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
- AAPP
- ATOVS and AVHRR Pre-processing Package
- AATSR
- Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer
- ABBA
- Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm
- ABI
- Advanced Baseline Imager
- ABS
- Advanced Baseline Sounder
- ACARS
- Aircraft Communications and Reporting System
- AE
- Auto-Estimator
- AIRS
- Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
- ALADIN
- Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument
- ALOS
- Advanced Land Observing Satellite
- AMSR
- Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
- AMSR-E
- Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - EOS
- AMSU
- Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
- AMSU-A
- Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A
- AMW
- Atmospheric Motion Vectors
- AOD
- Aerosol Optical Depth
- APS
- Aerosol Polarimeter Sensor
- ARAD
- Atmospheric Research and Applications Division
- ArcGP
- Arctic Gravity Project
- ASADA
- Automated Smoke and Aerosol Detection Algorithm
- ASAR
- Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
- ASCAT
- Advanced Wind Scatterometer
- ASOS
- Automated Surface Observing System
- ASPB
- Advanced Satellite Products Branch
- ATMS
- Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
- ATOVS
- Advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
- AUTEC
- Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center
- AVHRR
- Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
- AWIPS
- Advanced Weather Information Display System
- CALIPSO
- Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation
- Cal/Val
- Calibration & Validation
- CCRI
- Climate Change Research Initiative
- CCRS
- Canada Center for Remote Sensing
- CDR
- Climate Data Record
- CEO
- Coasts, Estuaries, and Oceans
- CERES
- Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System
- CHAMP
- Challenging Mini Satellite Payload
- CICS
- Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites
- CIORS
- Cooperative Institute for Ocean Remote Sensing
- CIOSS
- Cooperative Institute for Oceanographic Satellite Studies
- CIMSS
- Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
- CIRA
- Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
- CLAVR
- Clouds from AVHRR
- CMDL
- Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory
- CMIS
- Conically Scanning Microwave Image/Sounder
- CMOD4
- C-Band Model Function
- CNES
- French Space Agency
- COMET
- Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology
- CONUS
- Continental United States
- CORL
- Consolidated Observations Requirements List
- CoRP
- Cooperative Research Program
- COSMIC
- Constellation Observing Satellites for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate
- CPC
- Climate Prediction Center
- CPUE
- Catch Per Unit Effort
- CREIOS
- Coral Reef Ecosystem Integrated Observing System
- CrIS
- Cross-track Infrared Sounder
- CRAD
- Climate Research and Applications Division
- CREST
- Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center
- CRW
- Coral Reef Watch
- CSA
- Canadian Space Agency
- CSTARS
- University of Miami Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing
- CSU
- Colorado State University
- CUNY
- City University of New York
- CW/OW
- CoastWatch/OceanWatch
- DAAC
- Distributed Active Archives Center
- DAO
- Data Assimilation Office
- DHW
- Degree Heating Weeks
- DMSP
- Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
- DOC
- Department of Commerce
- DoD
- Department of Defense
- DORIS
- Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite
- DWL
- Doppler Wind Lidar
- EDC
- EROS Data Center
- EDR
- Environmental Data Record
- EMC
- Electromagnetic Compatibility
- ENSO
- El Nino Southern Oscillation
- EOS
- Earth Observation System/Satellite
- EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency
- ERB
- Earth Radiation Budget
- ERBS
- Earth Radiation Budget Sensor
- EROS
- Earth Resources Observation System
- ERS
- European Remote Sensing
- ESA
- European Space Agency
- ESSIC
- Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center
- ETL
- Environmental Technology Laboratory
- EUMETSAT
- European Meteorological Satellite
- FEMA
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FRP
- Federal Response Plan
- FTP
- File Transfer Protocol
- GDAS
- Global Data Assimilation System
- GDR
- Geophysical Data Record
- GEOCAT
- Geostationary Cloud Algorithm Testbed
- GEOSS
- Global Environment Observation System of Systems
- GEST
- Goddard Earth Sciences and Technology Center
- GEWEX
- Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment
- GFO
- GeoSAT Follow-On
- GFS
- Global Forecasting System
- GIS
- Geographical Information System
- GLAS
- Geoscience Laser Altimeter System
- GMSRA
- GOES Multi-Spectral Rainfall Algorithm
- GOES
- Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
- GOES-R3
- GOES-R Risk Reduction
- GOME-2
- Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment
- GOOS
- Global Ocean Observing System
- GMS
- Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
- GPCP
- Global Precipitation Climatology Project
- GPSOS
- GPS Occultation Sensor
- GPS/RO
- Global Positioning System/Radio Occultation
- GRAS
- GPS Radio Atmospheric Sounder
- GSC
- Geological Survey of Canada
- GSFC
- Goddard Space Flight Center
- GSIP
- GOES Surface and Insolation Project
- GSLR
- Global Sea Level Rise
- GTS
- Global Telecommunications System
- GVI
- Global Vegetation Index
- GVF
- Global Vegetation Fraction
- H-E
- Hydro-Estimator
- HAB
- Harmful Algal Bloom
- HES
- Hyperspectral Environmental Suite
- HIRS
- High-Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder
- IASI
- Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer
- IFCT
- Instrument Functional Chain Team
- IFFA
- Interactive Flash Flood Analyzer
- IGAP
- International Global Aerosol Program
- IGBP
- International Geosphere Biosphere Programme
- (or) International Global Biosphere Program
- IGOS
- Integrated Global Observing Strategy
- IJPS
- Initial Joint Polar System
- IMI
- Irish Marine Institute
- InSAR
- Interferometric SAR
- INSAT
- Indian National Satellite
- IOCCG
- International Ocean Color Coordinating Group
- IOOS
- Integrated Ocean Observing System
- IORD
- Integrated Operational Requirements Document
- IPO
- Integrated Program Office
- IR
- Infrared
- IT
- Information Technology
- ITT
- Information Technology Team (new name for TST)
- 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
- JTWC
- Joint Typhoon Warning Center
- LaRC
- Langley Research Center
- LDAS
- Land Data Assimilation System
- LEOCAT
- Low Earth Orbiting Cloud Algorithm Testbed
- LRC
- Lesser Regional Contingency
- LSA
- Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry
- MAS
- MODIS Airborne Simulator
- MECB
- Marine Ecosystems and Climate Branch
- MERIS
- Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
- METOP
- Meteorological Operations Platform
- MHS
- Microwave Humidity Sounder
- MIRS
- Microwave Integrated Retrieval System
- MOBY
- Marine Optical Buoy
- MOCE
- Marine Optical Characterization Experiment
- MODIS
- Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-Radiometer
- MOU/MOA
- Memorandums of Understanding and Agreement
- MSG
- METEOSAT Second Generation
- MSMR
- Multi-frequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer
- MSU
- Microwave Sounding Unit
- MTG
- METEOSAT Third Generation
- MW
- Microwave
- NAAPS
- Navy Aerosol Analysis and Prediction System
- NASA
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NASDA
- National Space Development Agency of Japan
- NAVOCEANO
- Naval Oceanographic Office
- NCAR
- National Center for Atmospheric Research
- NCCOS
- National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
- NCEP
- National Centers for Environmental Prediction
- NCEP/NCAR
- National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research
- NDE
- NPOESS Data Exploitation
- NDVI
- Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
- NESDIS
- National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
- NGA
- National Geospatial Agency
- NGDC
- National Geophysical Data Center
- NHC
- National Hurricane Center
- NIC
- NOAA National Ice Center
- NIMA
- National Imagery and Mapping Agency
- NIST
- National Institute of Science and Technology
- NMFS
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- NOAA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NOS
- National Ocean Service
- NPOESS
- National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
- NPP
- NPOESS Preparatory Project
- NRC
- National Research Council
- NRCS
- Normalized Radar Cross-Section
- NRL
- Naval Research Laboratory
- NRT
- Near-Real-Time
- NSF
- National Science Foundation
- NWP
- Numerical Weather Prediction
- NWS
- National Weather Service
- OAR
- Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
- OCM
- Ocean Color Monitor
- ODDAB
- Ocean Dynamics and data Assimilation Branch
- OH
- Office of Hydrology
- OHC
- Ocean Heat Content
- OLR
- Outgoing Longwave Radiation
- OLS
- Optical Linescan System
- OMI
- Ozone Monitoring Instrument
- OMPS
- Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite
- OPDB
- Operational Products Development Branch
- OPT
- Ozone Processing Team
- ORA
- Office of Research and Applications
- ORAD
- Oceanic Research and Applications Division
- OSCAR
- Ocean Surface Current Analysis Real-time
- OSDAD
- Office of Satellite Data Processing
- OSDPD
- Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution
- OSSE
- Observing System (Simulation) Experiment
- PALSAR
- Japanese Phased Array L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar
- PATMOS
- Pathfinder Atmosphere
- PEFL
- NOAA Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory
- PMEL
- Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
- POES
- Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites
- POP
- Product Oversight Panel
- PPBES
- Project, Planning, Budgeting and Execution System
- QPE
- Quantitative Precipitation Estimation
- QPF
- Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts
- RADS
- Radar Altimetry Database System
- RAMMB
- Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch
- RAMSDIS
- Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Team Advanced Meteorological Satellite Demonstration and Interpretation System
- R&D
- Research and Development
- RFI
- Radio Frequency Interference
- RPP
- Research Project Plan
- RT
- Radiative Transfer
- RTTOV
- Radiative Transfer for TOVS
- SAGE
- Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment
- SAR
- Synthetic Aperture Radar
- SBA
- Satellite Bleaching Alert
- SBUV/2
- Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer, MOD 2
- SCaMPR
- Self-Calibrating Multivariate Precipitation Retrieval
- SDR
- Sensor Data Record
- SDS
- Scientific Data Stewardship
- SECW
- Southeast CoastWatch Program
- SEVIRI
- Synthetic Aperture Radar
- SMCD
- Satellite Meteorological and Climatology Division
- SNO
- Simultaneous Nadir Overpass
- SOCD
- Satellite Oceanography and Climatology Division
- SOSB
- Satellite Ocean Sensors Branch
- SPB
- Sensor Physics Branch
- SPC
- Storm Prediction Center
- SPS
- Science Project Summaries
- SRSO
- Super-Rapid Scan Operations
- SSF
- Single Scanner Footprint TOA/Surface Fluxes and Clouds
- SSM/I
- Special Sensor Microwave Imager
- SSMIS
- Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder
- SSR
- Sea Surface Roughness
- SST
- Sea Surface Temperature
- STAR
- Center for Satellite Applications and Research
- TARFOX
- Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational Experiment
- TCFP
- Tropical Cyclone Formation Probability
- TCHP
- Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential
- TIROS
- Television and Infrared Observation Satellite
- TOMS
- Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
- TOPEX
- Ocean Topography Experiment (A Sensor)
- TOVS
- TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
- TRMM
- Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
- TST
- Technical Support Team
- UCAR
- University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
- UKMO
- United Kingdom Meteorological Office
- UMBC
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- USCG
- United States Coast Guard
- USDA
- United States Department of Agriculture
- USGS
- United States Geological Survey
- USGCRP
- U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan
- USWRP
- United States Weather Research Program
- VCI
- Vegetation Condition Index
- VIIRS
- Visible/Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite
- VIRS
- Visible Infrared Scanner
- VIS
- Visual Imaging System
- VISIT
- Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training
- VISSR
- Visible and Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer
- WCRP
- World Climate Research program
- WF_ABBA
- Wildfire Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm
- WINDEX
- Wind Experiment
- WIPE
- World-Wide Web Image Processing Environment
- WMSI
- Wet Microburst Severity Index
- WMO
- World Meteorological Organization
- WRF
- Weather Research & Forecasting