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Appendix G: Acronyms and Initialisms
Pages 501-504

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... Department of Energy EGS enhanced geothermal system ENSO El Niño-Southern Oscillation EOS Earth Observing System EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ESSP Earth System Science Partnership EUMETSAT European meteorological satellite program FACE free air CO2 enrichment GCRA Global Change Research Act GHG greenhouse gas ICESat Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite ICSU International Council of Scientific Unions IGBP International Geosphere-Biosphere Program IGERT Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship IGFA International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research IHDP International Human Dimensions Program 0
From page 502...
... APPENdIX G IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IUBS International Union of Biological Science IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management JI Joint Implementation MEA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MPAs marine protected areas NAPAs National Adaptation Programmes of Action NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NIC National Intelligence Council NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPOESS National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System NPP net primary productivity NRC National Research Council OCO Orbiting Carbon Observatory OMB Office of Management and Budget PIER Public Interest Energy Research PSAC President's Science Advisory Committee QDR Quadrennial Defense Review R&D research and development REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation RISA Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments SARP Sector Applications Research Program SCOPE Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment SRM solar radiation management START System for Analysis, Research and Training TAO Tropical-Atmosphere Ocean UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change USGCRP U.S. Global Change Research Program 0
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... Appendix G WCRP World Climate Research Program WMO World Meteorological Organization UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 0


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