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Appendix G: Acronyms
Pages 141-144

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... Department of Energy DSCS Defense Satellite Communications System EAIS East Antarctic Ice Sheet EAR NSF Division of Earth Sciences 141
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... Maritime Administration MISI marine ice sheet instability MREFC Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction MWP meltwater pulse NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NIH National Institutes of Health NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NSF National Science Foundation OCE NSF Division of Ocean Sciences OOI Ocean Observatories Initiative OSTP White House Office of Science and Technology Policy PHY NSF Division of Physics PI principal investigator PINGU Precision IceCube Next Generation Upgrade PLR NSF Division of Polar Programs POLENET Polar Earth Observing Network 142
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... Coast Guard UAV unmanned airborne vehicle (drone) VLF very low frequency WAIS West Antarctic Ice Sheet WISSARD Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Project 143
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  • stream subglacial
  • maritime administration
  • antarctic ice
  • sheet wissard

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  • construction mwp

  • low frequency
  • ice stream
  • sheet instability
  • meltwater pulse
  • house office

  • administration nih
  • observing network
  • precision icecube
  • ocean sciences
  • programs polenet

  • health noaa
  • polar programs
  • polar earth
  • generation upgrade
  • frequency wais

  • initiative ostp
  • instability mrefc
  • observatories initiative
  • upgrade plr
  • administration misi


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