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Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 60-62

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... D Acronyms and Abbreviations ACT Advanced Component Technology AirMSPI-2 Airborne Multi-angle Spectro Polarimetric Imager-2 AO announcement of opportunity Athena-OAWL Atmospheric Transport, Hurricanes and Extratropical Numerical Weather Prediction Optical Autocovariance Wind Lidar CDR contract data requirement CERES Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System CO carbon monoxide COVID coronavirus CYGNSS Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System ECOSTRESS Ecosystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station EMIT Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation EOS Earth Observing System ESAS Earth Science and Applications from Space ESD Earth Science Division ESSP Earth System Science Pathfinder ESSPPO ESSP Program Office ESTO Earth Science Technology Office EV Earth Venture EV-C Earth Venture Continuity EV-I Earth Venture Instrument EV-M Earth Venture Mission EV-S Earth Venture Suborbital FY fiscal year 60
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... APPENDIX D 61 GA-EMS General Atomic Electromagnetic Systems GEDI Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation GEMS geostationary scanning ultraviolet-visible spectrometer GEO geosynchronous Earth orbit GEO-CAPE Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events GeoCarb Geostationary Carbon Observatory GLIMR Geosynchronous Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System GPS Global Positioning System GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center HQ Headquarters IIP Instrument Incubator Program INCUS Investigation of Convective Updrafts IR infrared ISS International Space Station JEM-EF Japanese Experiment Module-Exposed Facility JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory KDP key decision point LaRC Langley Research Center LEO low Earth orbit LSP Launch Services Program MAIA Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols MIDEX Medium-class Explorer MIT LL MIT Lincoln Laboratory MoO Mission of Opportunity NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPR NASA Procedural Requirement OCO-2 Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 PI principal investigator PM project manager PREFIRE Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment RFP request for proposal ROSES Research Opportunities in the Space and Earth Sciences SMD Science Mission Directorate
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... 62 LESSONS LEARNED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NASA'S EARTH VENTURE CLASS SMA safety and mission assurance SMEX Small Explorer (a class of missions) STEM science, technology, engineering, and mathematics TEMPEST Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical System TEMPO Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution TIR thermal infrared TMC technical, management, and cost TRL technology readiness level TROPICS Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats YAG yttrium-aluminum garnet

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