M


m metre
Magsat Magnetic Field Satellite
MAESA Measurements for Assessing the Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft
MAHLOVS Middle and High Latitudes Oceanic Variability Study
MAP Mesoscale Alpine Programme
MAPS Measurement of Atmospheric Pollution from Satellites
mb millibar
Mbps megabits per second
MCC Mission Control Center
McIDAS Man-computer Interactive Data Access System
MCP Meteorological Communications Package, direct broadcast of
operational data
MEPED Medium Energy Proton & Electron Detector
MERIS Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
MESSR Multispectral Electronic Self-Scanning Radiometer
METEOR USSR Operational Weather Satellite
METEOSAT Geosynchronous Meteorology Satellite (ESA)
MeV mega electron volts
MF/MAGNOLIA Magnetic Field Experiment
MHS Microwave Humidity Sounder
MIMR Multi-frequency Imaging Microwave Radiometer
MIPAS Michelson Interferometric Passive Atmosphere Sounder
MISR Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer
MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MITI Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Japan)
MLOPEX Mauna Loa Observatory Photochemistry Experiment
MLS Microwave Limb Sounder
mm millimetre
MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
MODIS-N Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Nadir
MODIS-T Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer-Tilt
MOHMATN Met Office Historical night Marine Air Temperature
MOHSST Met Office Historical Sea Surface Temperature
MOPITT Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere
MOS-1 Marine Observation Satellite (Japan)
MOZIAC Measurement of Ozone on Airbus in-service Aircraft
MPE Mission to Planet Earth
MPI Max Planck Institut (Germany)
MPIA Max Planck Institut für Aeronomie (Germany)
MPIC Max Planck Institut für Chemie (Germany)
MRF Met Office Research Flight
MRI Meteorlogical Research Institute (Japan)
MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center
MSLP Mean Sea Level Pressure
MSS Multispectral Scanner (Landsat)
MSU Microwave Sounding Unit
MST Mesosphere Stratosphere Troposphere (Radar)
MTPE Mission to Planet Earth
MTS Microwave Temperature Sounder
MWIR Medium-Wavelength Infrared

N

N2O nitrous oxide
N2O5 nitrogen pentoxide
NACNEMS North American Cooperative Network of Enhanced Measurement Sites
NAD Nitric Acid Dihydrate
NAEI National Atmospheric Emission Inventory (UK)
NAS National Academy of Sciences (US)
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
NASCOM NASA Communications Network
NASDA National Space Development Agency of Japan
NAT Nitric Acid Trihydrate
NBIOME Northern Biosphere Observation and Modeling Experiment
NBIS Northern Biosphere Information System
NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research (US)
NCC Network Control Center
NCDC National Climatic Data Center
NDSC Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change
NDVI Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
NERC Natural Environment Research Council (UK)
NESDIS National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information
Service (NOAA US)
NETC National Environmental Technology Centre (UK)
NH3 ammonia
NH Northern Hemisphere
Nimbus NASA Meteorological Satellites (1 through 7)
NILU Norsk institutt for luftforskning
(Norwegian Institute for Air Research)
NIR Near Infrared
NIST National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
NIWA National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand
nm nanometer
NMC National Meteorological Center (US)
NO nitric oxide
NO2 nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen peroxide
NO3 nitrate radical
NOx nitrogen oxides (NO, NO2, NO3)
NOy total active nitrogen
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
NODS NASA Ocean Data
NODIS NSSDC Online Data and Information System Services System
NORDA Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity
NOSS National Oceanic Satellite System
NPOP NASA Polar Orbiting Platform
NRC National Research Council (Canada)
NRL Naval Research Laboratory
NSC Norwegian Space Center
NSCAT NASA Scatterometer
NSF National Science Foundation (US)
NSIDC National Snow and Ice Data Center (US)
NSSDC National Space Science Data Center (US)
NSTS National Space Transportation System
NWP numerical weather prediction
NWS National Weather Service (US)

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