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AAN — GAME Asian Automatic Weather Station Network
AAOE — Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment AASE — Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition AASE II — Airborn Artic Stratospheric Expedition II AASI — Antarctic AMSR-E Sea Ice ACE — Arctice Cloud Experiment ACMAD — African Center of Meteorological Applications for Development ACRIM — Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor ACSYS — Arctic Climate System Study (WCRP) ADDS — Aviation Digital Data Service AgriMet — Pacific Northwest Cooperative Agriculture Weather Network AGU — American Geophysical Union AMIP — Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project AMMA — African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses AMON — Asian Meteorological Online Newsletter AMS — The American Meteorological Society AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (NASA) AOML — Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory, NOAA AOSB — Arctic Ocean Sciences Board APEX — Asian Atmospheric Particulate Environment Change Studies APN — Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research AQRS — Air Quality Research Subcommittee of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council Aqua — Aqua (formerly EOS PM-1) ARGO — Array for Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography ARM — Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program ASHOE/MAESA — Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment/Measurements for Assessing the Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft ASOF — Arctic and Subarctic Ocean Fluxes Programme ATBD — Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document AVHRR — Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer 
B
BADC — British Atmospheric Data Centre
BAHC — Biospheric Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle (IGBP core project) BALTEX — Baltic Sea Experiment BOREAS — Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study(NASA) BSRN — Baseline Surface Radiation Network (WCRP)
C
CACGP — Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences
CAMP — CEOP Asia-Australia Monsoon Project CAP — U.S.-Australia Climate Action Partnership CAPS — Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms CAR — Cloud Absorption Radiometer CART/ARM — Cloud and Radiation Testbed (ARM) CAS — Chinese Academy of Sciences CAST — Collaboratory for Atmospheric Science and Technology CATCH — Coupling of the Tropical Atmosphere and Hydrological Cycle CC-VEx — CALIPSO-CloudSat Validation Experiment CCCSTI — Committee on Climate Change Science Science and Technology Integration CCGG — Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases group (NOAA CMDL) CCRI — Climate Change Research Initiative CCSM — Community Climate System Model (NSF/DOE) CCSP — Climate Change Science Program CCSPO — Climate Change Science Program Office CCSR — Center for Climate System Research(Japan) CCTP — Climate Change Technology Program CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC — Climate Diagnostics Center CDIAC — Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center CDML — Climate Monitoring & Diagnostics Laboratory, NOAA CDR — Climate Data Record CDST — Climate Data Science Team CEOP — Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period CEOS — Committee on Earth Observation Satellites CEPEX — Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment CEQ — Council on Environmental Quality CERES — Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System CFC — chlorofluorocarbon CGIAR — Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CH3SCH3 — dimethyl sulfide CH4 — methane CHAPS — Cumulus Humilis Aerosol Processing Study CHEARS — Chesapeake Education, Arts, and Research Society CICERO — Center for International Climate and Environmental Research(Norway) CIESIN — Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University CIMMS — Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies CIMSS — Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies CIPACS — Cyber Institute for Pacific-Asian Climate System CLAMS — Chesapeake Lighthouse & Aircraft Measurements for Satellites CLARA — Clouds And Radiation experiment CLASIC — Cloud and Land Surface Interaction Experiment CliC — Climate and Cryosphere CLIVAR — Climate Variability and Predictability CMDL — Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory (NOAA) CMI — Common Modeling Infrastructure CMIP — Coupled Model Intercomparison Project CO — carbon monoxide CO2 — carbon dioxide COAA — Chinese-American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association COAPS — The Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies(FSU, US) COARDS — Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set COLA — Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies CONCAUSA — Central American-United States of America Joint Accord CPC — Climate Prediction Center(NCEP) CPT — Climate Process & Modeling Team CPTEC — Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos(Brazil) CRCES — The Center for Research on the Changing Earth System CRYSTAL-FACE — Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers - Florida Area Cirrus Experiment CSIRO — Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
D
D'NI — Pronounced 'Dun-ee'
DEMETER — Development of a European Multimodel Ensemble system for seasonal to inTERannual prediction DIF — Directory Interchange Format DIS — Data and Information System of the IHDP DKRZ — Das Deutsche Klimarechenzentrum DL — Digital Libraries DMWG — Data Management Working Group DOC — Department of Commerce(U.S.) DOD — U.S. Department of Defense DOE — Department of Energy(U.S.) DOI — U.S. Department of the Interior DOS — U.S. Department of State DOT — U.S. Department of Transportation DPC — Domestic Policy Council
E
ECCO — Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean
ECMWF — European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts EEA — European Environment Agency EMAP — Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program(EPA, US) EMF — Energy Modeling Forum (Stanford University) ENSO — El Nino-Southern Oscillation EO — Earth Observatory EOS — Earth Observing System EOSPSO — EOS Project Science Office EPA — Environmental Protection Agency(U.S.) ERA — ECMWF Re-Analysis ERBE — The Earth Radiation Budget Experiment ERL — Environmental Research Laboratory ESA — European Space Agency ESE — NASA's Earth Science Enterprise ESG — Earth System Grid (DOE) ESMF — Earth System Modeling Framework ESS-P — Earth System Science Partnership (WCRP, IGBP, IHDP, Diversitas) ESSIC — Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center at Univ. of Maryland ETRI — Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute(Korea) EUMETNET — The Network of European Meteorological Services EUMETSAT — Europe's Meteorological Satellite Organisation
F
FAO — United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
FCS-1 — Fire-Climate-Society model FEMA — Federal Emergency Management Agency FEWS — NET Famine Early Warning System Network (USAID) FGDC — Federal Geographic Data Committee National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse FIFE — The First ISLSCP Field Experiment FIRE — The First ISCCP Regional Experiment FSL — Forecast Systems Laboratory FY — Fiscal Year
G
G3OS — Combination of three observing systems: Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), and Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)
GACC — Geographic Area Coordination Center (National Interagency Fire Center) GACP — Global Aerosol Climatology Project GAIN — GAME Archive and Information Network GAME — GEWEX Asian Monsoon Experiment GAPP — GEWEX America Prediction Project GAW — Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (WMO) GCDC — Global Change Data Center(NASA) GCDIS — Global Change Data and Information System GCIP — GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project GCM — general circulation model GCMD — Global Change Master Directory(NASA) GCOS — Global Climate Observing System GCP — Global Carbon Project (IGBP/WCRP/IHDP) GCPS — The Global Climate Perspectives System(NOAA/NCDC) GCRIO — U.S. Global Change Research Information Office GCTE — Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (IGBP core project) GDPS — the Global Data-processing System GECAFS — Global Environmental Change and Food Systems project (IGBP/WCRP/IHDP) GEF — Global Environment Facility GEOHAB — Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (IOC/SCOR) GEWEX — Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment GFDL — Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA) GHCC — Global Hydrology and Climate Center, MSFC GHG — greenhouse gas GHRC — Global Hydrology Resource Center GIS — geographic information system GISS — Goddard Institute for Space Studies GLOBEC — Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (IGBP core project) GMAO — Global Modeling and Assimilation Office GODAE — Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment GOES — Geosynchronous Operational Environmental Satellite GOFC-GOLD — Global Observation for Forest and Land Cover Dynamics (panel of GTOS) GOIN — Global Observation Information Network GOOS — Global Ocean Observing System GOS — Global Observing System of the World Weather Watch (WMO) GPCP — Global Precipitation Climatology Project GPM — Global Precipitation Measurement GrADS — Grid Analysis and Display System GSFC — Goddard Space Flight Center GSN — GCOS Surface Network GSWP — Global Soil Wetness Project GTE — Global Tropospheric Experiment GTOS — Global Terrestrial Observing System GTS — Global Telecommunication System GUAN — GCOS Upper-Air Network GWS — Global Water System project (IGBP/WCRP/IHDP)
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HAB — harmful algal bloom
HALOE — Halogen Occultation Experiment HCDN — Hydroclimatic Data Network (USGS) HCFC — hydrochlorofluorocarbon HDF — Hierarchical Data Format HECRTF — High-End Computing Revitalization Task Force HELP — Hydrology for Environment, Life and Policy (UNESCO/WMO) HFC — hydrofluorocarbon HHS — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HLC — U.S.-Japan High-level Consultations on Climate Change HPS — hantavirus pulmonary syndrome HUBEX — Huaihe River Basin Experiment
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I3RC — Intercomparison of 3D Radiation Codes
IAI — Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research IAMAS — International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences IAP — Institute of Atmospheric Physics, CAS, China IASC — International Arctic Science Committee ICAO — International Civil Aviation Organization ICSU — International Council of Scientific Unions ICTP — International Centre for Theoretical Physics IDN — International Directory Network (CEOS) IEEE — The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. IGAC — International Global Atmospheric Chemistry IGBP — International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme IGFA — International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research IGOS — Integrated Global Observing Strategy IGOS-P — Integrated Global Observing Strategy Partnership IGOSS — Integrated Global Ocean Services System IHDP — International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change IITM — Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology ILTER — International Long-Term Ecological Research Network INDOEX — Indian Ocean Experiment INTEX-B — Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment-B IOC — Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IODP — Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (NSF/MEXT) IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPRC — International Pacific Research Center IRI — International Research Institute for Climate Prediction ISCCP — International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project ISLSCP — International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project ITCT — Intercontinental Transport and Chemical Transformation of Anthropogenic Pollution project (IGAC) ITCZ — Intertropical Convergence Zone IUGG — International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics IWG — Interagency Working Group IWGCCST — Interagency Working Group on Climate Change Science and Technology Integration IWGEO — Interagency Working Group on Earth Observations
J
JAMSTEC — Japan Marine Science and Technology Center
JASMINE — Joint Air-Sea Monsoon Investigation JCOMM — Joint WMO -IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology JEDA — Joint Environmental Data Analysis Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography JGOFS — Joint Global Ocean Flux Study JISAO — Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean JMA — Japan Meteorological Agency JTWC — Joint Typhoon Warning Center
K
K-12 — Kindergarten through grade 12
KAIST — Korea Academy of Science and Technology KASA — Korean Atmospheric Scientists in America KIST — Korea Institute of Science and Technology KMA — Korea Meteorological Administration KNMI — Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute KOFST — The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies KOMES — The Korean Meteorological Society KORDI — Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute KORMEX — Korea Monsoon Experiment KSEA — Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association
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LASE — Lidar Atmospheric Sensing Experiment
LBA — Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia LDAS — Land Data Assimilation Systems LDEO — Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University LLNL — Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LOICZ — Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone project (IGBP) LUCC — Land-Use and Land-Cover Change project (IHDP/IGBP)
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MAGS — Mackenzie GEWEX Study
MAP — Mesoscale Alpine Programme MAS — MODIS Airborne Simulator MEA — Millennium Ecosystem Assessment METRI — Meteorological Research Institute(Korea) MEXT — Japans Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology MILAGRO — Megacity Initative: Local and Global Research Observations MISR — Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer MM5 — Mesoscale Meteorological Model, Version 5 MMV — Measurement, Monitoring, and Verification (CCTP) MODIS — Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MOPITT — Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere MRI — Meteorological Research institute(Japan) MSFC — Marshall Space Flight Center MSS — Multispectral Scanner MSU — Microwave Sounding Unit MSU — Microwave Sounding Unit
N
N — nitrogen
N2O — nitrous oxide NACIP — National AerosolClimate Interactions Program (DOE/NASA/NOAA/NSF) NACP — North American Carbon Program NAM — Northern Hemisphere Annular Mode NAME — North American Monsoon Experiment NAO — North Atlantic Oscillation NAS — National Academy of Sciences NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASDA — National Space Development Agency of Japan NCAR — National Center for Atmospheric Research NCDC — National Climatic Data Center NCEP — National Centers for Environmental Prediction(U.S.) NCSA — National Center for Supercomputing Applications NDBC — National Data Buoy Center(NOAA/NWS) NDFD — NWS National Digital Forecast Database NDMC — National Drought Mitigation Center NEC — U.S. National Economic Council NEESPI — Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership Initiative NERC — Natural Environment Research Council(UK) NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service netCDF — network Common Data Form NGDC — National Geophysical Data Center NGO — Non-governmental organization NH3 — ammonia NIST — National Institute of Standards and Technology NIWA — National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd(New Zealand) NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NODC — National Oceanic Data Center NOPP — National Oceanographic Partnership Program NOx — nitrogen oxides NPEO — North Pole Environmental Observatory (NSF) NPP — net primary production NRC — National Research Council NRL — Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey NSC — U.S. National Security Council NSF — National Science Foundation NSIDC — The National Snow and Ice Data Center NSIPP — NASA Seasonal to Interannual Prediction Project NSSL — National Severe Storms Laboratory NWS — The National Weather Service(U.S.)
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O3 — ozone
ODP — Ocean Drilling Program OH — hydroxyl radical OMB — U.S. Office of Management and Budget ONR — Office of Naval Research OPERA — Operational Programme for the Exchange of Weather RAdar Information ORI — Ocean Research Institute(Japan) ORSTOM — L'Institut Francais de Recherche Scientifique pour le Developpement en Cooperation OSMEC — Observing System Management Executive Council OSOEC — Observing System Operations Executive Council OSSE — Observation System Simulation Experiments OSSEC — Observing System Science Executive Council OSTP — U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy
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PACS — PanAmerican Climate Studies
PAGES — Past Global Changes PCMDI — Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison PDO — Pacific Decadal Oscillation PDSI — Palmer Drought Severity Index PDV — Pacific Decadal Variability PILPS — Project for Intercomparison of Landsurface Parameterization Schemes PIRATA — Pilot Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic PMEL — Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory PMIP — Paleoclimate Model Intercomparison Project PNNL — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory POLARIS — Photochemistry of Ozone Loss in the Arctic Region In Summer PROMISE — Predictability and variability of monsoons, and the agricultural and hydrological impacts of climate change
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QPF — Quantitative Precipitation Forecast
R
RCM — regional climate model
READY — Realtime Environmental Applications and Display sYstem RELACS — Regional Land-Atmosphere Climate Simulation System RESACs — Regional Earth Science Applications Centers (NASA) RISAs — Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Program (NOAA)
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SAFARI 2000 — Southern African Research Science Initiative 2000
SAGE — Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment SAGE II — Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II SAGE III — Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III SALSA — Semi-Arid Land-Surface-Atmosphere (SALSA) Program SAM — Southern Hemisphere Annular Mode SBSTA — Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice (UNFCCC) SCAR — Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (ICSU) SCAR — Smoke/ Sulfates, Clouds And Radiation SCOR — Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (ICSU) SCSMEX — South China Sea Monsoon Experiment SeaWiFS — Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor SERI — Systems Engineering Research Institute(Korea) SESAME — Second European Stratospheric Arctic and Mid-latitude Experiment SGCR — Subcommittee on Global Change Research SHIVA — Studies of the Hydrology, Influence and Variability of the Asian Summer Monsoon SMART — Surface-sensing Measurements for Atmospheric Radiative Transfer SMHI — Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute SNU — Seoul National University(Korea) SO2 — sulfur dioxide SOLAS — Surface OceanLower Atmosphere Study (IGBP/WCRP/SCOR/CACGP) SONEX — SASS Ozone and Nitrogen Experiment SORCE — Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment SPADE — Stratospheric Photochemistry Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition SPARC — Stratospheric Processes And their Role in Climate SRB — Surface Radiation Budget SSM/I — Special Sensor Microwave Imager SSS — sea surface salinity SST — sea surface temperature START — The Global Change SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training STEP — Stratospheric-Troposphere Exchange Project STRAT — Stratospheric Tracers of Atmospheric Transport SUCCESS — SUbsonic aircraft: Contrail & Cloud Effects Special Study SWAMP — SouthWest Area Monsoon Project SWAQ — Sub-committee on Water Availability and Quality
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TAV — Tropical Atlantic Variability
TC4 — Tropical Composition, Cloud, and Climate Coupling Experiment TERRA — Terra (formerly EOS AM-1) TIPEX — Tibetan Plateau Field Experiment TISO — Tropical Intra-Seasonal Oscillation TM — Thematic Mapper TOGA — Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere project TOGA-COARE — Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere-Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment TOGA-TAO — Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere-Tropical Atmosphere-Ocean TOMS — Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer TOVS — TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder TRITON — Triangle Trans-Ocean Buoy Network TRMM — Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
U
UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
UCAR — University Corporation for Atmospheric Research UKMO — UK Meteorological Office UN — United Nations UNDP — United Nations Development Programme UNEP — United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO — United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFCCC — UN Framework Convention on Climate Change USAID — U.S. Agency for International Development USDA — U.S. Department of Agriculture USGCRP — U.S. Global Change Research Program USGS — U.S. Geological Survey USRA — Universities Space Research Association UV-B — Ultraviolet-B radiation
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W
WCDMP — the World Climate Data and Monitoring Programme
WCRP — World Climate Research Programme WDCS — World Data Center System WG/IRC — Interagency Working Group on International Research and Cooperation WGCM — Working Group on Coupled Modelling WGNE — Working Group on Numerical Experimentation WHO — World Health Organization WMO — World Meteorological Organization WOCE — World Ocean Circulation Experiment WOUDC — World Ozone Ultraviolet Data Center WRAP — Water Resources Applications Project (GEWEX) WRMA — Weather Risk Management Association WWW — World Weather Watch |
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