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Appendix E - AcronymsLIST of ACRONYMSThis list does not claim to be exhaustive. It is incomplete regarding such items as geophysical parameters and chemical substances, names of satellites, and non-ICSU projects and organizations. Some acronyms that appeared in previous Guides, but are not actually used in the present edition, are retained as they may be needed again in the future. ACSYS Arctic Climate System Study ALPEX Alpine Experiment AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer BGI Bureau Gravimétrique International BP Before Present CARDS Comprehensive Aerological Reference Dataset CCIR International Radio Consultative Committee CDAW Coordinated Data Analysis Workshop CDIAC Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center CD-ROM Compact Disc, Read-Only Memory CDS Center de Données Stellaires CEDAR Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions CIESIN Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network CFC Chlorofluorocarbon CIRES Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences CLIVAR Climate Variability and Predictability COADS Comprehensive OceanAtmosphere Dataset CODATA Committee on Data for Science and Technology COSPAR Committee on Space Research CSAGI Comité Special de l'Annee Geophysique Internationale DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program EROS Earth Resources Observing Satellite EUV Extreme Ultra Violet FAGS Federation of Astronomical and Geophysical Data Analysis Services FGGE First GARP Global Experiment FSU Former Soviet Union FTP File Transfer Protocol GARP Global Atmospheric Research Program GATE GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment GAW Global Atmosphere Watch GCOS Global Climate Observing System GCPC Global Precipitation Climatology Project GEBCO General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans GEWEX Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment GHCN Global Historical Climate Network GIS Geographical Information System GLIS Global Land Information System GOOS Global Ocean Observing System GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol IAGA International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy IAMAS International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences IASPEI International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior IAPSO International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Ocean IAVCEI International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior IAU International Astronomical Union ICET International Center for Earth Tides ICITA International Cooperative Investigation of the Tropical Atlantic ICL International Commission on the Lithosphere ICRCM International Center for Recent Crustal Movement ICSU International Council for Science IDE International Declared Event IDNDR International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction IERS International Earth Rotation Service IGBP International GeosphereBiosphere Program (Global Change) IGC International Geophysical Cooperation IGOSS Integrated Global Ocean Services System IGY International Geophysical Year ILP International Lithosphere Program IMS International Magnetospheric Study IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IPS Interplanetary Scintillation IQSY International Quiet Sun Years IRI International Reference Ionosphere IRIS Incorporated Research Institutions in Seismology ISCCP International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project ISGI International Service of Geomagnetic Indices ISRIC International Soil Reference and Information Center IUBS International Union of Biological Sciences IUGG International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics IUGS International Union of Geological Sciences IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry IUPAP International Union of Pure and Applied Physics IUWDS International URSIgram and World Days Service MGG Marine Geology and Geophysics MONEX Monsoon Experiment MONSEE Monitoring of the SunEarth Environment MSIS Mass Spectrometer and Incoherent Scatter MSS Multispectral Scanner (Landsat) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research NCDC National Climatic Data Center NEIS National Earthquake Information Service NGDC National Geophysical Data Center NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NODC National Oceanographic Data Center NSIDC National Snow and Ice Data Center NSSDC National Space Science Data Center PAGES Past Global Changes PCNETS Permanent Committee on Networking Strategies PDE Preliminary Determination of EpiCenter PPSI Prompt Photometric Sunspot Index PSMSL Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level QBSA Quarterly Bulletin on Solar Activity RMC Regional Meteorological Center RNODC Responsible National Oceanographic Data Center SABRE Sweden and Britain Radar Experiment SCAR Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCOPE Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment SCOR Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research SCOSTEP Scientific Committee on SolarTerrestrial Physics SE Solid Earth SEG Solid Earth Geophysics SGD SolarGeophysical Data (Reports) SIDS Sunspot Index Data Center SMONEX Summer Monsoon Experiment SPARC Study of Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate SPIDR Space Physics Interactive Data Resource SSC Satellite Situation Center STAC SolarTerrestrial Activity Charts STD/CTD Salinity temperature depth/conductivity temperature depth STEP SolarTerrestrial Energy Program STP SolarTerrestrial Physics TOGA Tropical Oceans and the Global Atmosphere UAG Upper Atmosphere Geophysics (STP data reports) UNCED United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development UNDP United Nations Development Program UNEP United Nations Environment Program UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization URL Universal Resource Locator URSI International Union of Radio Science USGS United States Geological Survey VLBI Very Long Baseline Interferometry VLF/ULF Very Low Frequency/Ultra Low Frequency WCDMP World Climate Data and Monitoring Program WCRP World Climate Research Program WDC World Data Center WDCA WMO World Data Center for Aerosols WDCGG WMO World Data Center for Greenhouse Gases WGMS World Glacier Monitoring Service WMO World Meteorological Organization WMONEX Winter Monsoon Experiment WOCE World Ocean Circulation Experiment WODC World Ozone Data Center WOUDC WMO World Data Center for Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation WRDC WMO World Radiation Center WWSSN Worldwide Standard Seismic Network WWW Worldwide Web
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