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3DVAR |
Three‐Dimensional Variational Data Assimilation |
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AABW |
Antarctic Bottom Water |
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AAPA |
American Association of Port Authorities |
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AATAMS |
Australian Animal Tagging and Monitoring System |
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ABI |
Acoustic Backscatter Intensity |
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ABS |
Animal Borne Sensors |
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ACC |
Antarctic Circumpolar Current |
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ACEX |
Arctic Coring Expedition |
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ACH |
Automated Clearing House |
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ACO |
ALOHA Cabled Observatory |
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ACOMO |
Australian Coastal and Ocean Modeling and Observing |
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ACORK |
Advanced Circulation Obviation Retrofit Kit |
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ACT |
Alliance for Coastal Technologies |
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ACTN |
Atlantic Coastal Telemetry Network |
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ADCIRC |
Advanced Circulation Model |
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ADCP |
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler |
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AESTO |
Advanced Earth Science and Technology Organization |
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agi |
American Geophysical Institute |
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AGU |
American Geophysical Union |
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AIS |
Automatic Identification System |
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ALPS |
Autonomous and Lagrangian Platforms and Sensors |
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AMAPPS |
Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species |
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AMG |
Autonomous Microbial Genosensor |
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AMO |
Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation |
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AMOC |
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation |
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AMP |
Autonomous Moored Profilers |
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ANDRILL |
Antarctic Geological Drilling |
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ANZIC |
Australia-New Zealand IODP Consortium |
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AOA |
Analysis of Alternatives |
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aodn |
Australian Ocean Data Network |
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AOGS |
Asia Oceana Geosciences Society |
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AOML |
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Miami, Florida) (ERL) |
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AON |
Arctic Observing Network |
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AOOS |
Alaska Ocean Observing System |
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apc |
Advanced Piston Core |
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APCT |
APC Temperature Tool |
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API |
American Petroleum Institute (oil) |
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APL |
Ancillary Project Letter |
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APLACON |
Alternative Platform Conference |
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APP |
Annual Program Plan |
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ARDAS |
Acoustic Receiver Data Acquisition System |
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ASAP |
Automated Shipboard Aerological Program |
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ATLAS |
Autonomous Temperature Line Acquisition System |
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ATN |
Animal Telemetry Observing Network |
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AUV |
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles |
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AVHRR |
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
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AXCTD |
Aerial eXpendable Conductivity-Temperature-Depth |
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AZMP |
Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program |
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BCR |
Bremen Core Repository |
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BGS |
British Geological Survey |
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BHA |
Bottom Hole Assembly |
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BOB |
Basic Observation Buoy |
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BOD |
Biological Observations Data |
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BOEM |
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
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BOG |
Board of Governors |
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bon |
Biodiversity Observation Network |
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BOP |
Build Out Plans |
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BOSIET |
Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training |
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BP |
Before Present |
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BSR |
Bottom Simulator Reflector |
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C-MAN |
Coastal Marine Automated Network |
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CALCOFI |
NOAA Fisheries California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations |
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CAPES |
Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel |
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CaRA |
Caribbean Regional Association |
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CB-RMM |
Core barrel - retrievable memory module |
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CBA |
Cost Benefit Analysis |
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cbd |
Convention on Biological Diversity's |
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CBOFS |
Chesapeake Bay Operational Forecast System |
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CC |
Core Curation |
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CCAN |
California Current Acidification Network |
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CCAR |
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research |
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CCD |
Carbonate Compensation Depth |
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CCE |
California Current Ecosystem |
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CCHDO |
Clivar and Carbon Hydrographic Data Office |
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CCP |
Comprehensive Conservation Plan |
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CDEX |
Center for Deep Earth Exploration |
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CDIP |
Coastal Data Information Program |
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CDOM |
Colored Dissolved Organic Matter |
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CDP |
Complex Drilling Projects |
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CDS |
Cadiz Contourite Depositional System |
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CEFAS |
Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science |
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CeNCOOS |
Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System |
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CEOS |
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites |
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CF |
Climate and Forecast Conventions |
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CGN |
Coastal Scale Nodes |
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cgsn |
Coastal and Global Scale Nodes |
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CI |
Cyberinfrastructure |
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CIDA |
U.S. Geological Survey's Center for Integrated Data Analytics |
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CILER |
Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research |
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CIMSS |
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies |
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CIS |
Canadian Ice Service |
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CLASS |
Comprehensive Large Array Stewardship System |
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CLIVAR |
Climate Variability and Predictability program |
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CMB |
Coastal Monitoring Buoy |
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CMCR |
Center for Advanced Marine Core Research |
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CMD |
Continuously Managed Database |
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CMO |
Central Management Office |
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CMSER |
Commission on Marine Science, Engineering and Resources |
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CNMOC |
Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command |
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CNO |
Chief of Naval Operations |
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CNRS |
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France) |
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CO |
Contracts Officer |
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CO-OPS |
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services |
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COAMPS |
Coastal Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System |
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COD |
Climate Observation Division |
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CODAR |
Coastal Ocean Dynamic Applications Radar |
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COI |
Conflict Of Interest |
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col |
Consortium for Ocean Leadership |
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CoML |
Census of Marine Life |
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COMPS |
Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System |
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COMT |
Coastal Ocean Modeling Testbed |
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CONOPS |
Concept of Operations |
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COOA |
Center of Excellence for Coastal Ocean Observation and Analysis |
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COOL |
Coastal Ocean Observation Laboratory |
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CORK |
Circulation Obviation Retrofit Kit |
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CORL |
Consolidated Observations Requirements List |
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COSEE |
Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence |
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COSEE-NOW |
COSEE Networked Ocean World |
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COSEE-OS |
COSEE Ocean Systems |
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COTS |
Coastal Observation Technology System |
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COTS |
Commercial Off the Shelf Software |
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CPI-U |
Consumer Price Index-Urban |
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CPP |
Complementary Project Proposal |
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CPR |
Continuous Plankton Recorder |
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CRCDP |
Costa Rica Complex Drilling Project |
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CRCP |
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program |
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CRISP |
Costa Rica Seismogenesis Project |
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CSDL |
Coast Survey Development Laboratory |
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CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
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CSMI |
Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative |
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CSR |
National Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce |
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CTD |
Conductivity-Temperature-Depth |
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CZCS |
Coastal Zone Color Scanner |
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D&F |
Determinations and Findings |
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D/V |
Drilling Vessel |
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DA |
domoic acid |
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DAC |
Data Assembly Center |
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DAM |
Data Analyses and Modeling |
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DAP |
Data Access Protocol |
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DART |
Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami stations |
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DEM |
Domestic Enemy Marxist |
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DIC |
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon |
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DIF |
Data Integration Framework |
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DIS |
ICDP Drilling Information System |
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DLS |
Distinguished Lecturer Series |
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DMAC |
Data Management and Communications |
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DMAC-ST |
Data Management and Communications Steering Team |
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DMCG |
Data Management Coordination Group |
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DMS |
Data Management Specialist |
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DNA |
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid |
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DO |
Dissolved Oxygen |
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DOC |
United States Department of Commerce |
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DOD |
United States Department of Defense |
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DOE |
United States Department of Energy (government) |
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DOI |
United States Department of Interior |
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DOI |
Digital Object Identifier |
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DP |
Dynamic Positioning |
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DPG |
Detailed Planning Group |
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DRGS |
Direct Readout Ground Station |
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DRILLS |
Distinguished Researcher and International Leadership Lecture Series |
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DS3F |
Deep-Sea and Sub Seafloor Frontier |
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DSDP |
Deep-Sea Drilling Project |
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DSS |
Drilling Sensor Sub |
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DVD |
Digital Video Disc |
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DVTP |
Davis-Villinger Temperature Probe |
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DWBC |
Deep Western Boundary Current |
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DWH |
Deepwater Horizion |
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E&O |
Education and Outreach |
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EA |
Enterprise Architecture |
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EBA |
Ecosystem-Based Approache |
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EBC |
Eastern Boundary Currents |
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EBM |
ecosystem-based management |
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eBOB |
Elementary Basic Observation Buoy |
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EBRM |
Ecosystem-Based Resource Management |
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EC |
European Commission |
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ECI |
Employment Cost Indicator |
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ECOHAB |
Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms |
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ECORD |
European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling |
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ECORD-net |
E.C. Research Area Network |
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ECR |
The East Coast Repository |
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ECV |
Essential Climate Variable |
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ED |
Department of Education (US) |
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EDP |
Engineering Development Panel |
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EDS |
USCG Environmental Data Server |
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EEZ |
Exclusive Economic Zone |
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EGU |
European Geosciences Union |
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EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement (US) |
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EMA |
ECORD Management Agency |
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EMC |
Environmental Modeling Center |
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EMOLT |
Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps |
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ENGO |
Environmental Non-Governmental Organization |
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ENP |
Engineering Prototype |
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ENSO |
El Niño and Southern Oscilation |
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EOR |
Expedition Objective Research |
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EPA |
Environnemental Protection Agency |
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EPC |
European Petrophysics Consortium |
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EPE |
Education and Public Engagement |
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EPM |
Expedition Project Manager |
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EPSP |
Environmental Protection and Safety Panel |
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ERA-Net |
European Research Area Network |
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ERD |
Environmental Research Division |
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ERDDAP |
Environmental Research Division Data Access Program |
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erma |
Environmental Response Management Application |
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ERS |
Electric RS wireline common deployment system |
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ES |
Expert System |
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ESA |
Endangered Species Act of 1973 |
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ESF |
European Science Foundation |
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ESIP |
Gulf of Maine Council EcoSystem Indicator Partnership |
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ESO |
Ecord Science Operator |
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esp |
Environmental Sample Processor |
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ESSAC |
ECORD Science Support and Advisory Committee |
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ESSD |
Earth System Science Data |
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ESSEA |
Earth System Science Education Alliance |
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ESSEP |
Environmental Science Steering and Evaluation Panel |
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ETF |
Engineering Task Force |
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EUC |
Equatorial Undercurrent |
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EXP |
Experimental prototype |
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FAC |
Federal Advisory Committee |
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FACT |
Florida Atlantic Coast Telemetry |
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FADS |
Fish Aggregating Devices |
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FAMIS |
Financial and Management Information System |
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FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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fgdc |
Federal Geographic Data Committee's |
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FISH |
Finally fluorescent in situ hybridization |
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FLH |
Fluorescent Line Height |
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FMC |
Fully Mission Capable |
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FMS |
Formation Micro Scanner |
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FNMOC |
Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center's |
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FOARAM |
Federal Ocean Acidification and Monitoring Act |
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FOC |
Final Operating Capability |
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FOO |
Framework for Ocean Observing |
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FOSTER-LIS |
Ferry-based Observations for Science Targeting Estuarine Research - Long Island Sound |
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FRD |
Functional Requirements Document |
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FTE |
Full-Time Employee |
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FVCOM |
Finite Volume Ocean Model |
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FY |
Fiscal Year |
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G&A |
General and Administrative Overhead |
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G&S |
Goods and Services |
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GBR |
Great Barrier Reef |
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GBREC |
Great Barrier Reef Environmental Changes, Expedition 325 |
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GBRMPA |
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
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GC/MSD |
Gas Chromatography/Mass Selective Detector |
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GCN |
Global Coastal Network |
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GCOOS |
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System |
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GCOS |
Global Climate Observing System (WMO, IOC, UNEP, and ICSU) |
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GCR |
Gulf Coast Repository |
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GDAP |
Global Data Assembly Center |
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GDP |
Global Surface Drifter Program |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
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GEO |
Geostationary Earth Orbit |
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GEO |
Group on Earth Observations |
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GEO-IDE |
Global Earth Observation–Integrated Data Environment |
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GeoB |
Bremen University in the Geoscience Department |
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GEOS |
Global Earth Observation System |
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GEOSS |
Global Earth Observation System of Systems |
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GEWEX |
Global Energy and Water Exchanges |
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GHRSST |
Group on High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
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GLERL |
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory |
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GLOBE |
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment |
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GLOBEC |
Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics |
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GLOS |
Great Lakes Observing System |
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GLOS RA |
Great Lakes Observing System Regional Association |
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GLOSS |
Global Sea Level Observing System (of IOC) |
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GLRI |
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
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gmes |
Global Monitoring for Environmental Security |
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GMSL |
Global Mean Sea Level |
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GNOME |
General NOAA Operational Modeling Environment |
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GO-CEPT |
Global Oceans Collaborative Expedition Planning Tool |
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GO-SHIP |
Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Program |
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|
GODAE |
Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment |
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|
GOMC |
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment |
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GoMOOS |
Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System |
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|
GOOS |
Global Ocean Observing System (IOC, UNESCO, WMO, and ICSU) |
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GOTS |
Government off-the-shelf |
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GPM |
Global Precipitation Measurement |
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|
GPRA |
Government Performance and Results Act |
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GRA |
GOOS-Regional Alliance |
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GRACE |
Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment |
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GSAA |
Governor's South Atlantic Alliance |
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GSC |
GOOS Steering Committee |
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GSSC |
GOOS Scientific Steering Committee |
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GTMBA |
Global Tropical Moored Buoy Array |
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GTOPP |
Global Tagging of Pelagic Predators |
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GTOS |
Global Terrestrial Observing System |
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GTS |
Global Telecommunication System |
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GTSPP |
Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Programme |
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GUI |
Graphical User Interface (goo-ey) |
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H&M |
Hull & Machinery |
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HAB |
Harmful Algal Bloom |
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HABHRCA |
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act |
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HFIP |
Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project |
|
|
HFR |
High Frequency Radars |
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|
HLFR |
High Level Functional Requirements |
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HOT |
Hawaii Ocean Timeseries |
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|
HOTO |
Health Of The Oceans |
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HPCS |
Hydraulic Piston Coring System |
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HPIES |
Horizontal Electric Field and Pressure Inverted Echo Sounder |
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|
HSE |
Health, Safety and Environment |
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|
HSE-MS |
Health, Safety and Environment Management System |
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|
HSI |
Hyperspectral Imager |
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|
HSRP |
Hydrographic Services Review Panel |
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|
HSTP |
Hydrographic Systems and Technology Programs |
|
|
HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
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HUET |
Helicopter Underwater Escape Training |
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HYCOM |
Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model |
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I&M |
Inventory and Monitoring |
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|
I-GOOS |
Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observing System |
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IAA |
Interagency Agreement |
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IAPSO |
International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans |
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IAS |
Intra-America Seas |
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ICDP |
International Continental Scientific Drilling Program |
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ICES |
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea |
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|
ICOADS |
International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Dataset |
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ICOAOS |
Integrated Coastal Ocean Acidification Observing System |
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ICOOS Act |
Integrated Coastal Ocean Observing System Act |
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iCORDI |
International Collaboration on Research Data Infrastructures |
|
|
ICOSRMI |
Interagency Committee on Ocean Science and Resource Management Integration |
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|
ICSU |
International Council for Science United |
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ICW |
Indian Central Water |
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|
IEA |
Integrated Ecosystem Assessment |
|
|
IEOS |
Integrated Earth Observation System |
|
|
IFREE |
Institute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution |
|
|
IGC |
International Geological Congress |
|
|
IGES |
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies |
|
|
IGLD |
International Great Lakes Datum |
|
|
IGOS |
Intergovernmental Global Observing Strategy |
|
|
IHO |
International Hydrographic Office |
|
|
IIP |
International Ice Patrol |
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|
IIS-PPG |
Industry-IODP Science Program Planning Group |
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|
IJC |
International Joint Commission (Independent; Canada and U.S.) |
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|
ILP |
Industry Liaison Panel |
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|
ILWG |
Industry Liaison Working Group |
|
|
IMBER |
Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research |
|
|
IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
|
|
IMON |
Integrated Marine Observing Network |
|
|
IMOS |
Integrated Marine Observing System |
|
|
IMP |
Inventory and Monitoring Plan |
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IndOOS |
Indian Ocean Observing System |
|
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InSAR |
Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry |
|
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INSTANT |
International Nusantara Stratification and Transport |
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|
INSU |
Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers |
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INVEST |
IODP New Ventures in Exploring Scientific Targets |
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|
IO |
Implementing Organization |
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|
IOC |
Initial Operational Capability |
|
|
IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
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IOCCP |
International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project |
|
|
IOCM |
Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping |
|
|
IOCOS |
Comprehensive Integrated Ocean Carbon Observing System |
|
|
IOD |
Indian Ocean Dipole |
|
|
IODE |
International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange |
|
|
IODP |
International Ocean Discovery Program |
|
|
IODP-MI |
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc. |
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ION |
International Ocean Network |
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IOOC |
Interagency Ocean Observing Committee |
|
|
IOOS |
Integrated Ocean Observing System |
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IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP) |
|
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IPET |
Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force |
|
|
IPOD |
International Phase of Ocean Drilling within ODP |
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IPT |
Integrated Product Team |
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|
IPY |
International Polar Year |
|
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iSAS |
Interim Science Advisory Structure |
|
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ISC |
Information Service Center |
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ISHI |
Ippan Shadan Hojin IODP-MI |
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ISME |
International Society for Microbial Ecology |
|
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ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
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ISP |
Initial Science Plan |
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ISS |
International Space Station |
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ISSEP |
Interior Science Steering and Evaluation Panel |
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IT |
Information Technology |
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ITF |
Indonesian Throughflow |
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IWG |
International Working Group on Women and Sport |
|
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IWG-OP |
Interagency Working Group – Ocean Partnership |
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J-CORES |
Japanese Database System |
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J-DESC |
Japan Drilling Earth Science Consortium |
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J-PICO |
Joint Panel for Integrated Coastal Observations |
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JAMSTEC |
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology |
|
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JANUS |
USIO Database System |
|
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JCOMM |
Joint Technical Commission for Oceanographic and Marine Meteorology |
|
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JCOMMOPS |
JCOMM in Situ Observing Platform Support Centre |
|
|
JCSDA |
Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation |
|
|
JEODI |
Joint European Ocean Drilling Initiative |
|
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JERICO |
Joint European Research Infrastructure Network for Coastal Observatories |
|
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JIMO |
Joint Institute for Marine Observations |
|
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JISAO |
Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean |
|
|
JIWG |
US-Canada Joint Ice Working Group |
|
|
JOCI |
Joint Ocean Commission Initiative |
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JOI |
Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc. |
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JOIDES |
Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling |
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JPGU |
Japan Geosciences Union |
|
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JPIO |
Japan Implementing Organization |
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JR |
JOIDES Resolution |
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JSOST |
Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology |
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K-IODP |
Korea Integrated Ocean Drilling Program |
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KCC |
Kochi Core Center Repository |
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KD |
Extinction Coefficient |
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KESS |
Kuroshio Extension System Study |
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KIGAM |
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources |
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KT |
Knots |
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KUDOS |
Kintama Underlying Data Operations System |
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la |
Lead Agencies |
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LAB |
Laboratory |
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LATEX |
Louisiana-Texas Shelf Physical Oceanography Program |
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LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (pronounced Ell-dap) |
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LDEO |
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |
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LGHF |
Laboratoire de Geophysique et Hydrodynamique en Forage |
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LGM |
Last Glacial Maximum (most Recent Era Of Continental Glaciation; See Also PGP) |
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LIDAR |
Light Detection and Ranging Technologies |
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LIMS |
Laboratory Information Management System |
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LIS |
Long Island Sound |
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LISICOS |
Long Island Sound Integrated Coastal Observing System |
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LLO |
Large Lakes Observatory |
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LMR-ES |
Living Marine Resources–Ecosystems Survey |
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LMSL |
Local Mean Sea Level |
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LOSLR |
Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Study |
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LRI |
Liquid Robotics Inc. |
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LSCOP |
Large-Scale Carbon Observing Plan |
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LTBMS |
Long-Term Borehole Monitoring System |
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LTER |
Long Term Ecological Research |
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LUBR |
Leicester University Borehole Group |
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lwc |
Logging while Coring |
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LWD |
Logging While Drilling |
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M&A |
Management & Administration |
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M&A |
Modeling and Analysis |
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MAB |
Mid-Atlantic Bight |
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MABL |
Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer |
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MACOORA |
Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association |
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MADIS |
Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System |
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MAPCO2 |
Moored Autonomous pCO2 system |
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MARACOOS |
Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System |
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MARAD |
Maritime Administration (National Defense Reserve Fleet) |
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MARPOL |
Marine Pollution treaties |
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MAS |
Modeling and Analysis Subsystems |
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MAST |
Modeling and Analysis Steering Team |
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MAT |
Mid-Atlantic Transect |
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MBARI |
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute |
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MBC |
Mesopelagic Boundary Community |
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MBG |
Marine BioGeography data standard |
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MBSF |
Meters Below Sea Floor |
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MCS |
multi channel seismic |
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MCSST |
Multichannel Sea Surface Temperature |
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MDA |
Maritime Domain Awareness |
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MDHDS |
Motion Decoupled Hydraulic Delivery System |
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MEE |
Model Evaluation Environments |
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MERHAB |
Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms |
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MEXT |
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
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MHK |
Marine and Hydrokinetic |
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MHW |
Mean High Water (nautical Charts) |
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MI |
Michigan |
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MIPR |
Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request |
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MLLW |
Mean Lower Low Water (nautical Charts) |
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MMC |
Marine Mammal Commission |
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MMHSRP |
Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program |
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MMI |
Marine Metadata Interoperability |
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MMM |
Multi-sensor Magnetometer Module logging tool |
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MMPA |
Marine Mammal Protection Act |
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MMS |
Minerals Management Service, (United States) |
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MMS |
Master Metadata Management System |
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MN |
Minnesota |
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MOB |
Management Oversight Board |
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MOC |
Meridional Overturning Circulation |
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MOCHA |
Meridional Overturning Circulation Heat-Transport Array |
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MODIS |
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
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MODU |
Mobile Drilling Units |
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MOES |
Ministry of Earth Sciences |
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MOST |
Ministry of Science and Technology |
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MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections) |
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MPA |
Marine Protected Area |
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MPI |
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology |
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MPR |
Multi-Parameter Regressions |
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MRC |
Micropaleontological Reference Centers |
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MREFC |
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction |
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msb |
meters sub-basement |
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MSCL |
Multi-Sensor Core Logger |
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MSL |
Mean Sea Level |
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MSP |
Mission-Specific Platform |
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MSP |
Marine Spatial Planning |
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MSTN |
Multi-Sensor Telemetry Nodes |
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MSU |
Michigan State University |
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MTDCs |
Modified Total Direct Costs |
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MTRI |
Michigan Tech Research Institute |
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MVCO |
Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory |
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MWJ |
Marine Works Japan Ltd. |
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NAIS |
North American Ice Service |
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NANOOS |
Northwest Association of Networked Coastal Ocean Observing Systems |
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NanTroSEIZE |
Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment |
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NAO |
North Atlantic Oscillation |
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NART |
NOAA's North Atlantic Regional Team |
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NAS |
United States National Academy of Sciences |
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NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US) |
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NASBA |
Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification |
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NAVD88 |
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 |
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NAVO |
Naval Oceanographic Office |
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NAVOCEANO |
Naval Oceanographic Office |
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NAWQA |
USCG National Water Quality Assessment |
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NB |
National Backbone |
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NCDC |
National Climate Data Center |
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NCEP |
National Centers For Environmental Prediction (form. NMC; NWS Center) |
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NCOM |
Navy Coastal Ocean Model |
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NDBC |
National Data Buoy Center |
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nDIC |
Surface Dissolved Inorganic Carbon |
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NEBO |
Northeast Benthic Observatory |
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NECC |
North Equatorial Countercurrent |
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NeCODP |
Northeast Coastal and Ocean Data Partnership |
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NEO |
NASA Earth Observations |
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NEOSEC |
New England Ocean Science Education Collaborative |
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NEP |
National Estuaries Partnerships |
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NEPA |
National Energy Policy Act of 1992 |
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NERACOOS |
North Eastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems |
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NERC |
National Environmental Research Council |
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NERC |
Natural Environment Research Council |
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NERRS |
National Estuarine Research Reserve System |
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NESDIS |
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service |
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NETC |
Naval Education & Training Command |
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Netcdf |
Network Common Data Format |
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NEXRAD |
Next-Generation Radar |
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NFRA |
National Federation of Regional Associations for Coastal and Ocean Observing |
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NGDC |
National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA) |
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NHC |
United States National Hurricane Center |
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NIC |
National Ice Center |
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NIO |
Near Inertial Oscillations |
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NJDEP |
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |
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NJSS |
New Jersey Shallow Shelf, Expedition 313 |
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NMFS |
National Marine Fisheries Services |
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NMML |
National Marine Mammal Laboratory |
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NMP |
National Mesonet Program |
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NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US) |
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NODC |
National Ocean Data Center |
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NOEP |
National Ocean Economics Program |
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NOMAD |
Navy Oceanographic Meteorological Automatic Device |
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NOPP |
National Oceanographic Partnership Program |
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NORLC |
National Ocean Research Leadership Council |
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NOS |
National Ocean Service |
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NPP |
Suomi-National Polar Partnership |
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NRC |
National Research Council (Canada) |
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NREL |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (formerly SERI) |
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NRL |
Naval Research Laboratory |
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NRLSSC |
Naval Research Laboratory - Stennis Space Center |
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NROC |
Northeast Regional Ocean Council |
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NRPC |
Natural Resources Program Center |
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NRT |
Near Real-Time |
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NSF |
National Sanitation Foundation |
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NSIP |
National Streamflow Information Program |
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NSQAN |
National Stream Quality Accounting Network |
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NSRS |
National Spatial Reference System |
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NSTC |
National Science and Technology Council (U.S.) |
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NTDE |
National Tidal Datum Epoch |
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NTL |
Notice to Lessees and Operators |
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NWLON |
National Water Level Observation Network |
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NWP |
Numerical Weather Prediction |
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NWQMN |
National Water Quality Monitoring Network |
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NWR |
National Wildlife Refuge |
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NWRC |
National Wildlife Refuge Complex |
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NWRS |
National Wildlife Refuge System |
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NWS |
National Weather Service (formerly U.S. Weather Bureau) |
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NWSTG |
NWS Telecommunication Gateway |
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NYHOPS |
New York Harbor Observation and Prediction System |
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O&M |
Operation and Maintenance |
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O&T |
Observations and Telemetry |
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OA |
Ocean Acidification |
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OAIS |
Open Archival Information System |
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OAP |
Ocean Action Plan |
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OAP |
Ocean Acidification Program |
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OBIS |
Ocean Biogeographic Information System |
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OCB |
Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry |
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OCC |
Oceanic Core Complex |
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OCE |
Division of Ocean Sciences, NSF |
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OceanSITES |
Ocean Sustained Interdisciplinary Time-series Environment observation System |
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OCEH |
Ocean and Coastal Ecosystem Health |
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OCI |
Office of Cyberinfrastructure |
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OCS |
Outer Continental Shelf (oil) |
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OCSLA |
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (oil) |
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OD21 |
Ocean Drilling in the 21st Century, Japan |
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ODaSSI |
Ocean Drilling and Site Survey Introduction |
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ODIP |
Ocean Data Interoperability Platform |
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ODL |
Overseas Drilling Limited |
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ODP |
Ocean Drilling Program |
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OEL |
Ocean Engineering Laboratory |
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OEM |
Oklahoma Emergency Management |
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OEPM |
Office of Education Performance Measurement |
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OGC |
Open Geospatial Consortium |
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OHHI |
Oceans and Human Health Initiative |
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OMZ |
Oxygen Minimum Zone (ocean seawater zone) |
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ONR |
Office of Naval Research (U.S.) |
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OOI |
Ocean Observatories Initiative |
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OOPC |
Ocean Observations Panel for Climate |
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OOS |
Ocean Observing Systems |
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OOSC |
Ocean Observing Science Committee |
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OPCOM |
Operations Committee |
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OPeNDAP |
Open-Source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol |
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OPIC |
Other Program Integration Costs |
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OPITO |
Offshore Petroleum Induction Training Organization |
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OR&R |
Office of Response and Restoration |
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ORAP |
Ocean Research Advisory Panel |
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ORCA |
Ocean Radar Conference for Asia |
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OREP |
Office of Renewable Energy Programs |
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ORI |
Ocean Research Institute |
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ORION |
Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Networks |
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ORRAP |
Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel |
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OSCAR |
Ocean Surface Current Analysis Real-time |
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OSE |
Observing System Experiment |
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OSE |
Observing System Evaluations |
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OSMC |
Observing System Monitoring Center |
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OSP |
Onshore Science Party |
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OSRA |
Oil Spill Risk Analysis |
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OSRP |
Oil Spill Response Plans |
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OSSE |
Observing System Simulation Experiment |
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OSTEP |
Ocean Systems Test and Evaluation Program (US NOAA) |
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OSTP |
Office of Science and Technology Policy |
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OSVW |
Ocean Surface Vector Winds |
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OTEC |
ocean thermal energy conversion (electricity) |
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OTF |
Operations Task Force |
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OTN |
Ocean Tracking Network |
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PA |
Pennsylvania |
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PA |
Passive Acoustic |
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PAC |
OOI Program Advisory Committee |
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PacIOOS |
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System |
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PANGAEA |
Publishing Network for Geoscientific & Environmental Data |
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PANGEA |
Partnership for new GEOSS Applications |
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PANYNJ |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
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PAR |
Photosynthetically Active Radiation |
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PARC |
Palmyra Atoll Research Consortium |
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PAWSA |
Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment |
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PBL |
Planetary Boundary Layer |
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PCS |
Pressure Core Sampler |
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PDO |
Pacific Decadal Oscillation |
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PEAT |
Pacific Equatorial Age Transect |
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PEP |
Proposal Evaluation Panel |
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PFRP |
Pelagic Fisheries Research Program |
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PI |
Primary Investigator |
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PI |
Principal Investigators |
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PICCC |
Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative |
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PIFSC |
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center |
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PIRATA |
Pacific, Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic |
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PIT |
Plastic Infusion Technology |
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PLOCAN |
Platforma Oceanica de Canarias |
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PMEL |
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (NOAA and ERL) |
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PMO |
Program Member Office |
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PMT |
Project Management Team |
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POC |
Platform Operations Costs |
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POES |
Polar Operational Environmental Satellite |
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PORTS |
Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System |
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POST |
Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking |
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POTS |
Publication Obligation Tracking System |
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PP |
Primary Productivity |
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PPG |
Program Planning Group |
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PRIMNM |
Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument |
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PSDIM |
Publications, Sample and Data Integration manager |
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PSG |
Project Scoping Groups |
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PSU |
Practical Salinity Units |
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PSV |
Platform Supply Vessels |
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PTM |
Pulsed Telemetry Module |
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Qa |
Center for Quality Assurance in International Education |
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QA/QC |
Quality Assurance/Quality Control |
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QARTOD |
Quality Assurance for Real-Time Oceanographic Data |
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QC |
Quality Control |
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R&D |
Research & Development |
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R2O |
Research to Operations |
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R2R |
Rolling-Deck-To-Repository |
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RA |
Regional Association (WMO) |
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RACDC |
Resource Assessment and Design Conditions |
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RACOONS |
Regional Association Coordinators for Coastal Ocean Observing Networks |
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RAMA |
Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction |
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RCB |
Rotary Core Barrel |
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RCM |
RADARSAT Constellation Mission |
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RCOOS |
Regional Coastal Ocean Observing Systems |
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RCT |
NOAA Regional Collaboration Team |
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RDF |
Resource Description Framework |
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RECON |
Real-time Coastal Observation Network |
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RFID |
Radio-Frequency Identification |
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RFP |
Request For Proposal |
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RICE |
Regional Information Coordination Entity |
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RIS |
Rig Instrumentation System |
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RMM |
Retrievable Memory Module |
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RMS |
Routine Micro-Bio Samples |
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RNA |
Ribo Nucleic Acid |
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ROFFS |
Roffer's Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service, Inc. |
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ROM |
Regional Ocean Model |
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ROMS |
Regional Ocean Modeling System |
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ROV |
Remotely Operated Vehicle |
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ROW |
Removal of wreck |
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ROWG |
Radiowave Operators Working Group |
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RSN |
Regional Scale Nodes |
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RTOFS |
Real-Time Ocean Forecast System |
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RU |
Rutgers University |
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RU COOL |
Rutgers University Coastal Ocean Observation Lab |
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RUIMCS |
Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences |
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RV |
Research Vessel |
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S-CORK |
Sediment CORK |
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S4 |
Super Computer for Satellite Simulation and Data Assimilation Studies |
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SAC |
Sample Allocation Committee |
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SAFMC |
South Atlantic Fisheries Marine Council |
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Safod |
San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth |
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SAIC |
Science Applications International Corporation |
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SAMOS |
Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System |
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saon |
Sustained Arctic Observing Networks |
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SAR |
Search And Rescue |
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SAR |
synthetic aperture radar (satellite) |
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SAROPS |
Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System |
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sarr |
South Asian Regional Reanalysis |
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SAS |
Science Advisory Structure |
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SASEC |
SAS Executive Committee |
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SAWS |
South African Weather Service |
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sbas |
Societal Benefit Areas |
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SCCOOS |
Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System |
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SCDHEC |
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control |
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SCIMPI |
Simple Cabled Instrument for Measuring Parameters In-situ |
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SCOR |
Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (ICSU) |
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SCP |
Site Characterization Panel |
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SCTR |
Seychelles Chagos Thermocline Ridge |
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SDI |
Spatial Data Infrastructure |
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SDR |
Subcommittee on Disaster Relief |
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SDRM |
Sample and Data Request Management system |
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SDS |
Science Data Segment |
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SDSC |
San Diego Super Computer Center |
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SE |
Standard Error |
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SeaBASS |
SeaWiFS Bio-optical Archive and Storage System |
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SEAMAP |
NOAA Fisheries Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program |
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SEaOS |
Southern Elephant Seals as Oceanographic Samplers |
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SeaWiFS |
Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor |
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SECOORA |
Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association |
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SEDIS |
Scientific Earth Drilling Information System |
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SEI |
System Engineering and Integration |
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SHA |
Sandwich Hybridization Assays |
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shc |
Strategic Habitat Conservation |
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SIC |
Systems Integration Contract |
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SIF |
Submission Integration Form |
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SIMOR |
Subcommittee on Integrated Management of Ocean Resources |
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SIO |
Scripps Institutetution of Oceanography |
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SIPCom |
Science Implementation and Policy Committee |
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SIT |
Systems Integrated Training |
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SKOS |
Simple Knowledge Organization System |
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SLA |
Sea Level Anomalies |
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SLDMB |
Self-Locating Datum Marker Buoy |
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SLOSH |
Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricanes |
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SMCCP |
Sentineal Monitoring for Climate Change in Long Island Sound Program |
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SMCS |
Sample Materials Curation System |
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SMRU |
Sea Mammal Research Unit |
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smz |
Special Management Zones |
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SOC |
Science Operating Cost |
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SOCAT |
Surface Ocean Carbon Atlas |
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SODV |
Scientific Ocean Drilling Vessel |
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SOLAS |
Safety of Life at Sea |
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SOLEC |
State Of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference |
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SOOP |
Ship Of Opportunity Programme |
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soos |
Southern Ocean Observing System |
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Sos |
Sensor Observation Service |
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SOSUS |
Sound Surveillance System |
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SOT |
Ship Observations Team |
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SPC |
Science Planning Committee |
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SPI |
Strategic Planning and Implementation team |
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SPPOC |
Science Planning and Policy Oversight Committee |
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SPWC |
Science Plan Writing Committee |
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SRB |
Surface Radiation Budget |
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srms |
Standard Reference Materials |
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SRU |
Search and Rescue Units |
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SSC |
Seacoast Science Center |
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SSDB |
Site Survey Data Bank |
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SSEP |
Science Steering and Evaluation Panel |
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SSH |
Sea Surface Height |
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Ssp |
Site Survey Panel |
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SSS |
Sea Surface Salinity |
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SST |
Sea surface temperature |
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SSV |
Sea Surface Velocity |
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STAR |
Center fro Satellite Applications and Research |
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STEM |
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |
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STEWS |
Seismic-Tsunami Early Warning System |
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STP |
Scientific Technology Panel |
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STPS |
Short Term Prediction System statistical model |
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Sura |
Southeastern Universities Research Association |
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SWAQ |
Subcommittee on Water Availability and Quality |
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SWE |
Sensor Web Enablement |
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SWOT |
Surface Water and Ocean Topography |
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TA |
Total Alkalinity |
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TAMRF |
Texas A&M Research Foundation |
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TAMU |
Texas A&M University |
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TAO |
Tropical Atmosphere Ocean |
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TAO/TRITON |
Tropical Atmosphere Ocean/Triangle Trans-Ocean Buoy Network |
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TAP |
Technology Advice Panel |
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TC |
Tropical Cyclones |
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TCOON |
Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network |
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TD |
Target Department |
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TDS |
THREDDS Data Server |
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TDWG |
Trilateral Datums Working Group |
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TESS |
Technical, Engineering and Science Support |
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THREDDS |
Thematic Real-Time Environmental Distributed Data Services |
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TIP |
Tropical Implementation Panel |
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TNC |
The Nature Conservancy |
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tob |
Torque on Bit |
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TOC |
Total Organic Carbon |
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TOGA |
Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere |
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topp |
Tagging of Pelagic Predators |
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TOR |
terms of reference (ICAO/FAA) |
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TPIO |
Technology, Planning and Integration Office |
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TRITON |
Triangle Trans-Ocean Buoy Network |
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TRL |
Technology Readiness Level |
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TSG |
ThermoSalinoGraph |
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TSS |
Total suspended sediment |
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TUMSAT |
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology |
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U-GLOS |
Upper Great Lakes Observing System |
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UAF |
Unified Access Framework |
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UAV |
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
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UBI |
Ultra Borehole Imager |
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UMV |
Unmanned Maritime Vehicles |
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UNCLOS |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (policy treaty) |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
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UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
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UNOLS |
University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System |
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UOT |
Upper Ocean Thermal |
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URI |
University of Rhode Island, Narragansett |
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USAC |
U.S. Advisory Committee for Scientific Ocean Drilling |
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USACE |
United State Army Corps of Engineers |
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USCG |
United States Coast Guard |
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USCOP |
United States Commission on Ocean Policy |
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USDOT |
United State Department of Transportation |
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USFWS |
United State Fish and Wildlife Service |
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USGS |
United States Geological Survey (DOI) |
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USIO |
United States Implementing Organization |
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USMC |
United States Marine Corporation |
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USSAC |
United States Science Advisory Committee |
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USSSP |
U.S. Science Support Program |
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USWRP |
United States Weather Research Program |
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VCD |
Visual Core Description |
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VD&T |
Vessel Detection and Tracking |
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VHF |
Very High Frequency |
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VIIRS |
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite |
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VP-SO |
Vice President for Science Operations |
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VP-SP |
Vice President for Science Planning |
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VSAT |
Very Small Aperture Terminal (satellite service) |
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VSI |
Versatile Seismic Imager (Schlumberger VSP tool) |
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VSP |
Vertical Seismic Profile |
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WBC |
Western Boundary Currents |
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WBE |
Work Breakdown Element |
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WCOFS |
West Coast Operational Forecast System |
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WCS |
Web Coverage Services |
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WDC |
World Data Center (ICSU) |
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WDC-MARE |
World Data Center - Marine |
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WERA |
WEllen RAdar |
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WFO |
Weather Forecast Offices |
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WFS |
West Florida Shelf |
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WFS |
Web Feature Service |
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WGFAST |
Working Group on Fisheries Acoustics, Science and Technology |
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WGMS |
Wave Glider Management System |
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WMO |
World Meteorological Organization (ICSU) |
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WMS |
Web Map Services |
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WOB |
Weight On Bit |
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woc |
World Ocean Council |
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WOCE |
World Ocean Circulation Experiment |
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WoD |
World Ocean Database |
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WRA |
Wind Resource Areas |
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