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AASE |
Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition |
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ACCE |
Atlantic Circulation and Climate Experiment |
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ACCP |
Atlantic Climate Change Program |
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ACRIMSAT |
Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite |
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ACVE |
Atlantic Climate Variability Experiment |
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ADC |
Affiliated Data Center |
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ADD |
The International Arctic Environment Data Directory |
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ADEOS |
ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan) |
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AFW |
Air Force Weather |
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AIRS |
Advanced Infrared Sounder |
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ALOS |
Advanced Land Observation Satellite |
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AMAP |
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme |
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AMIP |
Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project |
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AMSR-E |
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS |
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AMSU |
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit |
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APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
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APN |
Asia-Pacific Network (for Global Change Research) (START) |
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ARCSS |
Arctic System Science (program) |
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ARGO |
Array for Real-Time Geostrophic Oceanography |
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ARM |
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (DOE program) |
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ASF |
Alaska SAR Facility |
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ASTER |
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS) |
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ATLAS |
ACTIVITIES Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science |
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ATMOS |
Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy |
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ATOC |
Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate |
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ATS |
Antarctic Treaty System |
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AVHRR |
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
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BAHC |
Biospheric Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle |
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BAS |
British Antarctic Survey |
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BOREAS |
Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study |
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CARDS |
Comprehensive Aerological Reference Data Set |
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CCSM |
Community Climate System Model |
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CDDIS |
Crustal Dynamics Data Information System |
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CDEP |
Climate Dynamics and Experimental Prediction |
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CDIAC |
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Cente |
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CEES |
Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences |
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CENR |
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources |
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CEOS |
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites |
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CEOS-IDN |
CEOS International Directory Network |
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CEPEX |
Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment |
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CERES |
Clouds And The Earth's Radiant Energy System (EOS) |
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CFCs |
Chlorofluorocarbons |
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CHAMMP |
Computer Hardware, Advanced Mathematics and Model Physics Program |
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CIESIN |
Center for International Earth Sciences Information Network |
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CIRLA |
Cloud Information Reference Archive and Library |
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CLAES |
Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer |
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CLIVAR |
Climate Variability and Predictability program |
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CMA |
Chinese Meteorological Admininstration |
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CMAP |
Climate Modeling, Analysis and Prediction Program |
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CMDL |
Climate Monitoring And Diagnostics Laboratory (NOAA Boulder |
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CMIP |
Coupled Model Intercomparison Project |
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CNES |
Centre Nationale d'Etudes Spatiales |
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CO2 |
Carbon Dioxide |
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COADS |
Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set |
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CODATA |
Committee on Data for Science and Technology (ICSU) |
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CSA |
Canadian Space Agency |
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CSL |
Climate Simulation Laboratory |
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CZCS |
Coastal Zone Color Scanner |
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DAAC |
Distributed Active Archive Center |
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DEM |
Digital Elevation Model |
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DIF |
Directory Interchange Format |
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dlg |
Digital Line Graphic |
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DMA |
U.S. Defense Mapping Agency |
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DMSP |
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.) |
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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 |
Department of the Interior (US) |
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DSS |
Data Support Section (NCAR) |
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DTIC |
(U.S.) Defense Technical Information Center |
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ECPC |
Experimental Climate Prediction Center |
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EDC |
EROS Data Center |
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EIA |
Environmental impact assessment (international) |
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EMAP |
Environmental Monitoring And Assessment Program (US EPA) |
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ENRICH |
European Network for Research in Global Change |
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ENSO |
El Niño and Southern Oscilation |
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ENVISAT |
European Space Agency Environmental Satellite |
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EO-ICWG |
Earth Observation International Coordination Working Group |
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EOS |
Earth Observing System (U.S.) |
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EOSDIS |
Earth Observing System Data and Information System (sic FCW 9/97) |
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EPA |
Estimated Plan Of Action |
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ERB |
Earth Radiation Budget |
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EROC |
Ecological Rates of Change (NSF) |
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ERS |
ESA Remote Sensing Satellite |
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ESA |
European Space Agency |
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ESnet |
Energy Sciences Network |
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ESSP |
Earth System Science Pathfinder |
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EUMETSAT |
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites |
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FACE |
Free Air CO2 Enrichment |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FCCC |
For the Framework Convention on Climate Change |
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fgdc |
Federal Geographic Data Committee's |
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FIFE |
First International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project Field Experiment |
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FIPS |
Federal Information Processing Standard |
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FNMOC |
Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center's |
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FY |
Fiscal Year |
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GAC |
Global Area Coverage |
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GAIM |
Global Analysis, Interpretation and Modeling |
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GCDIS |
US Global Change Data and Information System |
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GCH |
Global Change Climate and History |
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GCIP |
GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project |
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GCM |
General Circulation Model |
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GCMD |
Global Change Master Directory |
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GCOS |
Global Climate Observing System (WMO, IOC, UNEP, and ICSU) |
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GCRIO |
US Global Change Research Information Office |
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GCSS |
GEWEX Cloud System Study |
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GCTE |
Global Change in Terrestrial Ecosystems |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
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GEMS |
Global Environment Monitoring System |
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GEWEX |
Global Energy And Water Cycle EXperiment (WCRP) |
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GFDL |
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA US) |
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GHCN |
Global Historical Climatology Network |
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GHG |
Green House Gas |
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GHRC |
Global Hydrology Resource Center |
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GILS |
Government Information Locator Service |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
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GISS |
Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA) |
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GLIS |
Global Land Information System |
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GLOBE |
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment |
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GLOBEC |
Global Marine Ecosystem Dynamics |
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GloED |
Global Emissions Database |
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GMS |
Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (Japan) |
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GOALS |
Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System Program |
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GODAE |
Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment |
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GOES |
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
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GOIN |
Global Observation Information Network |
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GOOS |
Global Ocean Observing System (IOC, UNESCO, WMO, and ICSU) |
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GPCP |
Global Precipitation Climatology Project |
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GRACE |
Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment |
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GRID |
Global Resource Information Database (UNEP) |
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GSFC |
Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD) |
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GTCP |
Global Tropospheric Chemistry Program |
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GTOS |
Global Terrestrial Observing System |
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GVaP |
GEWEX Water Vapor Project |
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GWP |
global warming potential (climate) |
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HALOE |
Halogen Occultation Experiment |
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HCFCs |
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons |
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HDP-DIS |
Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme Data and Information System |
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HFCs |
Hydrofluorocarbons |
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HPCC |
High Performance Computing and Communications (NOAA) |
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HSB |
Humidity Sounder for Brazil |
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IAI |
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (START) |
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IASC |
International Arctic Sciences Committee |
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ICES |
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea |
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ICESAT |
Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite |
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ICPSR |
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research |
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ICSU |
International Council of Scientific Unions |
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IDN |
International Directory Network |
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IEOS |
International Earth Observing System |
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IGAC |
International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project |
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IGBP |
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme |
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IGBP-DIS |
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Data and Information System |
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IGFA |
International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research |
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IGOS |
Integrated Global Observing Strategy |
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IHDP |
International Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme |
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IHP |
International Hydrological Program (UNESCO) |
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IIASA |
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Vienna) |
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INDOEX |
Indian Ocean Experiment |
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INPE |
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais |
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IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
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IODE |
International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange |
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IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP) |
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IRI |
International Research Institute for Climate Prediction |
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ISAMS |
Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder |
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ISCCP |
International Satellite Cloud Climate Project |
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ISLSCP |
International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project |
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ITCZ |
Intertropical Convergence Zone (of Seawater) |
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IUGG |
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics |
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IWGDMGC |
Interagency Working Group on Data Management for Global Change |
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JERS-1 |
Japan's Earth Resources Satellite |
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JGOFS |
Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (IGBP programme) |
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JPL |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA) |
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LaRC |
Langley Research Center (NASA) |
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LBA |
Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia |
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LITE |
Lidar-in-space Technology Experiment |
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LMER |
Land Margins Ecosystem Research |
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LOICZ |
Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone |
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LTER |
Long-Term Ecological Research (program) (NSF) |
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LUCC |
Land- Use and Land-Cover Change |
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MAB |
Man and the Biosphere (programme) (UNESCO) |
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MAPSS |
Mapped Atmosphere-Plant-Soil System |
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MECCA |
Model Evaluation Consortium for Climate Assessment |
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MEDIAS |
Reseau de Recherche Regionale pour le Bassin Mediterraneen etl'Afrique Subtropicale |
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METOP |
Meteorological Operational Satellite (polar satellite series) |
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MISR |
Multi-angle Imaging Spectrometer |
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MITI |
Ministry of International Trade and Industry |
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MLS |
Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS) |
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MMIA |
Methods and Models for Integrated Assessment |
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MOC |
Meridional Overturning Circulation |
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MODIS |
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
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MOPITT |
Measurement of Pollutants in the Troposphere |
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MSFC |
Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville AL) |
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MSU |
Microwave Sounding Unit |
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NADW |
North Atlantic Deep Water |
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NAL |
National Agricultural Library |
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NALC |
North American Landscape Characterization |
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NAO |
North Atlantic Oscillation |
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NARA |
National Archive and Records Administration |
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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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NASDA |
National Space Development Agency of Japan |
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NBII |
National Biological Information Infrastructure |
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NBS |
National Biological Service |
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NCAR |
National Center for Atmospheric Research (US) |
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NCDC |
National Climatic Data Center |
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NCEP |
National Centers For Environmental Prediction (form. NMC; NWS Center) |
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NCSA |
National Center for Supercomputer Applications |
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NDSC |
Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change |
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NEDRES |
National Environmental Data Referral Service |
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NEIC |
National Energy Information Center |
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NESC |
National Environmental Supercomputing Center |
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NESDIS |
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service |
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NEXRAD |
Next Generation Weather Radar |
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NGDC |
National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA) |
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NIGEC |
National Institute for Global Environmental Change |
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NII |
National Information Infrastructure (USA) |
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NIMA |
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (became National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|NGA) |
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NIST |
National Institute of Standards & Technology (US) |
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NMFS |
National Marine Fisheries Services |
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NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US) |
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Noaadir |
Noaa Environmental Services Data Directory |
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NODC |
National Oceanographic Data Center (NOAA) |
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Nodis |
Nssdc Online Data and Information System |
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NOS |
National Ocean Service |
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NPOESS |
National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System |
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NRC |
National Response Center |
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NRCSM |
Natural Resources Conservation Service |
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NREN |
National Research and Education Network |
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Nscat |
Nasa Scatterometer Project |
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NSDI |
National Spatial Data Infrastructure |
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NSF |
National Sanitation Foundation |
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NSIDC |
National Snow and Ice Data Center (University of Colorado, Boulder) |
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NSSDC |
National Space Science Data Center (Greenbelt, MD) |
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NSTC |
National Science and Technology Council (U.S.) |
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NTIS |
National Technical Information Service Technology Administration |
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OACES |
Ocean-Atmosphere Carbon Exchange Study |
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ODP |
Ozone Depletion Potential |
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OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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OES |
Bureau Of Oceans And International Environmental And Scientific Affairs |
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OGCM |
Ocean General Circulation Model |
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OMB |
Office of Management and Budget (U.S.) |
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ONR |
Office of Naval Research (U.S.) |
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ORNL |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's |
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OSTI |
Office of Scientific and Technical Information (DOE) |
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OSTP |
Office of Science and Technology Policy |
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OTA |
Office of Technology Assessment (U.S.; abolished by Congress, Fall 1995) |
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OTTER |
Oregon Transect Ecosystem Research |
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PAGES |
Past Global Changes (IGBP) |
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PCMDI |
Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison |
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PDO |
Pacific Decadal Oscillation |
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PER |
Program for Ecosystem Research |
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Pfcs |
Perfluorinated Hydrocarbons |
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PIBAL |
Pilot Balloon |
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PICES |
North Pacific Marine Science Organization |
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PMEL |
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (NOAA and ERL) |
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PMIP |
Paleoclimatic Model Intercomparison Project |
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PNA |
Pacific North American |
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POAM |
Polar Ozone Aerosol Monitor |
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POEM |
Polar-Orbit Earth Observation Mission |
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PPMV |
Parts Per Million by Volume |
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PPTV |
Parts per Trillion by Volume |
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PROBE |
Pilot Radiation Observation Experiment |
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PSC |
Polar Stratospheric Clouds (in Antarctic) |
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PUMS |
Public Use Microdata Samples |
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QBO |
Quasi-biennial Oscillation (atm.) |
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Quikscat |
Quick Scatterometer Satellite |
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RIC |
Regional Information Centre |
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RIDGE |
Ridge Interdisciplinary Global Experiments |
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RTNEPH |
real-time nephanalysis |
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SAA |
Satellite Active Archive |
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SAGE |
Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment |
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SAM |
Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement |
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SAMS |
Surface Automated Meteorological Systems |
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SAR |
synthetic aperture radar (satellite) |
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SBUV |
Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (experiment) |
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SCAR |
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (ICSU) |
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SCAR-B |
Smoke, Clouds, and Radiation-Brazil |
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SCOPE |
Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (ICSU and IGBP) |
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SCOR |
Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (ICSU) |
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SCS |
Soil Conservation Service (Anchorage, Alaska) (USDA and DOA) |
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SCSMEX |
South China Sea Monsoon Experiment |
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SDSD |
Satellite Data Services Division |
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SDTS |
Spatial Data Transfer Standard |
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SeaWiFS |
Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor |
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SEDAC |
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center |
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SERDP |
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program |
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SGCR |
Subcommittee on Global Change Research |
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SIP |
Solar Influences Program |
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SIR-C |
Shuttle Imaging Radar-C |
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SOHO |
Solar Heliospheric Observatory |
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SPADE |
Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition |
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SPARC |
Stratospheric Processes and their Role In Climate Change |
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SPAS |
Shuttle Pallet Satellite(German) |
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SPOT |
Systeme Pour L'Observation De La Terre (France) |
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SRB |
Surface Radiation Budget |
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SRL |
Space Radar Laboratory |
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SRTM |
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission |
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SSBUV |
shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer) |
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SSM/I |
Special Sensor Microwave/Imager |
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SST |
Sea surface temperature |
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STA |
Strategic Transportation Analysis |
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START |
Global Change System for Analysis Research and Training |
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STD |
Salinity/Temperature/Depth |
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SURFRAD |
Surface Radiation Budget Network |
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TAO |
Tropical Atmosphere-Ocean |
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Teco |
Terrestrial Ecosystems |
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Terra |
Terrestrial Ecosystem Regional Research and Analysis Laboratory |
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TFODM |
Task Force on Observations and Data Management |
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TOGA |
Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere |
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Toga/coare |
Toga/Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment |
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TOMS |
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite Instrument) |
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TOPEX/POSEIDON |
Ocean Topography Experiment |
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TOVS |
TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
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TRMM |
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (US-Japan) |
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UARS |
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA) |
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UCAR |
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research |
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un |
United Narions |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Program |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Program |
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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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UNIDATA |
University Data System |
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USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
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USGCRP |
United States Global Change Change Research Program |
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USGS |
United States Geological Survey (DOI) |
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usmarc |
United States Machine Readable Cataloging |
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UV |
Ultraviolet (Light) |
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UV-B |
Ultraviolet-Biological |
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vamos |
Variability of the American Monsoon System |
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VENTS |
A NOAA Program on Mid-Ocean Ridges |
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WCP |
World Climate Programme (WMO/ICSU) |
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WCRP |
World Climate Research Program |
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WDC |
World Data Center (ICSU) |
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WEAVE |
Water and Energy: Atmospheric, Vegetative, and Earth Interactions |
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WEBB |
Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Budget (USGS) |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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WMO |
World Meteorological Organization (ICSU) |
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WOCE |
World Ocean Circulation Experiment |
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