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Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 241-244

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... APPENDIX F Acronyms and Abbreviations AGU American Geophysical Union AOD aerosol optical depth AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer BECCS bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration BPC Bipartisan Policy Center CALIOP Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation CARMA Cloud Aerosol Research in the Marine Atmosphere experiment CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CCN cloud condensation nuclei CCS carbon capture and sequestration CDN cloud droplet number CDR carbon dioxide removal CERES Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System CIFEX Cloud Indirect Forcing Experiment CIRPAS Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely-Piloted Aircraft Studies CLRTAP Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution CMIP5 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project CN condensation nuclei CRM cloud-resolving model DACS direct air capture and sequestration DECS Drizzle and Entrainment Cloud Study DHS U.S. Department of Homeland Security 241
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... APPENDIX F DIC dissolved inorganic carbon DOE U.S. Department of Energy DYCOMS II Second Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus experiment ENMOD Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques ENSO El Niño–Southern Oscillation EOP Executive Office of the President E-PEACE Eastern Pacific Emitted Aerosol Cloud Experiment ERF effective radiative forcing GCAM Global Change Assessment Model GCM general circulation model GeoMIP Geoengineering Modeling Intercomparison Project GHG greenhouse gas IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies ICSU International Council for Science IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPSL-CM5a Institut Pierre Simon Laplace Climate Model ISS International Space Station JPSS Joint Polar Satellite System LES large eddy simulation LWC liquid water content LWP liquid water path MAGIC Marine ARM GPCI Investigation of Clouds MASE Marine Stratus/Stratocumulus Experiment MAST Monterey Area Ship Track experiment 242
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... Appendix F MCB marine cloud brightening MESSAGE Model for Energy Supply Strategy Alternatives and their General Environmental Impact MIROC-ESM-CHEM Model for Interdisciplinary Research on Climate -- Earth System Model -- Chemistry MISR Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MPI-ESM Max Planck Institute for Meteorology Earth System Model MSU microwave sounding unit Mtoe million tons oil equivalent NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NH Northern Hemisphere NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NorESM Norwegian Earth System Model NPP NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System) Preparatory Project OMPS Ozone Mapping Profiler Suite ONR Office of Naval Research OSIRIS Optical Spectrograph and Infrared Imaging System OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy PACE Pre-Aerosol, Clouds, and ocean Ecosystem PDO Pacific Decadal Oscillation POC pocket of open cells PSAC President's Science Advisory Committee ReMIND Regional Model of Investments and Development SAAM Stratospheric Aerosol Albedo Modification 243
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... APPENDIX F SAGE Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment SH Southern Hemisphere SMAP soil moisture active and passive SOLEDAD Stratocumulus Observation of Los Angeles Emission Derived Aerosol-Droplets SPICE Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering SRM solar radiation management or sunlight reflection methods SRMGI Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative TOA top of atmosphere UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change USGS U.S. Geological Survey UV-B Ultraviolet-B VIIRS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite VOCALS-REx VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study Regional Experiment.
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