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Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 153-154

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... IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IRB institutional review board LBS location-based service lidar light detection and ranging LRT light-rail transit LSC land-change science MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer 5
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... 5 APPENDIX B NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NIC National Intelligence Council NGS National Geographic Society NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRC National Research Council NSF National Science Foundation OSL optically stimulated luminescence PDA personal digital assistant QCA qualitative comparative analysis SAR synthetic aperture radar SoVI Social Vulnerability Index STE science, technology, and engineering SWOT Surface Water Ocean Topography UN United Nations USGS U.S. Geological Survey UV ultraviolet VGI volunteered geographic information VMT vehicle miles traveled
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  • imaging spectroradiometer
  • climate change
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