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Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 684-694

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... G Acronyms and Abbreviations 2D two-dimensional 3D three-dimensional 3D Winds Three-Dimensional Tropospheric Winds from Space-based Lidar 3MI Multi-Viewing Multi-Channel Multi-Polarization 3U 3 Unit 20CR 20th Century Reanalysis AAAR American Association for Aerosol Research AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science ABI Advanced Baseline Imager ABS Advanced Baseline Sounder ACS American Chemical Society ACT-America Atmospheric Carbon and Transport-America ADM Atmospheric Dynamics Mission AERI Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer AGU American Geophysical Union AHI Advanced Himawari Imagers AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIM Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere AirMOSS Airborne Microwave Observatory of Subcanopy and Subsurface (EVS-1 Mission) AIRS Atmospheric Infrared Sounder ALOS Advanced Land Observing Satellite AMDAR Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay AMOC Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation AMS American Meteorological Society AMSR Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer AMSU Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit 684
From page 685...
... APPENDIX G 685 AMV atmospheric motion vector ANN artificial neural network AOD aerosol optical depth ASAC Applied Sciences Advisory Committee ASCAT advanced scatterometer ASCENDS Active Sensing of CO2 Emissions over Nights, Days, and Seasons ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASO Airborne Snow Observatory ASTER Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer ATLAS Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System ATMS Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder A-Train Afternoon Constellation AUV autonomous underwater vehicle AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer AVIRIS Airborne Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectrometer BUV Backscatter Ultraviolet (instrument on Nimbus-4) CALIOP Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations CATE Cost Assessment and Technical Evaluation CATS Cloud-Aerosol Transport System CCSP Climate Change Science Program CDC Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention CDIP Coastal Data Information Program CDOM colored dissolved organic matter CDWP California Department of Water Resources CeNCOOS Central and Northern California Coastal Ocean Observing System CEOS Committee on Earth Observing Satellites CERES Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System CESAS Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space CGMS Committee for Meteorological Satellites CHAMP Challenging Mini-satellite Payload CIPS Cloud Imaging and Particle Size CIRA Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere CIRAS CubeSat Infrared Atmospheric Sounder CIRES Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences CIRiS Compact Infrared Radiometer in Space CLARREO Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory CLIVAR Climate Variability and Predictability CloudSat satellite-based cloud experiment CMA Chinese Meteorological Administration CNES Centre National d'Études Spaciales CoCoRaHS Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network CORAL Coral Reef Airborne Laboratory COSMIC Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate
From page 686...
... 686 THRIVING ON OUR CHANGING PLANET COSPAR Committee on Space Research COSSEs Climate Observing System Simulation Experiments CoSSIR Conical Scanning Submillimeter-wave Imaging Radiometer COTS commercial off-the-shelf COWVR Compact Ocean Wind Vector Radiometer CRADA Cooperative Research and Development Agreement CrIS Cross-track Infrared Sounder CRM Cloud Resolving Model CSA Canadian Space Agency CSUMB California State University, Monterey Bay CubeRRT CubeSat Radiometer Radio Frequency Interference Technology Validation CYGNSS Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System-Earth Venture Mission DAAC Distributed Active Archive Center DAS Data Assimilation Systems DEMs digital elevation models DESDynl Deformation, Ecosystem Structure, and Dynamics of Ice DFO Dartmouth Flood Observatory DIAL differential absorption lidar DLR German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program DOC Department of Commerce; also dissolved organic carbon DOD Department of Defense DOE Department of Energy DPR Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar DSM digital surface model DU Dobson Units EarthCARE Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer EBV essential biodiversity variable ECMWF European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts ECOSTRESS Ecosystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on the Space Station ECS equilibrium climate sensitivity EEA European Environmental Agency EEI Earth's Energy Imbalance EGSIEM European Gravity Service for Improved Emergency Management EISWG Environmental Information Services Working Group EMSA European Maritime Safety Agency EnMAP Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program ENSO El Niño Southern Oscillation EO-1 Earth Observing Mission-1 EOS Earth Observing System EOSDIS Earth Observing System Data and Information System EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPS-SG EUMETSAT Polar System-Second Generation ERC European Research Council
From page 687...
... APPENDIX G 687 EROS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science ESA European Space Agency ESAS Earth Science and Applications from Space ESD Earth Science Division ESM Earth system models ESO Earth Science Objective ESSA Environmental Science Services Administration ESSP Earth System Science Pathfinder ESTO Earth Science Technology Office ET evapotranspiration EUMETSAT European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites EU SatCen EU Satellite Center EUV extreme ultraviolet EV Earth Venture EV-I Earth Venture-Instrument EV-M Earth Venture Mission EV-S Earth Venture Suborbital EXPORTS Export Processes in the Ocean from Remote Sensing FAT Fixed Anvil Temperature FCI Flexible Combined Imager FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FLEX Fluorescence Explorer FY fiscal year GACM generalized additive model GCM global climate model GCOM-W1, -W2 Global Change Observation Mission-Water GCOS Global Climate Observing System GDACS Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System GEDI Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation GEO Group on Earth Observations; also geostationary Earth orbit GEO-CAPE Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (mission) GeoCARB Geostationary Carbon Cycle Observatory GEOS-5 Goddard Earth Observation System Version Five GEOSCCM Goddard chemistry climate model GEWEX Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment GFDL Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory GFMS Global Flood Monitoring System GFS Global Forecast System GGOS Global Geodetic Observing System GHG greenhouse gas GHIS Geostationary High-resolution Interferometer Sounder GIC glaciers and ice caps GIFTS Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transfer System GIIRS Geosynchronous Interferometric Infrared Sounder
From page 688...
... 688 THRIVING ON OUR CHANGING PLANET GIS Geographic Information Systems GLAS Geoscience Laser Altimeter System GLDAS Global Land Data Assimilation System GLISTIN Glacier and Land Ice Surface Topography Interferometer GLONASS Global Navigation Satellite System GMAO Global Modeling and Assimilation Office GMES Global Monitoring for Environmental Security GMSL global mean sea level GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS RO Global Navigation Satellite System Radio Occultation GOCE European Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOES-R Geostationary Orbit Environmental Satellite-R Series GOSAT Greenhouse Gas Observing Satellite GPM Global Precipitation Measurement GPP gross primary productivity GPS Global Positioning System GPSRO Global Positioning System Radio Occultation GRACE Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment GRACE-FO Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-Follow On GSD ground sample distance GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center GSICS Global Space-Based Intercalibration System GTS Global Telecommunications System G-WADI Water and Development Information for Arid Lands -- A Global Network GWP global warming potential HAB harmful algal blooms HAQAST Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team HECC High-end Computing Capability HES Hyperspectral Environmental Suite HHWP Hetchy Hetchy Water and Power HICO Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean HIRDLS High-resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder HISUI Hyperspectral Imager Suite HMA High Mountain Asia HSRL High Spectral Resolution LiDAR HyspIRI Hyperspectral Infrared Imager IAA International Academy of Astronauts IAGOS In-service Aircraft for a Global Observing System IASI Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer ICESat Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite ICESat-1 Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-1 ICESat-2 Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 ICI Ice Cloud Imager
From page 689...
... APPENDIX G 689 IESA Integrated Earth System Analysis IMERG Integrated Multi-Satellite Retrievals for GPM InSAR Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar InVEST In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies IOCCG International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group IOOS Integrated Ocean Observing System IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IR infrared IRS infrared sounder ISRO Indian Space Research Organization ISS International Space Station ITRF International Terrestrial Reference Frame IWG International Working Group IWG-SEM International Working Group on Satellite-based Emergency Mapping IWP ice water path Jason-1 Joint Altimetry Satellite Oceanography Network JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JCSDA Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation JMA Japanese Meteorological Agency JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPSS Joint Polar Satellite System JRC Joint Research Center LAD leaf area density LAI leaf area index LEO low Earth orbit LHASA Landslide Hazard Assessment Model for Situational Awareness lidar light detection and ranging LIO Low-Inclination Orbiter LIS Land Information System LIST Lidar Surface Topography LMR living marine resource LST land-surface temperature MAGI Mineral and Gas Identifier MAIA Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (Earth Venture Instrument) MAPP Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections MBARI Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute MDSC mineral dust source composition MEA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment MERIS medium-spectral resolution imaging spectrometer MERLIN Methane Remote Sensing Lidar Mission MERRA Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications MetOp Meteorological Operational Satellite Program MHS Microwave Humidity Sounder
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... 690 THRIVING ON OUR CHANGING PLANET MIDEX Medium Class Explorer MIPAS Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding MISR Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer MJO Madden-Julian Oscillation MLS Microwave Limb Sounder MODIS Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MOPITT Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere MPAS Model for Prediction Across Scales MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRLI Moderate-Resolution Land Imagery MRV measurement, reporting, and verification MTG-3 Meteosat Third Generation MTPE Mission to Planet Earth NAO North Atlantic Oscillation NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCA National Climate Assessment NCEI National Centers for Environmental Information NDFD National Forecast Database NDVI Normalized Difference Vegetation Index NED National Elevation Dataset NEP Net Ecosystem Productivity NESDIS National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service NEWS NASA Energy and Water System NFMS national forest monitoring and measurement system NGA National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency NGGPS Next-Generation Global Prediction System NICAM Nonhydrostatic Icosahedral Atmospheric Model NIDIS National Integrated Drought Information System NIH National Institutes of Health NIR near infrared NISAR NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar NLDAS North American Land Data Assimilation System NMME North America Multi-Model Ensemble NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOPP National Ocean Partnership Program NPOESS National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System NPP Net Primary Production NRC National Research Council NSF National Science Foundation NWP numerical weather prediction NWPS Nearshore Wave Prediction System NWS National Weather Service OCO Orbiting Carbon Observatory OCO-2 Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2
From page 691...
... APPENDIX G 691 OCO-3 Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 OCR Ocean Color Radiometry ODS ozone-depleting substance OIB Operation IceBridge OLI Operational Land Imager OMB Office of Management and Budget OMI Ozone Monitoring Instrument OMPS Ozone Mapping Profiler Suite ONR Office of Naval Research OSAAP Office of Systems Architecture and Advanced Planning OSB Ocean Studies Board OSE Observing System Experiment OSIP Operational Satellite Improvement Program OSSE Observing System Simulation Experiment PACE Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem PBL (height) planetary boundary layer PDO Pacific Decadal Oscillation PGC Polar Geospatial Center PI principle investigator PIA Path Integrated Attentuation PM particulate matter PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory POES Polar Operational Environmental Satellites POR Program of Record PRISMA Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa QFF Quantitative Flood Forecasts QPE quantitative precipitation estimates QPF Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts QuickSCAT Quick Scatterometer R&A research and analysis RapidScat International Space Station Rapid Scatterometer, or ISS-RapidScat RBI Radiation Budget Instrument RCP Representative Concentration Pathway RF radiative forcing RFI request for information RMS root mean square RO radio occultation ROSES Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences RY real year S2D season-to-decadal S2S subseasonal-to-seasonal SABOR Ship-Aircraft Bio-optical Research
From page 692...
... 692 THRIVING ON OUR CHANGING PLANET SAC Scientific Application Satellite-C SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar SATM Science and Applications Traceability Matrix SCA snow-covered area SCAR Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Scattsat-1 Scatterometer Satellite-1 SCCOOS Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System SCIAMACHY Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography SCLP Snow and Cold Land Processes SeaWiFS Sea-viewing Wide Field of View Sensor SI seasonal-interannual variability SIF solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence SIPN Sea Ice Prediction Network SLI Sustainable Land Imaging SLR Satellite Laser Ranging SMAP Soil Moisture Active-Passive SMMR Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer SMOS Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity SNODAS Snow Data Assimilation System S-NPP Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership SNR signal-to-noise ratio SNWG Satellite Needs Working Group SORCE Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment SOT statement of task SPRWG Space Platform Requirements Working Group SRTM Shuttle Radar Topography Mission SSEC Space Science Engineering Center SSG Science Steering Group SSH sea-surface height SSMI Special Sensor Microwave Imager SSO semisynchronous orbit SSS sea-surface salinity SST sea-surface temperature STAR Center for Satellite Applications and Research STC Science and Technology Centers SURFRAD Surface Radiation Budget Network SWAT Soil Water Assessment Tool SWCRE shortwave cloud radiative effect SW CRF shortwave cloud radiative forcing SWE snow water equivalent SWH significant wave height SWIR shortwave infrared SWOT Surface Water and Ocean Topography TanDEM-X TerraSAR-X Add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement TC tropical cyclone
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... Group on Earth Observations USGS U.S. Geological Survey UT/LS upper troposphere and lower stratosphere UTS upper troposphere and stratosophere UV ultraviolet VAS VISSR Atmospheric Sounder VCL Vegetation Canopy Lidar VHF very high frequency VIC Variable Infiltration Capacity VIIRS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite VIS visible VIS/IR visible/infrared measurements VISSR Visible and Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer VLBI Very Long Baseline Interferometry VLM vertical land motion
From page 694...
... 694 THRIVING ON OUR CHANGING PLANET VNIR visible/near infrared VOC volatile organic chemical VOI value of information VPD vapor pressure deficit VSWIR visible to shortwave infrared WCRP World Climate Research Programme WE2ST Center for a Sustainable Water-Energy Education Science and Technology WHOI Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WMO World Meteorological Organization WSF Weather System Follow-on WWRP World Weather Research Program XOVWM Extended Ocean Vector Winds Mission YOTC Year of Tropical Convection


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