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List of Acronyms
Pages 76-78

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... List of Acronyms AIRS Annospheric Infrared Sounder ASOS Automated Surface Observing System CAC Climate Analysis Center, NOAA National Meteorological Center CD-ROM Compact Disk, Read-Only Memory CIRES Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado CLIMAP Climate: Long-Range Investigation, Mapping, and Prediction COADS Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set DAT Data Acquisition Tape DERF Dynamic Extended-Range Forecasts ECMWF European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts ENSO E1 Nino-Southern Oscillation EOS Earth Observing System, NASA EOSDIS Earth Observing System Data and Information System EPA Environmental Protection Agency ERF Extended-Range Forecasting ERL Environmental Research Laboratories, NOAA ESA European Space Agency FGGE First GARP Global Experiment (see GWE) b1~E First ISLSCP Field Experiment 76
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... HAPEX Hydrological-Atmospheric Pilot Experiment ISLSCP International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project JGOFS LAPS Joint Global Ocean Flux Study Local Analysis and Prediction System, Colorado State University Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder Low-Frequency Variability Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere Linear Normal-Mode Initialization Long-Range Forecasting Model-Assimilated Data Set Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System Man-Computer Interactive Data Access System Master Ocean Observations Data Set Medium-Range Forecasting National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Space Development Agency (of Japan) National Center for Atmospheric Research National Climatic Data Center, NOAA (World Data Center A, WMO)
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... National Weaker Service 1988 Doppler Weather Radar System (initially designated in planning documents as NEXRAD, Next Radar System) WWW World Weather Watch, WMO XBT Expendable Bathythennograph
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