Scientific Abbreviation and Acronym list
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[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [B][COLOR="Sienna"]A [/COLOR][/B] [B]A Ampere AAM Atmospheric Angular Momentum AAOE Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment AASE Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition AATSR Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer A3RI Antarctic Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Institute ABBA Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm ABI Advanced Baseline Imager (GOES) ABLE Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment ABS Advanced Baseline Sounder ac or AC alternating current ACARS Aeronautical Radio, Inc. Communication and Recording System ACC Atlantic Climate Change ACE Aerosol Characterization Experiment ACIS ACademic Information Services (IBM) ACRIM Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS ACR Active Cavity Radiometer ACRIM Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor ACSYS Arctic Climate System Study ACMSU Atmospheric Chemistry Modelling Support Unit ACSOE Atmospheric Chemistry Studies in the Oceanic Environment ADAAC Affiliated Distributed Active Archive Center ADALT Advanced Radar Altimeter ADC Astronomical Data Center ADC Atlantic Data Coverage (Meteosat) ADC Affiliated Data Center ADCLS Advanced Data Collection and Location System ADEOS Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan) ADPE Automatic Data Processing Equipment ADOM Acid Deposition and Oxidant Model ADR Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator AE Atmosphere Explorer AEA Atomic Energy Authority (UK) AER Atmospheric and Environmental Research AERI Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer AERONOX Impact of NOx Emissions from Aircraft upon the Atmosphere AES Atmospheric Environment Service (Canada) AESA Atmospheric Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft AF Air Force AFB Air Force Base AFG Air Force Geophysics Laboratory AFOS Automation of Field Operations and Services (NWS) AFOSR Air Force Office of Scientific Research AFES Alternative Fluorocarbons Environmental Acceptability Study AGFS Aviation Gridded Forecast System AGL Above Ground Level AGO Automated Geophysical Observatories AGU American Geophysical Union AGWP Absolute Global Warming Potential AHSRL Arctic High Spectral Resolution Lidar AIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder AIS Airborne Imaging Spectrometer AJ Astronomical Journal a.k.a. also known as AL Aeronomy Laboratory (NOAA, US) ALE/GAGE Atmospheric Lifetime Experiment/Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment ALERT Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time ALEXI Atmospheric Land EXchange Inversion (CIMSS) ALPEX ALPine EXperiment ALSPP Atmospheric and Land Surface Processes Project ALT ALTimeter ALPTRAC High Alpine Aerosol and Snow Chemistry Study (EUROTRAC) AMANDA Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array AMI Active Microwave Instrument AMIP Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project AMRIR Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer AMPS Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System AMRIR Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer AMS American Meteorological Society AMSAS AOA Meteorological Satellite Analysis System AMSR-E Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS AMSU Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit (EOS) AMSR Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer AMSU-A Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A AMTS Advanced Moisture and Temperature Sounder ANL Argonne National Laboratory AO Announcement of Opportunity AOA Airborne Optical Adjunct AO&SS Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences (building) AOIPS Atmospheric and Oceanographic Information Processing System AOL Airborne Oceanographic Lidar AOT Aerosol Optical Thickness AP Anomalous Propagation APAFO Advanced Particles and Fields Observer APAR Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation APP AVHRR Polar Pathfinder APT Automatic Picture Transmission APU Auxiliary Power Unit ARA Appletalk Remote Access ARC Arctic Radiation and Chemistry experiment ARC Ames Research Center APE Airborne Polar Experiment ARGOS+ Argos Data Collection and Location System (France) ARISTOTELES Applications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing the Earth's Field from a Low Earth Orbiting Satellite ARM Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (DOE) ARPS Advanced Regional Prediction System ARSLOE Atlantic Remote Sensing Land/Ocean Experiment A-SAR Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar A-SCAT Advanced Scatterometer ASA Academic Staff Assembly ASA Antarctic Support Associates ASADA Automated Smoke/Aerosol Detection Algorithm ASCII American Standards Committee for Information Interchange ASE Air-Sea Exchange experiment (EUROTRAC) ASF Alaskan SAR Facility ASHOE Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment ASI Agenzia Spaziale Italiana ASR Airport Surveillance Radar ASTER Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection radiometer ASTEX Atlantic STratus EXperiment AT&T American Telephone & Telegraph ATLAS Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science ATLID Atmospheric Lidar ATM Atmospheric Transport Model ATMOS Atmospheric Trace Molecules observed by Spectroscopy ATS Applications Technology Satellite ATSR Along Track Scanning Radiometer AU Astronomical Unit AURA Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy AURIO Auroral Imaging Observatory AVCS Advanced Vidicon Camera System AVHRR Advanced Very High-Resolution Radiometer AVHRR GAC AVHRR Global Area Coverage AVHRR LAC AVHRR Local Area Coverage AVIRIS Airborne Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectrometer AVNIR Advanced Visible and Near-Infrared Radiometer AWI Alfred Wegener Institute AWIPS-90 Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System for the 90's [/B] |
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[B]A = Ampere AAM = Atmospheric Angular Momentum AAOE = Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment AASE = Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition AATSR = Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer A3RI = Antarctic Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Institute ABBA = Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm ABI = Advanced Baseline Imager (GOES) ABLE = Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment ABS = Advanced Baseline Sounder ac or AC = alternating current ACARS = Aeronautical Radio, Inc. Communication and Recording System ACC = Atlantic Climate Change ACE = Aerosol Characterization Experiment ACIS = ACademic Information Services (IBM) ACRIM = Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS ACR = Active Cavity Radiometer ACRIM = Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor ACSYS = Arctic Climate System Study ACMSU = Atmospheric Chemistry Modelling Support Unit ACSOE = Atmospheric Chemistry Studies in the Oceanic Environment ADAAC = Affiliated Distributed Active Archive Center ADALT = Advanced Radar Altimeter ADC = Astronomical Data Center ADC = Atlantic Data Coverage (Meteosat) ADC = Affiliated Data Center ADCLS = Advanced Data Collection and Location System ADEOS = Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan) ADPE = Automatic Data Processing Equipment ADOM = Acid Deposition and Oxidant Model ADR = Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator AE = Atmosphere Explorer AEA = Atomic Energy Authority (UK) AER = Atmospheric and Environmental Research AERI = Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer AERONOX = Impact of NOx Emissions from Aircraft upon the Atmosphere AES = Atmospheric Environment Service (Canada) AESA = Atmospheric Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft AF = Air Force AFB = Air Force Base AFG = Air Force Geophysics Laboratory AFOS = Automation of Field Operations and Services (NWS) AFOSR = Air Force Office of Scientific Research AFES = Alternative Fluorocarbons Environmental Acceptability Study AGFS = Aviation Gridded Forecast System AGL = Above Ground Level AGO = Automated Geophysical Observatories AGU = American Geophysical Union AGWP = Absolute Global Warming Potential AHSRL = Arctic High Spectral Resolution Lidar AIRS = Atmospheric Infrared Sounder AIS = Airborne Imaging Spectrometer AJ = Astronomical Journal a.k.a. = also known as AL = Aeronomy Laboratory (NOAA, US) ALE/GAGE = Atmospheric Lifetime Experiment/Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment ALERT = Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time ALEXI = Atmospheric Land EXchange Inversion (CIMSS) ALPEX = ALPine EXperiment ALSPP = Atmospheric and Land Surface Processes Project ALT = ALTimeter ALPTRAC = High Alpine Aerosol and Snow Chemistry Study (EUROTRAC) AMANDA = Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array AMI = Active Microwave Instrument AMIP = Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project AMRIR = Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer AMPS = Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System AMRIR = Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer AMS = American Meteorological Society AMSAS = AOA Meteorological Satellite Analysis System AMSR-E = Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS AMSU = Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit (EOS) AMSR = Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer AMSU-A = Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A AMTS = Advanced Moisture and Temperature Sounder ANL = Argonne National Laboratory AO = Announcement of Opportunity AOA = Airborne Optical Adjunct AO&SS = Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences (building) AOIPS = Atmospheric and Oceanographic Information Processing System AOL = Airborne Oceanographic Lidar AOT = Aerosol Optical Thickness AP = Anomalous Propagation APAFO = Advanced Particles and Fields Observer APAR = Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation APP = AVHRR Polar Pathfinder APT = Automatic Picture Transmission APU = Auxiliary Power Unit ARA = Appletalk Remote Access ARC = Arctic Radiation and Chemistry experiment ARC = Ames Research Center APE = Airborne Polar Experiment ARGOS+ = Argos Data Collection and Location System (France) ARISTOTELES = Applications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing the Earth's Field from a Low Earth Orbiting Satellite ARM = Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (DOE) ARPS = Advanced Regional Prediction System ARSLOE = Atlantic Remote Sensing Land/Ocean Experiment A-SAR = Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar A-SCAT = Advanced Scatterometer ASA = Academic Staff Assembly ASA = Antarctic Support Associates ASADA = Automated Smoke/Aerosol Detection Algorithm ASCII = American Standards Committee for Information Interchange ASE = Air-Sea Exchange experiment (EUROTRAC) ASF = Alaskan SAR Facility ASHOE = Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment ASI = Agenzia Spaziale Italiana ASR = Airport Surveillance Radar ASTER = Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection radiometer ASTEX = Atlantic STratus EXperiment AT&T = American Telephone & Telegraph ATLAS = Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science ATLID = Atmospheric Lidar ATM = Atmospheric Transport Model ATMOS = Atmospheric Trace Molecules observed by Spectroscopy ATS = Applications Technology Satellite ATSR = Along Track Scanning Radiometer AU = Astronomical Unit AURA = Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy AURIO = Auroral Imaging Observatory AVCS = Advanced Vidicon Camera System AVHRR = Advanced Very High-Resolution Radiometer AVHRR = GAC AVHRR Global Area Coverage AVHRR LAC = AVHRR Local Area Coverage AVIRIS = Airborne Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectrometer AVNIR = Advanced Visible and Near-Infrared Radiometer AWI = Alfred Wegener Institute AWIPS-90 = Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System for the 90's [/B] |
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[B]BAS = British Antarctic Survey BADC = British Atmospheric Data Centre BAHC = Biosphere Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle (IGBP programme) BAPMoN = Background Air Pollution Monitoring Network (WMO) BASE-A = Biomass burning Airborne and Spaceborne Experiment-Amazonia baud = one bit per second BBS = Bulletin Board System BBXRT = Broad Band X-Ray Telescope BCS = Broadband Cable System (UW) BEF = Bromine Efficiency Factor BIATEX = Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange of Pollutants (EUROTRAC) BIBEX = Biomass Burning Experiment (IGAC programme) BISA = Belgium Institute for Space Aeronomy (Belgium) bit = binary digit BITNET = Because It’s Time NETwork BLCMD = BiLevel CoMmanD (DXS) BLIS = Boundary Layer Instrumentation System BMFT = Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie (Germany) BNSC = British National Space Centre BODC = British Oceanographic Data Centre BOREAS = Boreal Ecosystem - Atmosphere Study BNL = Brookhaven National Laboratory BrO = bromine monoxide bpi = bits per inch bps or BPS = bits per second BTD = brightness temperature difference BTW = By The Way (e-mail) BUFR = Binary Universal FoRm BUV = Backscattered UltraViolet [/B] |
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[/COLOR][/B] [B]C = Celsius, centigrade Cal/Val = Calibration/Validation CAC = Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry (York, Canada) CACGP = Commission of Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution (IAMAP) CAD = Computer Aided Design CALS = College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (UW–Madison) CAMEX = Convection and Moisture Experiment CAMS = Calibrated Airborne Multispectral Scanner CaPE = Convection and Precipitation/Electrification Experiment (STORM) CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy CAPPI = Constant Altitude Plan Position Indicator CAPS = Center for the Analysis and Prediction of Storms CARA = Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica CART = Cloud And Radiation Testbed (DOE/ARM) CAS = Centre for Atmospheric Science (Cambridge, UK) CASPR = Cloud and Surface Parameter Retrieval CAT = Carbon Dioxide Absorption Technique CCD = Charge-Coupled Device CCLRC = Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (UK) CCM = Community Climate Model ccn = cloud condensation nucleus CCRS = Canada Centre for Remote Sensing CCT = Computer Compatible Tape CD = Compact Disc CD-ROM = Compact Disk-Read Only Memory CDCR = Conceptual Design and Cost Review CDF = Common Data Format CDIAC = Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Cente CDOS = Customer Data and Operations System CD-ROM = Compact Disc - Read Only Memory CEC = Commission of the European Communities CEES = Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences CEO = Centre for Earth Observation CEOS = Committee on Earth Observation Satellites CERES =Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System CET = Central England Temperature CFC = ChloroFluoroCarbon CFTC = Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFC-11 = CCl3F, trichlorofluoromethane, Freon-11 CFC-12 = CCl2F2, dichlorodifluoromethane, Freon-12 CFCs = chlorofluorocarbons CGAM = Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling CG = Center of Gravity (DXS) CGC = Climate and Global Change CGCP = Canadian Global Change Program CGI = Common Gateway Interface (Internet) CGM = Computer Graphics Metafile CH3Cl = methyl chloride CH4 = methane CHAMEX = Cloud Height And Motion EXperiment CHAMMP = Computer Hardware, Advanced Mathematics and Model Physics CIAP = Climatic Impact Assessment Program CIASTA = Cooperative Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Terrestrial Applications CICA = Center for Innovative Computer Applications CICS = Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies (U.Maryland) CIDC = Climatology Interdisciplinary Data Collection CIESIN = Consortium for International Earth Science Information Networks CIMSS = Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies CIRA = COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere CIRES = Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (US) CIRRUS = Cloud InfraRed Radiometer for UnESS CIRTL = Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning CIT = California Institute of Technology CITA = Center for IT Accommodation (GSA) CITE = Cargo Integration and Test Equipment (DXS) CITE = Chemical Instrument Test and Evaluation (NASA GTE) CLASS = Cross-chain Loran Atmospheric Sounding System CLAVR = Clouds from AVHRR CLAES = Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer CLIVAR = Climate Variability and Predictability CLP = Chlorine Loading Potential ClO = chlorine monoxide ClONO2,CINO3 = chlorine nitrate CLRC = Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (UK) CLS = Cloud Lidar System CMA = China Meteorological Administration CMAP = Climate Modeling, Analysis and Prediction Program cm = centimetre CMDL = Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory CMS = Configuration Management System CNA = Comisión Nacional del Agua (Mexico) CNES = Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (France) CNR = Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy) CNRM = Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques(France) CNRS = Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France) COADS = Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set COAPEC = Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Processes and European Climate CO = carbon monoxide CO2 = carbon dioxide Co-I = Co-Investigator COADS = Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Dataset COARE = Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Research Experiment (TOGA) CODAR = COrrelation Detection And Ranging COHMEX = COoperative Huntsville Meteorological EXperiment Co-I = CoInvestigator COMET = Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology Education and Training (NOAA and UCAR) COMSAT = COMmunications SATellite CONUS = CONtinental (or CONterminus) United States COSPAR = Committee On SPAce Research COSTAR = Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement COTS = Commercial Off-The-Shelf COSPAR = Committee on Space Research CPC = Climate Prediction Center cpi = characters per inch CPL = Cloud Physics Lidar CPR = CardioPulmonary Resuscitation CPSC = Consumer Product Safety Commission CREST = Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (Puerto Rico) CrIS = Cross-track Infrared Sounder CrO2 = Chromium Oxide CRU = Climate Research Unit (East Anglia) CRYSYS = Cryospheric System CRT = Cathode Ray Tube CS = Computer Science CSA = Canadian Space Agency CS&S = Computer Sciences and Statistics (UW-MSN) CSA = Canadian Space Agency CSEPA = Chinese State Environment Protection Agency (China) CSES = Center for the Study of Earth from Space (Univ of Colorado) CSIRO = Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia) CSI = Coastal Studies Institute (LSU) CSIRO = Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CSIS = Centralized Storm Information System CSM = Comprehensive System Model CSMP = Climate System Modeling Project CSREES = Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service CST = Central Standard Time CST = Convective-Stratiform Technique CSU = Colorado State University (Ft. Collins) CTD = Conductivity-Temperature-Depth CTM = Chemical Transport Model CTP = Cloud-Top Pressure CTS = Committee on Teaching of Science CU = University of Colorado CVS = Concurrent Versions System CWB = Central Weather Bureau (Taiwan) CZCS = Coastal Zone Color Scanner [/B] |
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[B]DAAC—Distributed Active Archive Center DADS— Data Archive and Distribution System DAMTP— Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (Cambridge) DAO—Data Assimilation Office (NASA) DARPA—Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DASD—Direct Access Storage Device DAT—Digital Audio Tape DC—Detector Controller (DXS) dc—direct current DCP— Data Collection Platform DCS—Data Collection System (NOAA polar orbiting satellites) DDE—Distributive Data Environment (McIDAS) DDS—Domestic Data Service (NWS) DE—Detector Electronics (DXS) DEC—Digital Equipment Corporation DESY—Deutsches Elektronen-SYnchrotron DFAD—Digital Feature Analysis Data DFRC—Dryden Flight Research Center DGVM—Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (GAIM) DIAL —Differential Absorption Lidar DIFAX—DIgital FAcsimile map DILHR—Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations DIS—Data and Information System disc—optical media (CDs) DISEL—Diseno e Ingenieria de Systemas Electronicos disk—magnetic media (floppies) DIU—Detector Interface Unit (DXS) DLESE—The Digital Library for Earth System Education DLL (or .dll)—Dynamic Link Libraries DLR— Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft-und Raumfahrt (Germany) DLS— Dynamic Limb Sounder DMA—Defense Mapping Agency DMAP—Digital MAPping, charting and geodesy analysis program (USN) DMIC—Deputy Meteorologist-In-Charge (NWS) DMS—DiMethylSulphide DMSP—Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (USAF) DNAG—Decade of North American Geology DNR—Department of Natural Resources DNS—Domain Name System DOA—Department of Administration (U.S.) DOC—Department of Commerce (U.S.) DOD—Department of Defense (U.S.) DODS—Distributed Ocean Data System DOE—Department of Energy (U.S.) DOI—Department of the Interior (U.S.) DoIT—Department of Information Technology (UW-MSN) DOJ—Department of Justice (U.S.) DOL—Department of Labor (U.S.) DORIS—Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite (EOS) DOS—Department of State (U.S.) DOS—Disk Operating System DOT—Department of Transportation (U.S.) DoY— Day of Year (D)PR —Dual Precipitation Radar DPI—Department of Public Instruction DPI—Derived Product Imagery DPS—Detector Power Supply DPS—Division of Planetary Science DPSS—Data Processing Services Subsystem DRIBU—DRIfting BUoy data DRS —Data Relay Satellite DSB —Direct Sounding Broadcast DSN —Deep Space Network DS2—Second Dark Spot (Neptune) DSDP—Deep Sea Drilling Project DSP—Digital Signal Processing DST—Data Systems Test DTE—Data Terminal Equipment DTED—Digital Terrain Elevation Data DU— Dobson Unit DWS— Doppler Wind Sensor DXS—Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer [/B] |
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[B]E&CE—Electrical and Computer Engineering EAA—Experimental Aircraft Association EADS—Engineering and Data Analysis System EarthKAM—Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle-schoolers EASOE— European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment E-LIDAR— Experimental Lidar EBCDIC—Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code ECA—Effective Cloud Amount ECB—Educational Communications Board EC —European Commission ECC —electrochemical concentration cell ECMWF—European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts ECOSOC—ECOnomic and SOcial Council (UN) ECS— EOSDIS Core System ED—Department of Education (U.S.) EDAS—Eta Data Assimilation System EDC—EROS Data Center EESC— equivalent effective stratospheric chlorine EGA—Enhanced Graphics Adapter EGSE—Electrical Ground Support Equipment EHWD—Enhanced Hot Water Drill EIA—Electronic Industries Association EM—ElectroMagnetic e-mail or email—electronic mail EMC—ElectroMagnetic Compatibility EMC—Environmental Modeling Center (NWS Center) EMEX— Equatorial Mesoscale Experiment EMI—ElectroMagnetic Interference EMT—Emergency Medical Technician ENSO—El Niño/Southern Oscillation ENVISAT— Environmental Satellite EOF— Empirical Orthogonal Function EOS—Earth Observing System EOSDIS—Earth Observing System Data and Information System EOSP—Earth Observing Scanner Polarimeter EPA—Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.) EPS—European Polar Satellite ER-2—Earth Resources (plane), #2 (NASA) ERA—Employee Reimbursement Account ERBE—Earth Radiation Budget Experiment ERBS—Earth Radiation Budget Satellite ERICA—Experiment on Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones over the Atlantic ERL—Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA) EROS—Earth Resources Observing System ERS—ESA Remote Sensing satellite ERSAF—Environment Remote Sensing Analysis Facility ERSC—Environmental Remote Sensing Center (IES) ESA—European Space Agency ESDD—Earth Science Data Directory ESE—Earth Science Enterprise (NASA) ESMR—Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer ESOC—European Satellite Operations Center ESSA—Environmental Science Services Administration (preceded NOAA) ESSP—Earth System Science Pathfinder Mission (ESSP) ESTEC—European Space TEchnical Center ETAC—Environmental Technical Applications Center (USAF) EUMETSAT—EUropean organization for the exploitation of METeorological SATellites EVA—Extra Vehicular Activity EXPORT— European eXport of Precursors and Ozone by long-Range Transport EXPRESSO— Experiment for Regional Sources and Sinks of Oxidants [/B] |
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[SIZE="2"][B][COLOR="Black"]FASTEX Fronts and Atlantic Storm-Track EXperiment FDH fixed dynamical heating FIFE First ISLSCP Field Experiment FIRE First ISCCP Regional Experiment FIRETRACC Firn Record of Trace Gases Relevant to Atmospheric Chemical Change FNRS Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (Belgium) FOT Flight Operations Team FOV Field of View FTIR fourier transform infrared spectrometer FTP File Transfer Protocol FY Fiscal Year[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] |
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[SIZE="2"][B][COLOR="Black"]g gram GAC Global Area Coverage GAIM Global Analysis, Interpretation and Modeling GARP Global Atmospheric Research Program Gbps gigabits per second GCC Global Change Category GCE Ground-base Cloud Experiment (EUROTRAC) GCDIS Global Change Data and Information System GCM General Circulation Model GCOS Global Climate Observing System GCRP Global Change Research Program GCTE Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems Program of the IGBP GEDEX Greenhouse Effect Detection Experiment GEMS Global Environmental Monitoring System Geosat Geodesy Satellite (Navy) GERB Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget Experiment GEWEX Global Energy and Water cycle Experiment GFDL Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA US) Gflops Billions of Floating Point Instructions per Second GGI GPS Geoscience Instrument GGS Global Geospace Science GHz gigahertz GIMMS Global Inventory Modeling and Monitoring Study GIS Geographic Information System GISS Goddard Institute for Space Studies GISST Global sea Ice Coverage and Sea Surface Temperature GLAS Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (formerly GLRS-A) GLI Global Imager GLOMAC Global Modelling of Atmospheric Chemistry (EUROTRAC) GLOSS Global Sea Level Observing System GLRS-A Geoscience Laser Ranging System-Altimeter (see GLAS) GLRS-R Geoscience Laser Ranging System-Ranger GMS Geostationary Meteorological Satellite GMSLP Global Mean Sea Level Pressure GMT Greenwich Mean Time GENEMIS Generation of European Emission Data (EUROTRAC) GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOME Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment GOMOS Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars GOMR Global Ozone Monitoring Radiometer GOOS Global Ocean Observing System (ICSU/IOC-UNESCO/WMO) GOS Geomagnetic Observing System GOSTA Global Ocean Surface Temperature Atlas GPC Global Processing Center GPCP Global Precipitation Climatology Project GPS Global Positioning System GPSDR Global Positioning System Demonstration Receiver GRID Global Resource Information Database (UNEP) GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTCE Global Tropospheric Chemistry Experiment GTS Global Telecommunications System GUI Graphical User Interface GWP Global Warming Potential[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] |
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[SIZE="2"][COLOR="Black"][B]H2O water H2O2 hydrogen peroxide HadCM Hadley Center Model HadRT Hadley Center Radiosonde temperature HALOE Halogen Occultation Experiment HALLIP Heterogeneous and Liquid Phase Processes (EUROTRAC) HAPEX Hydrological Atmospheric Pilot Experiment HBr hydrogen bromide HCHO, CH2O formaldehyde HCFCs Hydrochlorofluorocarbons HCl hydrogen chloride HCMM/AEM-1 Heat Capacity Mapping Mission/Applications Explorer Mission HCN hydrogen cyanide HDF Hierarchical Data Format HDP Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (ISSC programme) HF hydrogen fluoride HFC hydrofluorocarbon HIMSS High-Resolution Microwave Spectrometer Sounder (replaced by MIMR) HIRDLS High-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder HIRLAM High Resolution Limited Area Model HIRIS High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer HIRS High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder HIS High Resolution Interferometer Sounder HMMR High-Resolution Multifrequency Microwave Radiometer HNO3 nitric acid HOx odd hydrogen (OH, HO2, H2O2) HOCl hypochlorous acid HRDI High Resolution Doppler Imager HROI High Resolution Optical Instrument HRPT High Resolution Picture Transmission (e.g., from the AVHRR) HRV High Resolution Video (SPOT) HYREX Hydrological Radar Experiment Hz hertz (cycles per second)[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] |
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[SIZE="2"][B][COLOR="Black"]IASI Improved Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer IAU International Astronomical Union ICAIR International Centre for Antarctic Information and Research ICC Instrument Control Center ICE International Cometary Explorer ICF Instrument Control Facility ICSU International Council of Scientific Unions ICWG International Coordination Working Group IDS Interdisciplinary Science IEA International Energy Agency IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEOS International Earth Observing System IFS Integrated Forecast System IFOV Instantaneous Field of View IGAC International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program of the IGBP IGAP International Global Aerosol Program IGBP International Geosphere - Biosphere Programme II Interdisciplinary Investigator ILAS Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer IMAU Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht IMB Investigator of Micro-Biosphere IMG Interferometric Monitor of Greenhouse Gases IMS Information Management System INPA Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (Brazil) INPE Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Brazil) INRA Institut National de Recherche Agronomiques (France) INSA Institut National des Sciences Appliques (France) IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IOTP International Ozone Trands Panel IPAR Intercepted Photosynthetically Active Radiation IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPEI Ionospheric Plasma and Electrodynamics Instrument IPOC International Partner Operations Center IR Infrared IRIS Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer IRTS Infrared Temperature Sounder ISAMS Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder ISAS Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (Japan) ISCCP International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project ISEE International Sun-Earth Explorer ISLSCP International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project ISSC International Social Science Council IST Instrument Support Terminal ISTP International Solar Terrestrial Physics ISY International Space Year (1992) ITCZ Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone ITE Institute for Terrestrial Ecology ITIR Infrared Thermal Imaging Radiometer (renamed ASTER) IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry IV&V Independent Verification and Validation IWG Investigators Working Group IWGDMGC Interagency Working Group on Data Management for Global Change[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] |
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[COLOR="Black"][SIZE="2"][B] JCMM Joint Centre for Mesoscale Meteorology JEOS Japanese Earth Observing Satellite JEM Japanese Experiment Module JERS-1 Japanese Earth Remote-sensing Satellite-1 JGOFS Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (IGBP programme) JMA Japan Meteorological Agency JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPOP Japanese Polar Orbiting Platform JSC Johnson Space Center[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="3"][B]K[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR="Black"][SIZE="2"][B] K kelvin, unit of thermodynamic temperature (the number of kelvins equals the number of degrees Celsius plus 273.15, i.e., tK=tdegree C +273.15) kbps kilobits per second keV kilo electron volts kg kilogram kHz kilohertz kJ kilojoule (energy measure) km kilometer KNMI Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) kW kilowatt[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="3"][B]L[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE="2"][B][COLOR="Black"]LAC Local Area Coverage LACTOZ Laboratory Studies of Chemistry Related to Tropospheric Ozone (EUROTRAC) LAGEOS Laser Geodynamics Satellite LAMBADA Large Scale Atmospheric Moisture Balance of Amazonia using Data Assimilation (BAHC/GEWEX) Landsat Land Remote Sensing Satellite LANL Los Alamos National Laboratory LaRC Langley Research Center LAWS Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder LEFI Local Electric Field Instrument LERTS Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches en Teledetection Spatiale (France) LIDAR Light Detection and Ranging Instrument LIMS Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere LIS Lightning Imaging Sensor LITE Lidar In-space Technology Experiment LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LOICZ Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (IGBP) LR Laser Retroreflector LRA Laser Retroreflector Array LRPT Low-resolution Picture Transmission LWIR Long-Wavelength (Thermal) Infrared[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] |
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[COLOR="Black"][SIZE="2"][B] 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[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="3"][B]N[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR="Black"][SIZE="2"][B]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)[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] |
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[SIZE="2"][COLOR="Black"][B] O2 (normal) molecular oxygen O3 ozone Ox odd oxygen (O+O3) OClO chlorine dioxide OCCM Ocean Carbon Cycle Model OCTS Japanese Ocean Color Temperature Scanner ODP Ozone Depletion Potential OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) OH hydroxyl radical OLS Optical Line Scanner ONR Office of Naval Research OPS Optical Sensor ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory OSSA Office of Space Science and Applications (NASA HQ) OST Office of Science and Technology OSU Oregon State University[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="3"][B]P[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE="2"][B][COLOR="Black"]PAGES Past Global Changes PBL PCMDI Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison PEM Particle Environment Monitor PI Principal Investigator PMC Pressure-Modulator Cell PMIR Pressure Modulator Infrared Radiometer PMR Pressure Modulator Radiometer POEM Polar-Orbiting Earth Mission (ESA) POEMS Positron Electron Magnetic Spectrometer POES Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite POGO Polar-Orbiting Geophysical Observatory POLDER Polarization and Directionality of Reflectances POLES Polar Exchange at the Sea Surface ppb parts per billion ppm parts per million PPR Photopolarimeter Radiometer ppt parts per trillion PR Precipitation Radar PRARE Precise Range and Rate Equipment PRAREE Precise Range and Rate Equipment-Extended Version PRF Pulse Repetition Frequency PSC Polar Stratospheric Cloud PV potential vorticity[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] |
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[SIZE="2"][B][COLOR="Black"]QBO Quasi-Biennial Oscillation[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] [COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="3"][B]R[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE="2"][B][COLOR="Black"]rms root-mean-square rpm revolutions per minute rss root-sum-square RA Radar Altimeter Radarsat Canadian Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite RAF Radiation Amplification Factor RAL Rutherford Appleton Laboratory RF Radio Frequency RIS Reflector In Space (laser beam absorption) RMS Royal Meteorological Society[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] |
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[SIZE="2"][B][COLOR="Black"]SAFARI Southern African Fire-Atmosphere Research Initiative (BIBEX) SAFIRE Spectroscopy of the Atmosphere Using Far Infrared Emission SAFISY Space Agency Forum on the International Space Year (1992) SAGE Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (I, II and III) SAM Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement SAMS Stratospheric and Mesopheric Sounder SAO Semi Annual Oscillation SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar SARSAT Search and Rescue Satellite SAT Sulphuric Acid Tetrahydrate SBUV Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (radiometer) SCANSCAT Scanning Scatterometer SCARABE Scanning Radiation Budget Experiment SCATT Scatterometer SCIAMACHY Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Charto (sic) SCOPE Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment SCOR Scientific Committee for Oceanographic Research Seasat Sea Satellite SeaStar Spacecraft flying SeaWiFS SeaWiFS Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensors second SEC Science Executive Committee of the IWG SEM Space Environment Monitor SERC Science and Engineering Research Council SESAME Second European Stratospheric Arctic and Middle Latitude Experiment S-GCOS Space-based Global Change Observation System SH Southern Hemisphere SI Solar Influences SIO Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIR Spaceborne Imaging Radar SIR-C Shuttle Imaging Radar-C SISEX Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment SLIES Stratospheric Limb Infrared Emission Spectrometer SME Solar Mesosphere Explorer SMM Stratosphere Mesosphere Model SMMR Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer SMS/GOES Synchronous Meteorological Satellite/Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite SNR Signal-to-Noise Ratio SO2 sulfur dioxide SO4 sulfate radical SOAPEX Southern Ocean Atmospheric Photochemistry EXperiment SORG Stratospheric Ozone Review Group SOLSTICE Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment SPADE Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols, and Dynamics Expedition SPAN Space Physics Analysis Network SPARC Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate SPE Solar Proton Event SPIE Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers SPOT Systeme pour l'Observation de la Terre (France) SPSO Science Processing Support Office SRB Surface Radiation Budget SSALT Solid-State radar Altimeter SSBUV Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet radiometer SSM/I Special Sensor Microwave/Imager SST Sea Surface Temperature STA Science and Technology Agency (Japan) STE Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange STEP Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange Project STERAO Stratosphere-Troposphere Experiments: Radiation, Aerosols, and Ozone stp standard temperature and pressure STRATOZ Stratospheric Ozone Expedition STREAM Stratosphere-Troposphere Experiment by Aircraft Measurements SUNY State University of New York SUSIM Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor SWIR Short-Wavelength Infrared SWIRLS Stratospheric Wind Infrared Limb Sounder SZA Solar Zenith Angle[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] |
[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="3"][B]T[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[SIZE="2"][B] TDRSS Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System TED Total Energy Detector TERSE Tunable Etalon Remote Sounder of Earth TES Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer TGT TDRSS Ground Terminal TIR Thermal Infrared TIROS Television and Infrared Observation Satellite TM Thematic Mapper (Landsat), or Team Member TMI TRMM Microwave Imager TMR TOPEX Microwave Radiometer TOASTE Transport of Ozone and Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange TOGA Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere TOGA/COARE TOGA/Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment TOMS Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer TOMUIS 3-D Ozone Mapping with Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer TOPEX/Poseidon Ocean Topography Experiment (U.S. -France) TOR Tropospheric Ozone Research (EUROTRAC) TOVS TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder TRACT Transport of Pollutants over Complex Terrain (EUROTRAC) TRMM Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (U.S.-Japan) TROPOZ Tropospheric Ozone Expedition[/B][/SIZE] [COLOR="blue"][SIZE="3"][B]U[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE="2"][B]US United States UARS Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite UCAR University Corporation for Atmospheric Research UCD University of California, Davis UCI University of California, Irvine UCLA University of California, Los Angeles UCSB University of California, Santa Barbara UEA University of East Anglia UGAMP Universities Global Atmospheric Modelling Programme UHF Ultra High Frequency UK United Kingdom UKMO United Kingdom Meteorological Office UM Unified Model UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (June 3-14, 1992, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) UNEP United Nations Environment Program UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization URGENT Urban ReGeneration and the ENvironmenT USDA United States Department of Agriculture USFS United States Forest Service USGCRP U.S. Global Change Research Program USGS United States Geological Survey UTC Universal Time, Coordinated UTLS Upper Troposphere Lower Stratosphere UV Ultraviolet UWERN University WEather Research Network[/B][/SIZE] |
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[SIZE="2"][B]VAS VISSR Atmospheric Sounder (GOES) VHF Very High Frequency VIRS Visible Infrared Scanner VIRSR Visible Infrared Scanning Radiometer VIRTEM Validation of IASI Radiative Transfer: Experiments and Modelling VIS Visible VISSR Visible/Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer (GOES) VNIR Visible and Near Infrared VOC Volatile Organic Compound[/B][/SIZE] [COLOR="blue"][SIZE="3"][B]W[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE="2"][B] W watt WBDCS Wide-Band Data Collection System WCRP World Climate Research Program WDC World Data Centre (ICSU) WEFAX Weather Facsimile (via geosynchronous weather satellites) WETNET Network for Distribution and Joint Analysis of SSM/I Data (MSFC) WFOV Wide Field of View WHOI Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WINDII Wind Imaging Interferometer WMO World Meteorological Organization WOCE World Ocean Circulation Experiment WWW World Weather Watch WWW World Wide Web[/B][/SIZE] [COLOR="blue"][SIZE="3"][B]X[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE="2"][B]XIE X-ray Imaging Experiment X-SAR X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar[/B][/SIZE] |
Please Share Abbreviation & Units
All seniors please tell me, given below these abbreviations and Units exact and actual.
[SIZE="4"]Abbreviation [/SIZE]1. LASER 2. SONAR 3. LCD 4. MASER 5. RADAR 6. CCTV 7. SIM 8. I.C.U 9. BCG 10. AIDS 11. NTP 12. SARS 13. RQ 14. NPN 15. ATP 16. PNP 17. MAF 18. CRO 19. BOT 20. AMU 21. EMF 22. ADH 23. CRT 24. TNT 25. GUT 26. CNS 27. PTFE 28. LDL 29. MeV 30. AWACS 31. LORAN 32. DVD 33. VCD 34. USB [B][SIZE="4"]Units & Quantity [/SIZE][/B]1. Faraday 2. Curie 3. Light year 4. Degree 5. Erg 6. Slug 7. Foot Pound |
Wash Aathke
Abbreviation
1. LASER (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) 2. SONAR (sound navigation and ranging) 3. LCD (liquid crystal display) 4. MASER (Microwave Amplification by Stimulation Emission of Radiation) 5. RADAR (RADIO detecting and ranging) 6. CCTV (CLOSED circuit television) 7. SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) 8. I.C.U (intensive care unit) 9. BCG (bacillus of celmette and guerin) 10. AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) 11. NTP (network time protocol) 12. SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome) 13. RQ (Respiratory quotient) 14. NPN (negative-positive-negative) transistor 15. ATP (alternate to practical) 16. PNP (Positive-negative-positive)transistor 17. MAF (Minor allele frequency)Genetics 18. CRO (CLINICAL research organization) 19. BOT (built operate and transfer) 20. AMU (ATOMIC MASS UNIT) 21. EMF (ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE) 22. ADH (Alcohol dehydrogenase) 23. CRT (cathode ray tube) 24. TNT (tri-nitro-toluene)high explosive 25. GUT (Grand Unified Theory) 26. CNS (chief of the naval staff) 27. PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) 28. LDL (Low-density lipoprotein) 29. MeV (megaelectron volT) 30. AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) 31. LORAN (LOng RAnge Navigation) 32. DVD (digital video disk) 33. VCD (VIDEO compact disk) 34. USB (universal serial bus) Units & Quantity 1. Faraday (UNIT OF ELECTRICAL CHARGE) 2. Curie (unit of radioactivity) 3. Light year (unit of distance) 4. Degree (unit of rotations and angels) 5. Erg (unit of energy and mechanical work) 6. Slug (unit of mass associated with Imperial units) 7. Foot Pound(unit of torque (a vector) |
@ above !!!!
CNS( central nerves system) ......chief of naval staff is also ryt..... but i think our answers should be science related !!!!! |
[B] ATP = Adenosine Triphosphate[/B] and ADP = Adenosine Diphosphate
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what is a DBMS
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[QUOTE=Abdul Hadi;216603][B] ATP = Adenosine Triphosphate[/B] and ADP = Adenosine Diphosphate[/QUOTE]
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Abbreviations?
what are the abbreviations of
HTTP HTML URL? |
HTTP=Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol
URL=Universal Resource Locator PDF=Portable Document Format |
HTML=Hyper-Text Markup Language
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Dear Aspirant
HTTP=Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol
URL=Universal Resource Locator PDF=Portable Document Format |
DBMS [B]Database Management System[/B]
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[B]HTTP[/B] - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
[B]DHTML[/B] - Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language [B]URL[/B] - Universal Resource Locator [B]WWW[/B] - World Wide Web [B]W3C [/B]- World Wide Web Consortium [B]IEEE [/B]- International Electrical Electronic Engineers [B]HTML [/B]- Hyper Text Markup Language |
[QUOTE=multithinker;530348][B]HTTP[/B] - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
[B]DHTML[/B] - Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language [B]URL[/B] - Universal Resource Locator [B]WWW[/B] - World Wide Web [B]W3C [/B]- World Wide Web Consortium [B]IEEE [/B]- International Electrical Electronic Engineers [B]HTML [/B]- Hyper Text Markup Language[/QUOTE] IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
HTTP=Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol
URL=Universal Resource Locator PDF=Portable Document Format HTML=Hyper text mark up language |
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