 Appendix VII: Abbreviations and Acronyms
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X - Z
- AATSR
- Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer
- ALOS
- Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer
- AMSR
- Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
- ASAR
- Advancd Synthetic Aperture Radar
- ASCAT
- Advanced Wind Scatterometer
- Cal/Val
- Calibration & Validation
- CDR
- Climate Data Record
- CEO
- Coasts, Estuaries, ad Oceans
- CIOSS
- Cooperative Institute for Oceanographic Satellite Studies
- CMIS
- Conically Scanning Microwave Image/Sounder
- CORL
- Consolidated Observations Requirements List
- CREIOS
- Coral Reef Ecosystem Integrated Observing System
- CRW
- Coral Reef Watch
- CSA
- Canadian Space Agency
- CSTARS
- University of Miami Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing
- CW/OW
- CoastWatch/OceanWatch
- DMSP
- Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
- DOC
- Department of Commerce
- DoD
- Department of Defense
- EOS
- Earth Observation System/Satellite
- ESA
- European Space Agency
- EUMETSAT
- European Meteorological Satellite
- FEMA
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FRP
- Federal Response Plan
- GEOSS
- Global Environment Observation System of Systems
- GFO
- GeoSAT Follow-On
- GOES
- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
- GOES-R3
- GOES-R Risk Reduction
- GOOS
- Global Ocean Observing System
- GSLR
- Global Sea Level Rise
- HAB
- Harmful Algal Bloom
- IJPS
- Initial Joint Polar System
- InSAR
- Interferometric SAR
- INSAT
- India SAT
- INSAT
- Indian National Satellite
- IOOS
- Integrated Ocean Observing System
- IORD
- Integrated Operational Requirements Document
- IPO
- Integrated Program Office
- IR
- Infrared
- IT
- Information Technology
- JAXA
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- JCSDA
- Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation
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- MECB
- Marine Ecosystems and Climate Branch
- MERIS
- Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
- MOBY
- Marine Optical Buoy
- MOCE
- Marine Optical Characterization Experiment
- MSG
- METEOSAT Second Generation
- MSMR
- Multi-frequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer
- MW
- Microwave
- NASA
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NASDA
- National Space Development Agency of Japan
- NCEP
- National Centers for Environmental Prediction
- NDE
- NPOESS Data Exploitation
- NESDIS
- National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
- NGA
- National Geospatial Agency
- NIC
- NOAA National Ice Center
- NIST
- National Institute of Science and Technology
- NOAA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NPOESS
- National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
- NPP
- NPOESS Preparatory Program
- NRCS
- Normalized Radar Cross-Section
- NRL
- Naval Research Laboratory
- NRT
- Near-Real-Time
- NWS
- National Weather Service
- OCM
- Ocean Coloar Monitor
- ODDAB
- Ocean Dynamics and data Assimilation Branch
- OLS
- Optical Linescan System
- OSCAR
- Ocean Surface Current Analysis Real-time
- OSDPD
- Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution
- PALSAR
- Japanese Phased Array L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar
- PFEL
- NOAA Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory
- POES
- Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites
- PPBES
- Project, Planning, Budgeting and Execution System
- RADS
- Radar Altimetry Database System
- RPP
- Research Project Plan
- SAR
- Synthetic Aperture Radar
- SEVIRI
- Synthetic Aperture Radar
- SOCD
- Satellite Oceanography and Climatology Division
- SOSB
- Satellite Ocean Sensors Banch
- SSM/I
- Special Sensor Microwave Imager
- SSR
- Sea Surface Roughness
- SST
- Sea Surface Temperature
- STAR
- Center for Satellite Applications and Research
- TRMM
- Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
- USCG
- United States Coast Guard
- VISSR
- Visible and Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer
- WIPE
- World-Wide Web Image Processing Environment
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