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Appendix B - Acronyms
Appendix B - Acronyms
Pages 563-568
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CFCs chlorofluorocarbons CGCR Committee on Global Change Research CHAMMP Computer Hardware and Advanced Mathematics and Model Physics CIPEC Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change 563
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USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service CTD conductivity-temperature-depth CZCS coastal zone color scanner DAAC Data Acquisition and Archive Center DIC dissolved inorganic carbon DIVERSITAS IUBS-SCOPE-UNESCO Programme on Biodiversity DMS dimethyl sulfide DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program DOC dissolved organic carbon DOD*
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ICSU International Council of Scientific Unions IGAC International Global Atmospheric Chemistry program IGBP International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme IHDP International Human Dimensions Programme IMAGES Intermediate Model for Global and Annual Evolution of Species IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IR infrared IRI International Research Institute for Climate Prediction ISLSCP International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project ITCZ Intertropical Convergence Zone IUBS International Union of Biological Sciences JGOFS Joint Global Ocean Flux Study LANDSAT Land Remote Sensing Satellite LBA Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment LIA Little Ice Age LIDAR light detection and ranging instrument LMER Land Margin Ecosystem Research LOICZ Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone LSP land surface parameterization LTER Long-Term Ecological Research program LUCC land use cover change MBL marine boundary layer
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASM* SI National Air and Space Museum NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research NCDC National Climatic Data Center NCEP National Center for Environmental Prediction NDSC Network for Detection of Stratospheric Change NEE net ecosystem exchange NICHD National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NIEHS*
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SI Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute STN Simulated Topographical Network SURFRAD surface radiation observations TAO tropical atmosphere-ocean TIROS Television and Infared Observation Satellite TM thematic mapper TOGA Tropical Oceans and Global Atmosphere program TOMS total ozone mapping spectrometer TOPEX Ocean Topography Experiment TRACE-A Transport and Chemistry near the Equator over the Atlantic TRMM Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission UARS Upper-Atmosphere Research Satellite UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
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Historical Climate Network VEMAP Vegetation and Ecosystem Modeling and Analysis Project VOCs volatile organic compounds WCRP World Climate Research Programme WFS World Fertility Survey WMO World Meteorological Organization WOCE World Ocean Circulation Experiment * Agencies and Departments with research funds focused on the USGCRP.
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