrophy
MAFI
— Medical Alert Foundation International
GEDEX
— Greenhouse Effect Detection Experiment
NNF
— National Nanofabrication Facility
TOMS
— Transactions On Mathematical Software
MLS
— Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS)
AJ
— adherens junction
DDE
— Distributive Data Environment (McIDAS)
AS
— Asparagine Synthetase
NRS
— Natural Reserve System
XMM
— X-ray Multi Mirror Mission
MCIDAS
— Man-computer Interactive Data Access System
GEWEX
— Global Energy And Water Cycle EXperiment (WCRP)
CM
— Capillary malformation
CAD
— Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease
ATR
— Acid Tolerance Response
HIMSS
— Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
PPRC
— Physician Payment Review Commission
MEPED
— medium energy proton and electron detector
IPEM
— Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
OGIST
— Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology
CALS
— College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (UW–Madison)
BA
— biliary atresia
ARVC
— arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
CSG
— Council of State Governments
BAL
— Biphenotypic Acute Leukemia
OSU
— Oregon State University
CNA
— Comisión Nacional del Agua (Mexico)
CORP
— Corporation
ERA
— Employee Reimbursement Account
CF
— Clastogenic factor
AWI
— Alfred Wegener Institute
AT
— Arabidopsis thaliana
SNRI
— Sierra Nevada Research Institute
NED
— Network of Egghead Divers
ALSC
— Adirondack Lake Survey Corporation
UCR
— University of California, Riverside's
AP
— accelerated phase
EMDU
— EPIC MOS Data Handling Unit
BITNET
— Because It's Time Network
AK
— acetate kinase
SVF
— Software Validation Facility
ASPS
— Affected Sibling Pairs
DO
— Diving Officer
DEMA
— Diving Equipment Manufacturers Association
ACSYS
— Arctic Climate System Study (WCRP)
ABC
— aneurysmal bone cyst
JCCT
— Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (US-China)
AF
— activation function
CDM
— Chemically Defined Medium
AE
— Axial Element
TOGA/COARE
— Toga/Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment
JETRO
— Japan External Trade Organization
ACIS
— Automated Cellular Imaging System
CGC
— Climate and Global Change
DS2
— Second Dark Spot (Neptune)
CF
— culture filtrate
IPE
— Institute of Physics of the Earth
PAB
— Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau (Japan)
EBC
— Executive Budget Committee
INPAC
— Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
SUSIM
— Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor
MOSS
— Market-Oriented Sector Selective
AS
— Ankylosing Spondylitis
PRO
— Professional Review Organization
SBUV
— Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (experiment)
JGOFS
— Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (IGBP programme)
CM
— Cardiac Myxoma
HFC
— HydroFluoroCarbon
HIMSS
— high-resolution microwave spectrometer sounder
DEED
— Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
BB
— Borrelia burgdorferi
AIM
— Acute Infectious Mononucleosis
AION
— Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy
ADCC
— Autosomal Dominant Congenital Cataract
DBU
— Digital Bus Unit
NEXRAD
— Next-Generation Weather Radar (NWS)
NHIB
— National Health Insurance Bureau (Taiwan)
CAPP
— Concerted Action Polyp Prevention
DLCF
— Data Link Control Field
ORISE
— Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
CAMS
— Calibrated Airborne Multispectral Scanner
ALCLS
— Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphomas
CH
— Centrosome hyperamplification
CG
— cortical granule
CDF
— Cation Diffusion Facilitator
NODC
— National Oceanographic Data Center (NOAA)
AD
— Agar Dilution
ATF
— Aphid Transmission Factor
UH
— University of Heidelberg
AVHRR LAC
— AVHRR Local Area Coverage
CFRI
— Central Fuel Research Institute (India)
ORR
— Oak Ridge Reservation
AE
— Attaching and effacing
ARPS
— Affected Relative Pairs
MTI
— Minnesota Technology Inc
APRE
— Acute Phase Response Element
EUD
— Exploration of the Universe Division
INPE
— Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Brazil)
ASF
— Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat
AMV
— Avian Myoblastosis Virus
OBSM
— On-Board Software Maintenance
AP
— Adenomatous POLYPs
BCAC
— Basal Cell Adenocarcinoma
ILE
— Institute for Labor and Employment
AFG
— Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
ASADA
— Automated Smoke/Aerosol Detection Algorithm
ALCL
— Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
CITE
— Chemical Instrumentation Test and Evaluation
AIRS
— Acute Insulin Responses
AIED
— Aland Island Eye Disease
TOPEX
— Ocean Topography Experiment
AM
— Achillea Millefolium
WCRP
— World Climate Research Program
CD
— cytochalasin D
CDOS
— Customer Data and Operations System
PMIR
— Pressure Modulator Infrared Radiometer
GOMR
— Global Ozone Monitoring Radiometer
AMLR
— Autologous Mixed Lymphocyte Response
AH
— absorptive hypercalciuria
CIASTA
— Cooperative Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Terrestrial Applications
PPR
— problems with the Photopolarimeter Radiometer
DPR
— Dual Precipitation Radar
GPCP
— Global Precipitation Climatology Project
CCBS
— Calcium Channel Blockers
AN
— accessory nuclei
AOD
— Autoimmune Ovarian Dysgenesis
CL
— chromosome loss
ICWG
— International Coordination Working Group
BOREAS
— Boreal Ecosystem Atmosphere Study
AOS
— Allene Oxide Synthase
LLC
— Limited Liability Partnership
CGAM
— Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling
CIRAC
— Canadian Institute for Research in Atmospheric Chemistry
CF
— Cladosporium fulvum
APPS
— Acute Phase Proteins
AHA
— Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia
MAPS
— Measurement of Atmospheric Pollution from Satellites
ARF
— Alternative Reading Frame
CML
— Chronic Myelogenic Leukemia
OTF
— On-Target Flag
ASEC
— Applied Solar Energy Corporation
AMRIR
— Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer
CDD
— Cytidine Deaminase
DPV
— Diver Propulsion Vehicle
IRIS
— Incorporated Research Institution for Seismology
MCR
— Main Control Room
FIRE
— First ISCCP Regional Experiment
LWIR
— Long-Wavelength Infrared
EADS
— Engineering and Data Analysis System
PSC
— Polar Stratospheric Clouds (in Antarctic)
CHI
— California Healthcare Institute
TIROS
— Television and Infrared Observation Satellite
BEF
— Bromine Efficiency Factor
NUST
— National University of Science and Technology
STR
— Star TRacker
DTS
— Digital Termination Service
QSO
— Quasar|Quasi-Stellar Object
NBII
— National Biological Information Infrastructure
GISS
— Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA)
IGAP
— International Global Aerosol Program
CMG
— Computer Measurement Group
LERTS
— Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches en TeledetectionSpatiale (France)
CC
— congenital cataract
ARD
— Adult Refsum Disease
CG
— Comparative Genometrics
TOO
— Target Of Opportunity
MDT
— Maximum Dive Time
UCRP
— University of California Retirement Plan
CA
— Cerebellar Ataxia
GIMMS
— Global Inventory Modeling and Monitoring Study
RTNEPH
— real-time nephanalysis
OSCAR
— Online Services for Curriculum and Articulation Review
CD
— Cowden Disease
STP
— Solar-Terrestrial Physics
NORDA
— Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity
SDSD
— Satellite Data Services Division
STG
— Steering Group
AAU
— Association of African Universities
APC
— Adenomatosis Polyposis Coli
ARTS
— Assisted Reproductive Technologies
CCA
— Current Cost Accounting
JCAHO
— Joint Committee on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
HK
— HouseKeeping Data
NEIC
— National Enforcement Investigations Center
ALADIN
— Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument
CCGA
— Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs
AP
— amyloid plaques
NERI
— National Environmental Research Institute
HIRDLS
— HIgh-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (EOS)
AUP
— Adjusted Unbiased Prediction
AD
— axiodistal
FBTR
— Fast Breeder Test Reactor
AK
— Arginine kinase
AR
— apoptotic rate
UCD
— University of California, Davis
CEC
— Chick Embryo Cells
GOMOS
— Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars
NERC
— National Environmental Research Council
EPCU
— EPIC pn Camera Head Unit
CC
— Cervical Cancer
CS&S
— Computer Sciences and Statistics (UW-MSN)
BLCMD
— BiLevel CoMmanD (DXS)
CF
— colony formation
ACGM
— Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
MDA
— Medical Device Amendments
EUV
— Extreme Ultra-Violet 2
ESDD
— Earth Science Data Directory
AS
— alternative splicing
APAG
— Academic Policy Advisory Group
ATDD
— Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division
NAD
— Nitric Acid Dihydrate
IMAU
— Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht
AM
— Admixture Mapping
BF
— Basal Forebrain
CEL
— Conserved Effector Locus
NSI
— Nordic Sami Institute
TOD
— Theoretical Ocean Depth
AH
— adenomatous hyperplasia
CDC
— Cell Division Control
SSSM
— Scandinavian Society for Sexual Medicine
AS
— Active sleep
CA
— Colorectal Adenoma
GFLOPS
— Billions of Floating Point Instructions per Second
CBS
— classic Bartter syndrome
CL
— Crithidia luciliae
ALE/GAGE
— Atmospheric Lifetime Experiment/Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment
CBB
— Coomassie Brilliant Blue
MOUT
— Message Out
GEMS
— Great Expectations in Math & Science Program
CI
— centromeric index
CGKD
— Complex Glycerol Kinase Deficiency
ERAD
— Economic and Regulatory Analysis Division
AVCS
— Advanced Vidicon Camera System
CSG
— Clock Sequence Generator
HIBCC
— Health Industry Business Communications Council
BANF
— Bilateral Acoustic Neurofibromatosis
CENELEC
— European Committee for Electromechanical Standardisation
HRPT
— High Resolution Picture Transmission
AIEE
— American Institute for Electrical Engineers
APC
— Academic Planning Council
GMSLP
— Global Mean Sea Level Pressure
ORA
— FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs
AO
— Airway obstruction
STAR
— Satellite for Telecommunication Applications and Research
SOLSTICE
— Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment
CGCP
— Canadian Global Change Program
H/K
— Housekeeping
FGP
— Faculty Grants Program
ANLL
— Acute Nonlymphoid Leukemia
MOSS
— Manned Orbital Space Station
CC
— Carney complex
CGS
— Contiguous Gene Syndromes
DOA
— Department of Administration (US)
CAPE
— Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester
CAF
— Conotruncal Anomaly Face
COADS
— Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set
BADC
— British Atmospheric Data Centre
ASP
— Apoptosis Specific Protein
BISA
— Belgium Institute for Space Aeronomy (Belgium)
DIN
— Deutsches Institut fur Normung
ED
— Energy Division
SPSO
— Science Processing Support Office
MTBE
— Methyl Tert-butyl Ether
ADLTE
— Autosomal Dominant Lateral Temporal Epilepsy
CCA
— Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly
HEAO-1
— NASA X-Ray Astronomy Mission
STC
— Steering Committee
DLL
— Dynamic Link Libraries
NAMES
— National Association of Medical Equipment Services
ORS
— Outer root sheath
ADCAS
— Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxias
MOPITT
— Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (EOS)
ASPS
— Acid Shock Proteins
RPE
— Relative Pointing Error
CA
— chromosome aberration
CDIAC
— Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Cente
ADL
— Acid Detergent Lignin
AWD
— abnormal wing discs
NESHAP
— National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
SOM
— Spacecraft Operations Manager
ICOLC
— International Consortium of Library Consortia
XSCS
— XMM MOC Control System
APKC
— atypical protein kinase C
LMSC
— Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporation
CCI
— Canadian Circumpolar Institute
SSC-DB
— Survey Science Centre Database
FDDI
— Fibre Distributed Data Interface
BF
— Bacteroides Fragilis
POSS II
— Palomar Observatory Sky Survey, second version
SNR
— Super Nova Remnant
IUCRP
— Industry University Cooperative Research Program
RFC
— RGS Focal Camera Unit
AEEC
— attaching and effacing Escherichia coli
CIRRIS
— Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrument for Shuttle
F&A
— Facilities and Administrative
CD
— Canavan disease
POGO
— Polar-Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
CRG
— Council for Responsible Genetics
AMDT
— Adjusted Maximum Dive Time
RA
— Radar Altimeter (R/A Preferred)
CCR
— Continuous Complete Remission
POEMS
— Positron Electron Magnetic Spectrometer
ITE
— Institute for Terrestrial Ecology
TMC
— Thinking Machine Corporation
APC
— Anterior polar cataract
KOPRI
— Korea Polar Research Institute
BAUD
— one bit per second
APSU
— Austin Peay State University
HYREX
— Hydrological Radar Experiment
CAO
— Chlorophyll A Oxygenase
EATD
— European Association of Technical Divers
CID
— Combined Immune Deficiency
ISTAHC
— International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care
SAFISY
— Space Agency Forum on the International Space Year (1992)
CE
— colony efficiency
IOA
— Institute Of Astronomy (Cambridge)
ANNS
— Artificial Neural Networks
UCR
— University of California at Riverside
ILAS
— Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer
ACSOE
— Atmospheric Chemistry Studies in the Oceanic Environment
ARNT
— Ah Receptor Nuclear Translocator
PEM
— Particle Environment Monitor
MT
— Measured Time
ICAIR
— International Centre for Antarctic Information and Research
CMA
— China Meteorological Administration
QSIT
— Quality System Inspection Technique
ASA
— Antarctic Support Associates
HIB
— Health Insurance Bureau (Japan)
NAGRA
— Native American Graves Repatriation Act
ERL
— Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA)
CNRM
— Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques(France)
PSS
— Procedures, Specifications and Standards
CH
— congenital hydrocephalus
SPAN
— Space Physics Analysis Network
AE
— Atmosphere Explorer
ORAU
— Oak Ridge Associated Universities
SCATT
— SCATTerometer
CA
— Clavulanic Acid
CCF
— Current Calibration File
HAACP
— Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Program
AGC
— Advanced Gastric Carcinoma
WMF
— Windows Metafile
BE
— Branching Enzyme
APLP
— Amplified Product Length Polymorphism
MENARG
— Middle East and North Africa Research Group
ESSHC
— European Social Science History Conference
MTPPI
— Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute
CD
— Campomelic dysplasia
INTEGRAL
— International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory
AMLR
— Autologous Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction
CAPS
— Center for the Analysis and Prediction of Storms
IMDA
— Independent Medical Distributors Association
I&T
— Integration and Testing
SPO
— Sponsored Projects Office
ASU
— Astronomical Server URL
CI
— Cytoplasmic incompatibility
URSI
— Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale
COAPEC
— Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Processes and European Climate
AS
— Angelman Syndrome
HDP
— Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
ERICA
— Experiment on Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones Over the Atlantic
VLA
— Very Large Array
IES
— Institute of Environmental Sciences
POEM
— Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission (ESA)
CM
— Centimetre
CLASS
— Cross-Chain Loran Atmospheric Sounding System
CB
— carotid body
LDO
— Locally Designated Officer
GCE
— Ground-base Cloud Experiment (EUROTRAC)
CRI
— Climate Research Institute (Oklahoma State University)
ALL
— acute lymphoblastic lymphoma
PDA
— Parenteral Drug Association
BDMV
— Bean Dwarf Mosaic Virus
CCR
— Complete Cytogenetic Response
DP
— dermal papilla
CI
— Coccidioides immitis
CFAG
— cystic fibrosis antigen
PSSM
— Polish Society for Sexual Medicine
CPEC
— California Postsecondary Education Commission
AIEOP
— Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica
MEV
— mega electron volts
EVC
— Executive Vice Chancellor
AC
— Amylose Content
APB
— Alternative Pyrimidine Biosynthetic
CDC
— Collecting duct carcinoma
DISEL
— Diseno e Ingenieria de Systemas Electronicos
APMI
— American Powder Metallurgy Institute
PDTS
— PPS Data Transfer System
AI
— Amelogenesis imperfecta
CWB
— Central Weather Bureau (Taiwan)
DAR
— Division of Atmospheric Research (CSIRO)
GOSTA
— Global Ocean Surface Temperature Atlas
ALP
— Automated Linkage Preprocessor
GSFC
— Goddard Space Flight Centre
NIGEC
— National Institute for Global Environmental Change
BDGP
— Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project
DIU
— Detector Interface Unit (DXS)
DSWM
— Division of Solid Waste Management
SCOR
— Scientific Committee for Oceanographic Research Seasat Sea Satellite
PT
— Pass-Through
BCCP
— Biotin Carboxyl Carrier Protein
MPIA
— Max Planck Institut für Aeronomie (Germany)
FNRS
— Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (Belgium)
NMDC
— National Medical Device Coalition
DWS
— Division of Water Supply
CC
— cervical carcinoma
ESMR
— Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer
ANT
— Attention Network Test
CH
— Calponin homology
LAWS
— Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (NASA)
IPC
— Imaging Proportional Counter
CC
— Cell Counts
RTK
— Right-To-Know
RVAU
— Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
ODBMS
— Object-Oriented Data-Base Management System
CC
— Cumulus cells
APC
— Ateles Paniscus Chamek
EPG
— Engineering Proposal Generation
SAA
— South Atlantic Anomaly
AI
— Apoptosis Index
CAA
— Cationic Amino Acid
CENR
— Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
NMAI
— National Museum of the American Indian
ARNSHL
— Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss
SIGMA
— High Energy X-ray Instrument
EESC
— Equivalent Effective Stratospheric Chlorine
ARC
— Arctic Radiation and Chemistry experiment
RAL
— Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK
BER
— Base Excision Repair (biology)
FAUI
— Federation of Australian Underwater Instructors
AVIRIS
— airborne visible and infrared imaging spectrometer
UCAP
— University Committee on Academic Personnel
UCRS
— University of California Retirement System
UCSD
— University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, California)
DCA
— Division of Community Assistance
LCLIYMUUCADULFW.S
— le cock la in your mouth until u choke and die u lazy fucking whore. slut
WOCE
— World Ocean Circulation Experiment
VIRSR
— Visible Infrared Scanning Radiometer
HAPEX
— Hydrological Atmospheric Pilot Experiment
TERI
— Tata Energy Research Institute
CD
— Congenital Defects
CIAP
— Climatic Impact Assessment Program
NILU
— Norsk Institutt for Luftforskning
ALADIN
— Interactive sky atlas developed by CDS Strasbourg
MPIC
— Max Planck Institut für Chemie (Germany)
NLN
— National League for Nursing
CMAP
— Climate Modeling, Analysis and Prediction Program
WFC
— Wide-Field Camera
AREP
— Assembly Representation
CM
— contrast media
CA
— Chromosome Analysis
LWIR
— long-wavelength (thermal) infrared
SSDF
— Space Science Development Facility
AMDM
— Association of Medical Diagnostics Manufacturers
SIO
— Scripps Institutetution of Oceanography
SWIRLS
— Stratospheric Wind Infrared Limb Sounder
AI
— allelic imbalance
CBI
— Confederation of British Industries
TGMI
— Tennessee Government Management Institute
MIP
— Minimum Ionising Particle
INPA
— Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (Brazil)
OAL
— ODF Access Layer
AF
— ameloblastic fibroma
DLC
— Distributed Learning Center
RANN
— Research Applied to National Needs (NSF)
ENSO
— El Niño/Southern Oscillation
PRIC
— Polar Research Institute of China
IPAR
— Intercepted Photosynthetically Active Radiation
AS
— Alagille Syndrome
GSM
— Ground Segment Manager
AS
— Aldosterone Synthase
ASS
— Arginosuccinate Synthetase
CH
— chloral hydrate
RUC
— Roskilde University Center
CCR
— Complete Cytogenetic Remission
SPOT
— Systeme Pour L'Observation De La Terre (France)
ASIM
— American Society of International Medicine
ABI
— Advanced Baseline Imager (GOES)
AQS
— Air Quality System
ASDS
— Atrial Septal Defects
NORSAR
— Norwegian Seismic Array
LACTOZ
— Laboratory Studies of Chemistry Related to Tropospheric Ozone (EUROTRAC)
SAMS
— stratospheric and mesopheric sounder
AH
— aniline hydrochloride
PWSA
— Ports and Waterways Safety Act
CE
— conventional electrophoresis
UHV
— Ultra-high Vacuum
BC
— Brain Cancer
BCTV
— Beet Curly Top Virus
ARRP
— Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa
CFC
— GM-colony forming cell
AI
— Aromatase Inhibitor
MIAA
— Medical Industry Association of Australia
DBRA
— Division of Biometry and Risk Assessment
MISR
— Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (EOS)
CA
— Cytogenetic Aberrations
D/C
— diarrhea constipation
CA
— Cytogenetic Abnormalities
EOSP
— Earth Observing Scanner Polarimeter
FDR
— Flight Dynamics Room
MCP
— Multi Channel Plate
PARE
— Physiological & Anatomical Rodent Experiment
NH
— Northern Hemisphere
DCM
— Dispersion Compensation Module
PDIC
— Professional Diving Instructors Corporation International; Diving Instruction Organization.
EUDRA
— European Drug Regulatory Authorities Network
BCE
— Bovine Capillary Endothelial
APM
— Affected Pedigree Member
JFMDA
— Japan Federation of Medical Device Associations
DIN
— Deutsches Institut fuer Normung
TOMUIS
— 3-D ozone mapping with ultraviolet imaging spectrometer
IBIS
— Image on-Board INTEGRAL Spacecraft
CAS
— cellular apoptosis susceptibility
FDAMA
— FDA Modernization Act of 1997
AL
— Acute Leukemia
CCR
— Carbon Catabolite Repression
LIGG
— Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology
MODIS
— Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
BCC
— Burkholderia Cepacia Complex
ISCCP
— International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program
ASP
— Audiogenic seizure Prone
DNAG
— Decade of North American Geology
CDS
— Correlated Double Sampler
CF
— competence factor
CM
— cisterna magna
ALL
— acute lymphoblastic leukosis
IOLM
— International Organization of Legal Metrology
APAFO
— Advanced Particles And Fields Observer
AAM
— Atmospheric Angular Momentum
NPOP
— NASA Polar Orbiting Platform
CI
— Chromosome Index
ACCCI
— American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
FDRG
— Faculty Discipline Review Group
WBDCS
— Wide-Band Data Collection System
SID
— Structure Identifier
RAID
— Redundant of Inexpensive Discs
COR
— Committee on Research
AK
— Aspartate kinase
ECA
— Effective Cloud Amount
XIE
— X-Ray Imaging Experiment
ARS
— Autonomous Replication Sequence
PERI
— Pharmaceutical Education & Research Institute
NODIS
— NSSDC Online Data and Information System Services System
IFS
— SSC-SOC Interface Sub-system
EMAE
— EPIC MOS Analogue Electronics
BAC
— Bovine Artificial Chromosome
DES
— Divers Environmental Survey
NOY
— total active nitrogen
SIP
— Sickness Index Profile
WINDII
— Wind Imaging Interferometer
BCCP
— apo-biotin carboxyl carrier protein
NDBC
— National Data Buoy Center
HPB
— Health Protection Board (Canada)
GFURD
— Ground Facilities User Requirements Document
OCTS
— Japanese Ocean Color Temperature Scanner
SCOS
— Spacecraft Control and Operations System
AP
— Adaptor Protein
AI
— apoptotic index
ALL
— Acute Lymphocytic
AMSU
— Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit (EOS)
GGI
— GPS Geoscience Instrument
UCT
— Universal Time Code
ACDS
— Astronomical Catalogues Database Subsystem
NILU
— Norwegian Institute for Air Research
UEXT
— University Extension
CE
— cellular extract
PAGES
— Past Global Changes (IGBP)
TIR
— Thermal Infrared
ORU
— Organized Research Unit
BC
— Burkholderia cepacia
APTI
— Air Pollution Training Institute
LSU
— Louisana State University
EPCE
— EPIC pn Control Electronics Unit
LR
— Laser Retroreflector
AC
— Academic Council
CCA
— Conventional Cytogenetic Analysis
LTMS
— Local Time Management System
WCSP
— World Congress of Science Producers
EMCU
— EPIC MOS Camera Head Unit
APL
— Acute Progranulocytic Leukemia
BBV
— Black Beetle Virus
DMAC
— Diving Medical Advisory Committee
AK
— Adenosine Kinase
CCR
— Cassette Chromosome Recombinase
CNES
— Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (France)
SMS/GOES
— Synchronous Meteorological Satellite/Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
ISLSCP
— International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project
NMAM
— NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods
GCTE
— Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems Program of the IGBP
CSES
— Center for the Study of Earth from Space (Univ of Colorado)
ABS
— Advanced Baseline Sounder
CC
— complete chimerism
AS
— Argininosuccinate Synthetase
ANDI
— American Nitrox Divers Incorporated
ACP
— Atmospheric Chemistry Program (DOE)
ERSC
— Environmental Remote Sensing Center (IES)
MOTIE
— Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (Korea)
CEO
— Centre for Earth Observation
SAS
— Science Analysis Subsystem
DPD
— Data Processing Division
CIRRUS
— Cloud InfraRed Radiometer for UnESS
GLRS-R
— Geoscience Laser Ranging System-Ranger
SSALT
— Solid-State radar Altimeter
CH
— cuticular hydrocarbon
MRU
— Multicampus Research Unit
NHRI
— National Hydrology Research Institute
SCRIPPS
— Scripps Institution of Oceanography (University of California at San
NDO
— National Diving Officer
AR
— adaptive response
AD
— Arginine Deiminase
ACC
— Atlantic Climate Change
OGIP
— Office of Guest Investigator Programs
AH
— Albumen Height
UCR
— University Of Costa Rica
VIRS
— Visible Infrared Scanner
CI
— cardiac involvement
PGS
— Proposal Generation System
IRICP
— International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
LRPT
— low-resolution picture transmission
WPD
— War Plans Division
DWPC
— Division of Water Pollution Control
ODF
— Observation Data File
CCM
— community climate model
ASE
— Air-Sea Exchange experiment (EUROTRAC)
SI
— Systeme International
AP
— Alkaline Protease
BBM
— anti-brush border membrane
AF
— Archaeoglobus Fulgidus
MBBNET
— Minnesota Biomedical Business Network
APTF
— Admissions Processing Task Force
UCPB
— University Committee on Planning and Budget
ASCA
— Japanese X-Ray Astronomy satellite launched 1993
EDU
— Event Detection Unit
UCEP
— University Committee on Educational Policy
AD
— Affecting Disease
TMPSU
— Telescope Module Power Supply Unit
BCG
— bacillus of Calmette and Guérin
SIR-C
— Shuttle Imaging Radar-C
MDDI
— Medical Device and Diagnostics Industry
DE
— Detector Electronics (DXS)
CUCEA
— Council of the University of California Emeriti Association
CE
— clonal evolution
ASCII
— American Standards Committee for Information Interchange
CITE
— Chemical Instrument Test and Evaluation (NASA GTE)
CGCL
— Central Giant Cell Lesion
ASICS
— Acid Sensing Ion Channels
CD
— Conjugated dienes
UOEAP
— Universitywide Office of the Education Abroad Program
CI
— Cephalic Index
MWIR
— medium-wavelength infrared
TCP/IP
— Networking Protocol used on Internet
NBIOME
— Northern Biosphere Observation and Modeling Experiment
BA
— Bone Age
UCM
— University of California, Merced
OBDH
— On-Board Data Handler
AU
— Atomic Units
GLOMAC
— Global Modelling of Atmospheric Chemistry (EUROTRAC)
PSPC
— Position Sensitive Proportional Counters
AR
— Acrosome reaction
MH
— Message Handling
APU
— Academic Program Unit
APP
— AVHRR Polar Pathfinder
AST
— Arterial Spin Tagging
EPDH
— EPIC pn Data Handling Unit
DRH
— Division of Radiological Health
AHR
— Ability of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor
CITA
— Center for IT Accommodation (GSA)
ARF
— Ancillary Response Function
ARS
— Antigen recognition sites
CBDMP
— California Birth Defects Monitoring Program
CITE
— Cargo Integration and Test Equipment (DXS)
CBAH
— Conjugated Bile Acid Hydrolase
CC
— Conventional Cytogenetic
BCRS
— Breakpoint Cluster Regions
JEM-X
— Joint European Monitor for X-rays
CTP
— Cloud-Top Pressure
BIATEX
— Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange of Pollutants (EUROTRAC)
OLA
— Off-Line Analysis
ASP
— Agouti Signaling Protein
AINA
— Arctic Institute of North America
AEDU
— Admiralty Experimental Diving Unit
ASSA
— Aminopterin Syndrome Sine Aminopterin
ASP
— The Abnormal Spindle Protein
CC
— Cellular Cycle
CCP
— Cytochrome C Peroxidase
AST
— Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing
AO&SS
— Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences
DESY
— Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
CCST
— California Council on Science & Technology
STREAM
— Stratosphere-Troposphere Experiment by Aircraft Measurements
NACNEMS
— North American Cooperative Network of Enhanced Measurement Sites
BCM
— Blue Cone Monochromacy
UCMC
— University of California Marine Council
DPU
— digital processing unit
AFES
— Alternative Fluorocarbons Environmental Acceptability Study
CACGP
— Commission For Atmospheric Chemistry And Global Pollution
WETNET
— Network for Distribution and Joint Analysis of SSM/I Data (MSFC)
CHLC
— Cooperative Human Linkage Center
AGCI
— Aspen Global Change Institute
HEASARC
— High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Centre
AIMBE
— American Insitute for Medical and Biological Engineering
GENEMIS
— Generation of European Emission Data (EUROTRAC)
AFA
— Ankyloblepharon Filiforme Adnatum
ECB
— Educational Communications Board
BCP
— Basic Calcium Phosphate
CUA
— Circumpolar Universities Association
OCLO
— chlorine dioxide
NDSC
— Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change
HRDI
— High Resolution Doppler Imager
CAAS
— Contracted Advisory & Assistance Services
GCF
— Ground Calibration File
CTD
— Conductivity-Temperature-Depth
RDE
— RGS Digital Electronic Unit
CD
— Crohn disease
FM
— Frequency Modulator
WMREI
— Waste Management Research and Education Institute
CEQA
— California Environmental Quality Act
ALL
— Acute Lymphoblastic
CODAR
— COrrelation Detection And Ranging
ARPS
— Advanced Regional Prediction System
ARGOS
— Argos Data Collection and Location System (France)
MEDSUN
— Medical Device Surveillance Network
CIRTL
— Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning
UKMO
— United Kingdom Meteorological Office
QE
— Quantum Efficiency
EMCS
— EPIC MOS Camera System
CHAMMP
— Computer Hardware, Advanced Mathematics and Model Physics Program
CLSM
— confocal laser scan microscope
IFS
— Integrated Forecast System
BUV
— Backscattered UltraViolet
LORAN
— Long-Range Navigation
IST
— integrated systems test
BCS
— Broadband Cable System (UW)
EINSTEIN
— Einstein Observatory
AM
— Affected Male
MRIF
— Multicampus Research Incentive Fund
HED
— High Energy Detector
TES
— Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (EOS)
MOHMATN
— Met Office Historical night Marine Air Temperature
CHF
— Calibration History File
CALPIRG
— The California Public Interest Research Group
ACIS
— ACademic Information Services (IBM)
AL
— Angiotropic lymphoma
EROS
— Earth Resources Observing System
CLNS
— Connectionless Network Services
CD
— circular dichroic
SLASIAC
— Systemwide Library and Scholarly Information Advisory Committee
CM
— Congenital Malformations
CAT
— Common Arterial Trunk
IWC
— Instream Waste Concentration
AD
— Alzheimer Disease
AN
— Alkaline Nuclease
CAD
— Cinnamyl Alcohol dehydrogenase
CBL
— Cord Blood Lymphocytes
DXRB
— Diffuse X-Ray Background
SEA
— Slovak Energy Agency
CA
— Children Age
ARIEL-6
— UK X-Ray Astronomy Satellite launched 1979
CFA
— Cyclopropane fatty acids
CCLRC
— Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (UK)
ESSA
— Environmental Science Services Administration (preceded NOAA)
AS
— Anthranilate Synthase
MSU
— Memphis State University
SASI
— Statistical Analysis Systems Institute (Raleigh, North Carolina)
COADS
— Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set
EMDM
— European Medical Device Manufacturer
KORDI
— Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute
SCED
— Engineering Department at ESOC
ASR
— acoustic startle response
AXAF
— Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility, future NASA mission
OIU
— Observer Interface Unit
POLES
— Polar Exchange at the Sea Surface
OCCM
— Ocean Carbon Cycle Model
DCTD
— Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
RMF
— REDISTRIBUTION MATRIX FILE
HIRLAM
— High-Resolution Limited Area Model
EXPORT
— European eXport of Precursors and Ozone by long-Range Transport
MEDMARC
— Medical Device Material Assurance and Reinsurance Company, Ltd.
BA
— Brucella Abortus
DBI
— Digital Bus Interface
RMF
— Response Matrix File
AH
— anterior horn
SORI
— Subcommittee on Research Initiatives
TDG
— Tennessee Division of Geology
FIRETRACC
— Firn Record of Trace Gases Relevant to Atmospheric Chemical Change
LOICZ
— Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (IGBP)
EPCS
— EPIC pn Camera System
VNIR
— Visible And Near InfraRed
ICB
— Instrument Control Bus
SSO
— Solar System Object
IOSDL
— Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Deacon Laboratory
PXP
— XMM Project Payload
NETC
— National Environmental Technology Centre (UK)
AI
— Adiposity Index
EDH
— EPIC Data Handling Unit
CIRES
— Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (US)
ERSAF
— Environment Remote Sensing Analysis Facility
PROS
— X-Ray data analysis package, part of IRAFm supported by CfA
ISME
— Instrument Software Maintenance Environment
AFM
— Array File Maker
NBIS
— Northern Biosphere Information System
CATS
— Comparative Anchor Tagged Sequence
RAPS
— Regulatory Affairs Professional Society
ACI
— Alloy Casting Institute
USCE
— United States Corps of Engineers
IMG
— Interferometric Monitor of Greenhouse Gases
UCAF
— University Committee on Academic Freedom
ATF
— anti-activating transcription factor
PPQA
— Pre-Product Quality Assurance
SEAWIFS
— sea-viewing wide-field sensor
KAL
— Keep Alive Loop
CTS
— Committee on Teaching of Science
JCEE
— Joint Conference of EARMA and Euroscience
WMRS
— White Mountain Research Station
CD
— cytosine deaminase
RPS
— Remote Proposal Submission
CD
— Cone Degeneration
SWIR
— Short-Wavelength Infrared
CB
— Chromatoid Body
BB
— Bacterial Blight
MOHSST
— Met Office Historical Sea Surface Temperature
CA
— Chromatid Aberrations
CNSI
— California NanoSystems Institute
MIPAS
— Michelson Interferometric Passive Atmosphere Sounder
ALEXI
— Atmospheric Land EXchange Inversion (CIMSS)
AIST
— Advanced Industrial Science Technology
BC
— blast crisis
BC
— Binucleated Cells
MST
— Mesosphere Stratosphere Troposphere (Radar)
EPIC
— European Photon Imaging Camera
POSIX
— Portbale Operating System Interface
BAF
— Bvg accessory factor
DRIBU
— DRIfting BUoy data
AVTD
— Anomalous Viscosity Time Dependence
CA
— Constitutively Active
PXS
— XMM Project Spacecraft
UADE
— Unanticipated Adverse Device Effects
MIP
— Mission Implementation Plan
CONUS
— Continental U.S.
UART
— Universal Asynchronous Receive and Transmit
AGSP
— Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme
METEOSAT
— Geosynchronous Meteorology Satellite (ESA)
MPE
— Max Planck Institut fur Extaterrestrische Physik, Garching
AT
— The Ataxia Teleangiectasia
EBTC
— Edison BioTechnology Center
DNH
— Division of Natural Heritage
MGLS
— Marine Geoscience Leadership Symposium
UCOP
— University of California, Office of the President
EDMA
— European Diagnostics Manufacturer's Association
CA
— Candida albicans
GEOSAT
— Geodesy Satellite (Navy)
ASTEX
— Atlantic STratus EXperiment
MICR
— Magnetic-Ink Character Recongnition
DB
— Diversion Box
GSRR
— Ground Segment Requirements Review
MODB
— MOC Operational Database
DP
— Data Products
APID
— APPLICATION IDENTIFIER
MIDAS
— Munich Interactive Data Analysis System
UBA
— Universal Breathing Apparatus
CLRC
— Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (UK)
ADC
— Atlantic Data Coverage (Meteosat)
CADC
— Canadian Astrophysical Data Centre
DPSS
— Data Product Screening Sub-system
STERAO
— Stratosphere-Troposphere Experiments: Radiation, Aerosols, and Ozone
HDIF
— Health Care Data Interchange Format
CCD
— Calcite Compensation Depth
AMS
— atypical mole syndrome
CA
— Cavernous Angiomas
NIES
— National Institute For Environmental Studies (Japan)
RIS
— reflector in space (laser beam adsorption, measures O3, CFCs, etc.)
CAMEX
— CMOS Amplifier and Multiplexing Chip
HIRIS
— High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
HDU
— Header Data Unit
CB
— Cajal Bodies
IFCC
— International Federation of Clinical Chemists
HC
— Heater Controller
RAF
— Radiation Amplification Factor
MIRD
— Mission Implementation Requirements Documents
FIMR
— Finnish Institute of Marine Research
UT-K
— University of Tennessee, Knoxville
VCP
— Voluntary Cooperation Program (Equipment and Services) (UN)
AT
— Autologous Transplantation
NIMBUS
— NASA Meteorological Satellites (1 through 7)
AP
— Arbitrarily Primed
COCIR
— Coordination Committee of the Radiological and Electromedical Industries
PMA
— Premarket Application
ASG
— Accessory Sex Glands
MOS-1
— Marine Observation Satellite (Japan)
BD
— Birth Defects
IAS
— Interactive Analysis Subsystem
ELC
— Eligibility in the Local Context
HCPCS
— Health Care Common Procedure Coding System
NAHC
— National Association of Home Care
BCC
— British Coal Corporation
ERM
— EPIC Radiation Monitor
CRCC
— Cancer Research Coordinating Committee
NASA
— National Aeronautic & Space Administration
SCSI
— Small Computer Systems Interface, a common disc interface
BLIS
— Boundary Layer Instrumentation System
SUPARCO
— Space of Upper Atmosphere Research Committee
NARSTO
— North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone
AVR
— Acute Vascular Rejection
VILSPA
— Villafranca Station at Villafranca del Castillo, Spain
ISIM
— Instrument Simulator
XMCS
— XMM MissionControl System
TOBI
— Towed Ocean Bottom Instrument
AHSRL
— Arctic High Spectral Resolution Lidar
NINA
— Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
IFOP
— Instrument Flight Operation Procedures
AJ
— Ashkenazi Jewish
AS
— autologous serum
MPI
— Minnesota Project Innovation
MODIS-T
— Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Tilt
RPOS
— Re-planned Preferred Observation Schedule
CAC
— Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry (York, Canada)
ETTP
— East Tennessee Technology Park
ISSP
— Institute for Social Sciences and Philosophy
AM
— arbuscular mycorrhizal
ASA
— Academic Staff Assembly
TRC
— The Research Corporation
CA
— Colanic Acid
DODS
— Distributed Ocean Data System
AM
— Alveolar Macrophage
ADU
— Analogue to Digital Unit
CET
— Central England Temperature
APH
— Attitude Pointing History
PRAREE
— Precise Range and Rate Equipment-Extended Version
NSTX
— Neosaxitoxin
UACB
— Undergraduate Admissions Coordination Board
IGETC
— Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum
CICA
— Center for Innovative Computer Applications
IMPAC
— Intersegmental Major Preparation Articulated Curriculum
OMC
— Optical Monitoring Camera
DLESE
— The Digital Library for Earth System Education
PI
— Position Invariant
CH
— Channel Header
CI
— chromosomal instability
ESOC
— European Satellite Operations Center
KNMI
— Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut
SESAME
— Second European Stratospheric Arctic and Middle Latitude Experiment
MPU
— Mission Planning Unit
AWD
— Abdominal Wall Defects
RAE
— RGS Analogue Electronics
MDC
— Major Diagnostics Category
OODBMS
— Object-Oriented Data-Base Management System
ODE
— Office of Device Evaluation
DMIC
— Deputy Meteorologist-In-Charge (NWS)
ALU
— Arithmetic (and) Logic Unit
COARE
— Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Research Experiment (TOGA)
IRMM
— Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements
CANSO
— California Articulation Number System Office
APM
— Academic Personnel Manual
XTE
— X-Ray Timing Explorer
CA
— common antigen
MOC
— XMM Mission Operation Centre
HKD
— Housekeeping Data
ARA
— AppleTalk Remote Access
BIO
— Bedford Institute of Oceanography
ISVF
— Instrument Validation Facility
AWPD
— Assessment and Watershed Protection Division
UCCP
— UC College Preparatory Initiative
APP
— Abeta precursor protein
APE
— Airborne Polar Experiment
OAB
— Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
DLS
— Division of Laboratory Services
MLOPEX
— Mauna Loa Observatory Photochemistry Experiment
CITA
— Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
BASE-A
— Biomass burning Airborne and Spaceborne Experiment-Amazonia
CA
— Cyclopiazonic Acid
CASPR
— Cloud and Surface Parameter Retrieval
RGS
— Reflection Grating Subsytem
K-S
— Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistic
SORG
— Stratospheric Ozone Review Group
GLRS-A
— Geoscience Laser Ranging System-Altimeter (see GLAS)
CC
— Cleavable Complex
TSTRP
— Toxic Substance Research and Training Program
CRYSYS
— Cryospheric System
AESA
— Atmospheric Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft
ESTEC
— European Space TEchnical Center
WSAD
— Websphere Studio Application Developer
DEFA
— Digital Event Filter and Address Encoder
BOARS
— Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools
ISS
— Instrument Software System
HTRM
— High Time Resolution Mode
PCMS
— PPS Control & Monitoring System
UCFW
— University Committee on Faculty Welfare
OFS
— Orbiter Flight Simulator
ERMD
— EPIC Radiation Monitor Detector
LAMBADA
— Large Scale Atmospheric Moisture Balance of Amazonia using Data Assimilation (BAHC/GEWEX)
CAPSTRANS
— Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies
HTR
— High Time Resolution
AU
— Activity Units
PX
— XMM Project
WDC
— World Data Centre
AE
— Effective Area
CAMEX
— Convection and Moisture Experiment
MTSU
— Middle Tennessee State University's
CD
— Complete Deficiency
ESIS
— European Southern Observatory
RGA
— RGS Grating Assembly
NIPR
— National Institute of Polar Research
NDSTC
— Naval Dive and Salvage Training Center
RNMI
— Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
NIRP
— National Institute for Radiation Protection
PPS
— XMM Pipeline Processing Subsystem
UT-BATTELLE
— University of Tennessee-Battelle
ACDS
— Archival Catalogue and Database Subsystem
MRF
— Met Office Research Flight
CCN
— Cloud Condensation Nucleus
SAFARI
— Southern African Fire-Atmosphere Research Initiative (BIBEX)
ERMS
— EPIC Radiation Monitor System
TSU
— Tennessee State University
UCO
— UC Observatories
DENIS
— Deep Near-Infra-red Survey
AMSAS
— AOA Meteorological Satellite Analysis System
NAEI
— National Atmospheric Emission Inventory (UK)
MD
— Medium Frequency
CHAT
— Choline Acetyltransferase
SCARABE
— Scanning Radiation Budget Experiment
SIMBAD
— Set of Identifications, Measurements, and Bibliography for Astronomical Data
POL
— Physician's Office Laboratory
CAS
— Centre for Atmospheric Science (Cambridge, UK)
IOTP
— International Ozone Trands Panel
STRATOZ
— Stratospheric Ozone Expedition
ODS
— Operational Data Server
IDOH
— Instrument Data Operations Handbook
STD
— Salinity/Temperature/Depth
ESD
— Environmental Sciences Division (ORNL)
COVC
— Council of Vice Chancellors
EPDU
— EPIC pn Data Handling Unit
RPC
— RGS Power Converter
ITIR
— Infrared Thermal Imaging Radiometer (renamed ASTER)
SOR
— Standing Orders of the Regents
OTAC
— Observing Time Allocation Committee
MSIM
— Mirror Simulator
CFHT
— Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, on Mauna Kea
STSCI
— Space Telescope Institute
CH
— Cerebral Hemispheres
AK
— activated killer
UNIPROT
— Universal Protein Resource
DAC
— Digital to Analogue Conversion
CIFAR
— Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research
DPI
— Derived Product Imagery
MA
— Medical Alley
CDS
— Centre de Donnees Stellaires
IPF
— Immediate Parameter File
USAEC
— United States Army Corps of Engineers
LQHUW
— Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste
PGO
— Principal Guest Observer
GRO
— Gamma-Ray Observatory
CRF
— Calibration Resource File
ISS
— Integrated Switching System
EMCR
— EPIC MOS Control,Event Analyzer and Recognition Unit
ER-2
— Earth Resources, #2
SEC
— Science Executive Committee of the IWG
CICS
— Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies (U.Maryland)
I&R
— Instruction & Research
GSR
— Graduate Student Researcher
CARE
— Cholesterol and Recurrent Events
POLDER
— Polarization and Directionality of Reflectances
SDF
— Slew Data File
HER
— High Energy Resolution
AP
— Antimicrobial Peptides
SOE
— Security of Employment
BD
— Bone Density
BUCHE
— ButyrylCholine Estérase
OECA
— Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
SHF
— Short History File
DMS
— DiMethylSulphide
EUCOMED
— European Confederation of Medical Suppliers Associations
LDRD
— Laboratory-Directed Research and Development
DISC
— optical media (CDs)
DPS
— Detector Power Supply
NEJAC
— National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
GINGA
— Japanese X-Ray astronomy mission launched 1987
JOIDES
— Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling
EFSC
— Eastern Food Science Conference
UARC
— University Affiliated Research Center
NISDN
— Narrowband Integrated-Services Digital Network
UWERN
— University WEather Research Network
COHMEX
— Cooperative Huntsville Meteorological Experiment
DISK
— magnetic media (floppies)
NDC
— National Diving Council
SPACON
— Spacecraft Controller
PIDAS
— Portable Instantaneous Display and Analysis Spectrometer
TIMEX
— Time Multiplexer
UM
— Unified Model
VISSR
— Visible/Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer (GOES)
ICU
— Instrument Controller Unit
PMS
— Payload Monitoring Subsystem
BS
— Binary Star
CSEPA
— Chinese State Environment Protection Agency (China)
QLA
— Quicklook Analysis
SPE
— Solar Proton Event
UGAMP
— Universities Global Atmospheric Modelling Programme
AI
— Allele Imbalance
BF
— Bomb Factory
CRI
— Committee on Research Initiatives
IFOP
— Instrument Flight Operation Plan
PBPK
— Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic
BC
— Branhamella catarrhalis
HROI
— High Resolution Optical Instrument
ISI
— Institutes for Science and Innovation
AGN
— Active Galaxy Nucleus
DOIT
— Department Of Information Technology (UW-MSN)
PMC
— Pressure-Modulator Cell
MOS
— Metal Oxide Semi-conductor
ERME
— EPIC Radiation Monitor Electronics
MODIS-N
— Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Nadir
HSPC
— Human Subjects Protection Committee
APS
— Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndromes
CAR
— Cytokinetic Actomyosin Ring
NEDU
— Naval Experimental Diving Unit
CAL
— Calibration Access Layer
ASF
— Alaskan SAR Facility
SDM
— SOC Development Manager
PPG
— Preliminary Planning Guide
TERSE
— Tunable Etalon Remote Sounder of Earth
ARIEL-5
— UK X-Ray Astronomy Satellite launched 1974
GSITT
— Segment Integration and Test Team
UVPI
— Ultraviolet Plume Instrument
IPA
— Institute for Polyacryclate Sciences
SCANSCAT
— scanning scatterometer
BAHC
— Biosphere Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle (IGBP programme)
MNBIO
— Minnesota Biotechnology
JCMM
— Joint Centre for Mesoscale Meteorology
RAPS
— radiologists, anesthesiologists, and pathologists
VOB
— Vertical Optical Branch
ADAM
— Astronomical Data Acquisition and Management
CSI
— Coastal Studies Institute (LSU)
GRD
— Government Relations Director
TROPOZ
— Tropospheric Ozone Expedition
EPVC
— EPIC pn Low Voltage Converter Unit
MMIC
— Medical Manufacturers' Information Council
BC
— Bovine Conglutinin
UER
— University-Emeriti Relations Committee
APF
— Attitude Parameter File
PHA
— Pulse Height Amplitude
GISST
— Global sea Ice Coverage and Sea Surface Temperature
ICAS
— Intersegmental Committee of the Academic Senate
HEDIS
— Healthplan Employee Data and Information
GT
— Guaranteed Time
ST-ECF
— Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility
DAO
— Data Assimilation Office (NASA)
SAG
— Science Advisory Group
ISI
— Infrared Space Observatory
CC
— Condensed chromatin
CWS
— Committee on World Standards
MOD
— Mission Operations Department
COR
— Council of Research
AMS
— Archive Management Subsystem
LU
— Leicester University
EMSS
— Einstein Medium Sensitivity Survey
POC
— Panel of Counselors
LEDPA
— Least Environmental Damaging Plan Alternative
TRACT
— Transport of Pollutants over Complex Terrain (EUROTRAC)
ML
— Maximum-Likelihood
P/A
— PreAmplifier
PN
— p-type/n-type semiconductor
MM
— Mirror Model
BC
— biotin carboxylase
ICC
— Intersegmental Coordinating Committee
ASTERIX
— X-Ray astronomy data analysis package for Starlink ADAM environment
PIEAS
— Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Appliead Sciences
ASUC
— Associated Students of the University of California
OPSNET
— Operational Network
CSMP
— Climate System Modeling Project
BRDF
— Bidirectional Reflective Distribution Function
PCS
— Payload Calibration Subsystem
CIDC
— Climatology Interdisciplinary Data Collection
POCE
— Pantone Open Color Environment
SGS
— Sequence Generation Subsystem
CSM
— Comprehensive System Model
SMHI
— Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
RNLI
— Royal National Lifeboat Institution
METEOR
— USSR Operational Weather Satellite
PM
— Protocol Machine
DPS
— Division of Planetary Science
TGEI
— Tennessee Government Executive Institute
DCR
— Dedicated Control Room
MDR
— Medical Device Reports
ARM
— Atmospheric Radiation Monitoring
AIMS
— Australian Institute of Marine Science
AMW-DB
— Archive of Multi-Wavelength Data
POWER
— Program on Workable Energy Regulation
WIMP
— Window, Icon, Menu and Pop-up
ACUNS
— Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies
ANRHRD
— Air, Noise and Radiation Health Research Division
EPOS
— Enhanced Preferred Observation Schedule
PRARE
— Precise Range and Rate Equipment
NCTRS
— Network Command and Telemetry Router System
XSELECT
— Data selection and binning tool, part of FTOOLS package
OPIA
— Optical Precision Instrument Associates
EPCH
— EPIC pn Focal Camera Head Unit
SIO
— Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
EHWD
— Enhanced Hot Water Drill
VIRTEM
— Validation of IASI Radiative Transfer: Experiments and Modelling
OBS
— On-Board Software
OBSW
— On-Board Software
CVS
— Concurrent Version System
ARF
— An Ancillary Response File
SSD
— Space Science Department
SRAM
— Sequential Random Access Memory
DPP
— Digital Preprocessor
EUVE
— Extreme Ultra-Violet Explorer
PERL
— Interactive programming language available for Unix
SSC
— Survey Science Centre for XMM
TDF
— Transaction Data File
WCSJ
— World Conference of Science Journalists
EMCH
— EPIC MOS Focal Camera Head Unit
JPOP
— Japanese Polar Orbiting Platform
ED
— Event Designator
ASI
— Advanced Study Institute (NATO)
SOVT
— System Operations Validation Tests
XID
— X-Ray Identification
SIP
— Scientific Operations Centre Implementation Plan
PPM
— Position and Proper Motion
ARSLOE
— Atlantic Remote Sensing Land/Ocean Experiment
NWRI
— National Water Research Institute (Canada)
CAT
— Carbon Dioxide Absorption Technique
DC
— Detector Controller (DXS)
SDOH
— SOC Data Operations Handbook
UCOPE
— University Committee on Preparatory Education
USCOE
— United States Corps of Engineers
EPEA
— EPIC p-n Event Analyser
COC
— Council of Chancellors
RRA
— ROSAT Results Archive
COTF
— Commission on the Future
CCLRC
— Central Laboratory of the Research Councils
UCEAP
— University Committee on Education Abroad Program
UCEI
— UC Energy Institute
XSPEC
— X-Ray spectral analysis package, part of XANADU
PMR
— Pressure Modulator Radiometer
SA
— Astrophysics Division
SMM
— Stratosphere Mesosphere Model
SPEVAL
— Spacecraft Evaluation System
UCOC
— University Committee on Committees
SQHUW
— Small Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste
NACD
— National Association for Cave Diving
LOS
— Loss of Signal
COC
— Committee on Committees
PSF
— Planning Skeleton File
MMDB
— Mirror Metrology Database
UNIS
— University Centre in Svalbard
URGENT
— Urban ReGeneration and the ENvironmenT
SOPH
— SOC Operation Procedures Handbook
CAL-ISI
— California Institutes for Science & Innovation
OSF1
— Open Systems Foundation brand of Unix
OM1
— OM Telescope Unit
CC
— Classical Cytogenetic
SCIGETC
— Science Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum
SMT
— Software Maintenance Team
FTOOLS
— FITS-based software utilities developed at GSFC
SIP
— Short Implementation Plan
SAT
— Sulphuric Acid Tetrahydrate
SASS
— Standard Analysis Software System
RTA
— Real-Time Analysis
SCIAMACHY
— SCanning Imaging Absorption SpectroMeter For Atmospheric CHartographY
NAS
— National Academy of the Sciences
IPP
— Instrument Programmable Parameter
P&T
— Privilege & Tenure Committee
SSID
— Survey Science Interface Document
EPS
— European Polar Satellite
CSIM
— Cosmic Simulator
SD
— Screening Device
AGO
— automated geophysical observatories
SSI
— Serial Synchronous Interface
CAN
— California Articulation Number
OM2
— OM Digital Electronics Unit
ISDN
— Switching Digital Network
MVCA
— Minnesota Venture Capital Association
RGIT
— Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology
ESOC
— European Satellite Operation Centre
OSW
— OM Science Window
EXSAS
— Extended Scientific Analysis System
CDT
— Catalogues and Databases Team
D-E
— Dermoepidermal
ISA
— Institute for System Analysis
ALPTRAC
— High Alpine Aerosol and Snow Chemistry Study (EUROTRAC)
BHTA
— British Healthcare Trades Industry
XIMAGE
— Image Display Package, part of XANADU
SPI
— Spectrometer for INTEGRAL
EMCV
— EPIC MOS Low Voltage Converter Unit
PMU
— Payload Monitoring Unit
POS
— Preferred Observation Schedule
SOC
— Science Operations Centre for XMM
MSSL
— Mullard Space Science Laboratory, College London
NEFCO
— Nordic Environment Finance Corporation
CCC
— California Community Colleges
PIER
— Public Interest Energy Research Program
SLATEC
— Sanida Los Alamos Technical Exchange Committee
SUTI
— Sensitive but Unclassified Technical Information
MA
— Mirror Assembly
CMS
— Control & Monitoring System
SCISIM
— Science Simulator
CPG
— Calibration Proposal Generation
DPSST
— Data Product Screening Software Team
PRF
— Point Response Subsystem
SS
— Survey Scientist for XMM
DAP
— Dual Admissions Program
UOSAT
— University Of Surrey Satellite
EARTHKAM
— Earth Knowledge Acquired By Middle-schoolers
APM
— Automatic Plate Measurement
SIRD
— SOC Implementation Requirements Document
SSRD
— Specific Science Requirements Document
CFA
— Centre for Astrophysics
ODS
— Observation Datafile Subsystem
SFOM
— SOC Facility Operations Manual
OSC
— Offline Satellite Calibration
ICS
— Instrument Command Sequence
WCPS
— Women's Caucus for Political Science
REACH
— REmote Access to Circular History-files
PHS
— Proposal Handling Subsystem
ISI
— Institute for Scientific Information
BSM
— Baseline Spectroscopy
RSIM
— RGS Simulator
OSIM
— OM Simulator
AIP
— Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam
MP
— Mission Planning
SCC
— Spacecraft Coordinates
CTTCA
— California Technology Trade & Commerce Agency
SIM
— Simulation Section
PST
— Project Science Team
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