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Acronyms
ADEOS
Advanced Earth Observation Satellite
ADM
Atmospheric Dynamics Mission
AFGWC
Air Force Global Weather Center
AIRS
Atmospheric Infrared Radiation Sounder
ALADIN
Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument
AMSU
Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit
AO
Announcement of Opportunity
APS
Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor
ASCAT
Advanced Scatterometer
ASOS
Automated Surface Observing System
ATMS
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
AWS
Air Weather Service
CALIPSO
Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations
CERSAT
Centre ERS d’Archivage et de Traitement
CMIS
Conical Microwave Imager/Sounder
CNES
Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales
COSMIC
Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate
CRD
Capstone Requirements Document
CrIS
Cross-track Infrared Sounder
DIAL
Differential Absorption Lidar
DMSP
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
DMSP (SPO)
DMSP Systems Program Office
DOD
Department of Defense
DORIS
Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite
EADM
European Atmospheric Dynamics Mission
ECMWF
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
EDR
environmental data record
EIS
Earth Information System
EMC
Environmental Modeling Center
ENVISAT
Environmental Satellite
EOS
Earth Observing System
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ERS
European Remote Sensing satellite
ESA
European Space Agency
ESE
Earth Science Enterprise
ESSA
Environmental Science Services Administration
ESSP
Earth System Science Pathfinder
EUMETSAT
European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
EXCOM
Executive Committee
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
GAO
General Accounting Office
GEOS
Goddard Earth Observing System
GIFTS
Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer
GIFTS-IOMI
GIFTS Indian Ocean METOC (Meteorology and Oceanography) Imager
GMES
Global Monitoring for Environmental Security
GOES
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
GOES-NEXT
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite–Next Generation
GPM
Global Precipitation Measurement
GPS
Global Positioning System
GPS/MET
Global Positioning System/Meteorology
GPSOS
Global Positioning System Occultation Sensor
GRACE
Gravity and Climate Experiment
GSFC
Goddard Space Flight Center
HIRS
High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder
IASI
Interferometer Atmospheric Sounding Instrument
ICESat
Ice, Clouds, and Land Elevation Satellite
IFREMER
French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
IORD
Integrated Operational Requirements Document
IPO
Integrated Program Office
IR
infraredITO
Interagency Transition Office
ITOS
Improved TIROS Operational Satellite
IV&V
Independent Verification and Validation
JCSDA
Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation
JHT
Joint Hurricane Testbed
lidar
light detection and ranging
LIS
Lightning Imaging Sensor
LLWAS
Low-Level Wind Shear Alert System
LMS
Lightning Mapper Sensor
METOP
Meteorological Operational Polar satellites of EUMETSAT
MHS
Microwave Humidity Sounder
MNS
Mission Needs Statement
MODIS
Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MSU
Microwave Sounding Unit
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASDA
National Space Development Agency of Japan
NCAR
National Center for Atmospheric Research
NCDC
National Climate Data Center
NCEP
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
NESDIS
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NOAA)
NESS
National Environmental Satellite Service
NHC
National Hurricane Center
Nimbus
NASA environmental research satellite series
NMC
National Meteorological Center
NMP
New Millennium Program
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA SEC
NOAA Space Environment Center
NOMSS
National Operational Meteorological Satellite System
NPOESS
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NPP
NPOESS Preparatory Project
NRC
National Research Council
NRO
National Reconnaissance Office
NROSS
Navy Remote Ocean Sensing System
NSCAT
NASA Scatterometer
NSF
National Science Foundation
NWP
Numerical Weather Prediction
NWS
National Weather Service
OFCM
Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
OLS
Operational Linescan System
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OMPS
Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite
ORD
Operational Requirements Document
OSE
Observing System Experiment
OSIP
Operational Satellite Improvement ProgramOSTM
Ocean Surface Topography Mission
OTA
Office of Technology AssessmentOTD
Optical Transient Detector
PI
principal investigator
PMR
Pressure-Modulator Radiometer
POES
Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite
QuikSCAT
Quick Scatterometer
QuikTOMS
Quick Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
R&D
research and development
RCA
Radio Corporation of America
RMS
root mean square
RO
radio occultation
S3
Satellite Surface Stress
SAR
synthetic aperture radar
SASS
Seasat-A Satellite Scatterometer
SCAMS
Scanning Microwave Spectrometer
SDR
sensor data record
SDRR
System Definition and Risk Reduction
SE&TD
Systems Engineering and Technical Direction
SeaWiFS
Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor
SEC
Space Environment Center
SEI
Special Events Imager
SESS
Space Environment Sensor Suite
SIRS
Solar Infrared Radiation Station
SMOP OR
Operational Requirement for Satellite Measurement of Oceanographic Parameters
SPO
System Program Office
SSM/I
Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
SXI
Solar X-ray Imager
SXT
Solar X-ray Telescope
TDRS
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
TDWR
Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
TIROS
Television Infrared Observation Satellite
TMI
TRMM Microwave Imager
TOMS
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
TOPEX
Ocean Topography Experiment
TOS
TIROS Operational System
TOVS
TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
TRMM
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
USAF
U.S. Air Force
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
USWRP
U.S. Weather Research Program
UW
University of Wisconsin
UV
ultraviolet
VAS
VISSR Atmospheric Sounder
VHRR/AVHRR
Very High Resolution Radiometer/Advanced VHRR
VIIRS
Visible/Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite
VIRS
Visible Infrared Scanner
VISSR
Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer
VOLCAM
Volcanic Ash Mapper
VTPR
Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer