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Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 191-194

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... S Department of Energy ELOKA Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge in the Arctic EOL Earth Observing Laboratory ET evapotranspiration FAA Federal Aviation Administration GCM global climate model GrIS Greenland Ice Sheet 191
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... APPENDIX A GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System GPM Global Precipitation Measurement GPS Global Positioning Satellite GRAV-D Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum HALIP High Arctic Large Igneous Province IARPC Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee IASC International Arctic Science Committee IASSA International Arctic Social Sciences Association InSAR Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar IOOS Integrated Ocean Observing System IMB Ice Mass Balance IMO international maritime organization IPY International Polar Year IRD ice-rafted debris ITP ice-tethered profilers LEDAPS Landsat Ecosystem Disturbance Adaptive Processing System LIP large igneous province LTER Long-Term Ecological Research MIS Marine Isotope Stage MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research NGA National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency NGEE Next-Generation Ecosystem Experiment NGS National Geodetic Survey NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRC National Research Council NSF National Science Foundation NSIDC National Snow and Ice Data Center NSSI North Slope Science Initiative OOI Ocean Observing Initiative 192
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... Appendix A PacMARS Pacific Marine Arctic Regional Synthesis PETM Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum PPF polar profiling floats PV photovoltaic RCP Representative Concentration Pathway ROV remotely operated vehicle SAON Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar SCTF Scientific Cooperation Task Force SEARCH Study of Environmental ARctic CHange SEES Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability SHEBA Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean SLiCA Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive SOAR Synthesis of Arctic Research SRM solar radiation management UAV unmanned aerial vehicle UCAR University Corporation for Atmospheric Research USARC U.S. Arctic Research Commission WOC World Ocean Council 193
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  • greenland ice
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  • energy eloka
  • aviation administration
  • federal aviation
  • arctic eol


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