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ABI
Advanced Baseline Imager
AIRS
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
AMSR
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
AOD
Aerosol Optical Depth
AOML
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
APMC
Agency-level Program Management Council
ASCAT
Advanced Wind Scatterometer
ATOVS
Advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
AVHRR
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
AWIPS
Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System
BIL
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Cal/Val
Calibration & Validation
CCR/CCB
Configuration Change Request/Configuration Control Board
CDAS
Satellite Command and Data Acquisition Station
CDR
Climate Data Record
CEOS
Committee on Earth Observing Satellites
CGMS
Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites
CIMSS
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
CIRA
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
CISESS
Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies
CLASS
Comprehensive Large Array-Data Stewardship System
CMI
Cloud & Moisture Imagery
CNES
National Centre for Space Studies
CONOPS
Concept of Operations
COSMIC
Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate
CrIS
Cross-track Infrared Sounder
CRN
Climate Ready Nation
CRW
Coral Reef Watch
CSA
Canadian Space Agency
DMSP
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
DOC
Department of Commerce
DoD
Department of Defense
EDR
Environmental Data Record
EOS
Earth Observation System
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EUMETSAT
European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
FCDAS
Fairbanks Command and Data Acquisition Station
GCOM
Global Change Observation Mission
GEO
Geostationary Orbiting or Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
GEOSAR
Geostationary Orbiting Search And Rescue (GEOSAR) Satellites
GLERL
NOAA - Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
GLM
Geostationary Lightning Mapper
GNSS RO
Global Navigation Satellite System Radio Occultation
GOES-R
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R Series
GSFC
Goddard Space Flight Center
GSLR
Global Sea Level Rise
GVF
Global Vegetation Fraction
GVI
Global Vegetation Index
H-E
Hydro-Estimater HES (previously known as ABS)
Hyper-spectral Environmental Suite (previously known as Advanced Baseline Sounder)
ICMSSR
Interdepartmental Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
IIAD
International and Interagency Affairs Division
IOOS
Integrated Ocean Observing System
JCSDA
Joint Center for Satellite Data Assmilation
JMA
Japan Meterological Agency
JPL
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPSS
Joint Polar Satellite System
KMA
Korea Meterological Adminstration
LaRC
Langley Research Center
LEO
Office of Low Earth Orbit Observations
MIRS
Microwave Integrated Retrieval System
MOBY
Marine Optical Buoy
MODIS
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-Radiometer
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAVOCEANO
Naval Oceanographic Office
NCAR
National Center for Atmospheric Research
NCCF
NESDIS Common Cloud Framework
NCCOS
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
NCEI
National Centers for Environmental Information
NCEP
National Center for Environmental Prediction
NCO
National Coordination Office
NCWCP
NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction
NEON
NOAA's Near Earth Orbit Network
NESDIS
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
NHC
National Hurricane Center
NIST
National Institute of Science and Technology
NMFS
National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOS
National Ocean Service
NRL
Naval Research Laboratory
NUCAPS
NOAA Unique Combined Atmospheric Processing System
NWP
Numerical Weather Prediction
NWS
National Weather Service
OAR
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research or NOAA Research
OCS
Office of Common Services
OMAO
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
OMPS
Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite
OSPO
Office of Satellite and Product Operations
PDA
Product Distribution and Access
PPM
Product Portfolio Management
RAVE
Regional Hourly Advanced Baseline Imager and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite Emissions
RMD
Resource Management Division
SAB
NOAA Science Advisory Board
SAE
NESDIS Office of Systems Architecture and Engineering
SDR
Sensor Data Records
SMCD
Satellite Meteorological and Climatology Division
SMOPS
Soil Moisture Operational Product System
SNPP
Suomi-National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project
SOCD
Satellite Oceanography and Climatology Division
STAR
Center for Satellite Applications and Research
SWO
Office of Space Weather Observations
TPIO
Technology Planning and Integration for Observation
UFS
Unified Forecast System
USCRN
United States Climate Reference Network
USNIC
United States National Ice Center
USGS
United States Geological Survey
VCI
Vegetation Condition Index
VIIRS
Visible/Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite
VOLCAT
VOLcanic Cloud Analysis Toolkit
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
WRN
Weather-Ready Nation

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