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LIST OF ACRONYMS
AMIP Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project APAR Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation ATM Atmospheric Transport Model AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer BAHC Biospheric Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle (IGBP) BIBEX Biomass Burning Experiment (IGAC) CEO Centre for Earth Observation CEOS Committee on Earth Observation Satellites CNES Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (France) CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France) CODATA Committee on Data for Science and Technology (ICSU) COHMAP Cooperative Holocene Mapping Project COSPAR Committee on Space Research (ICSU) DAAC Distributed Active Archive Centre DIS Data and Information System EC European Commission ECMWF European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast ENSO El Nino - Southern Oscillation EOS Earth Observing System (USA) EPA Environmental Protection Agency EROS Earth Resources Observing Satellite ERS ESA Remote Sensing Satellite ESA European Space Agency ESRI Environmental Systems Research Institute FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (UN) GAIM Global Analysis, Integration and Modelling (IGBP) GCIP GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project GCM General Circulation Model GCOS Global Climate Observing System (ICSU/IOC-UNESCO/UNEP/WMO) GCTE Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (IGBP) GEWEX Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (WCRP) GIS Geographic Information System GISS Goddard Institute for Space Sciences GOOS Global Ocean Observing System (ICSU/IOC-UNESCO/WMO) GPP Gross Primary Productivity GRID Global Resource Information Database (UNEP) HDP Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme (ISSC) HRPT High Resolution Picture Transmission ICSU International Council of Scientific Unions IGAC International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project (IGBP) IGBP International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (ICSU) IGBP-DIS IGBP Data and Information System INPE Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Brazilian Space Agency) IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO) IODE International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange IPAR Intercepted Photosynthetically Active Radiation IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO/UNEP) ISLSCP International Satellite Land-Surface Climatology Project ISSC International Social Science Council JGOFS Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (SCOR/IGBP) JSC Joint Scientific Committee (WCRP) LAI Leaf Area Index LAMBADA Large Scale Atmospheric Moisture Balance of Amazonia using Data Assimilation (BAHC/GEWEX) LEMA Long-term Ecological Modelling Activity (GCTE) LGSOWG Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group LOICZ Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (IGBP) LUCC Land Use / Cover Change (IGBP/HDP) MAB Man And the Biosphere Program MOS Marine Observational Satellite (Japan) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA) NASDA National Space Development Agency of Japan NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research (USA) NDVI Normalized Difference Vegetation Index NMC National Meteorological Centre (USA) NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (USA) NPP Net Primary Productivity OCCM Ocean Carbon Cycle Model OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OPPE Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation PAGES Past Global Changes (IGBP) PILPS Project for Intercomparison of Landsurface Parameterization Schemes (WCRP) PMIP Palaeoclimate Model Inter-comparison Project (PAGES) RRC Regional Research Centre (START) RRN Regional Research Network (START) RRS Regional Research Site (START) SAFARI Southern African Fire-Atmosphere Research Initiative (BIBEX) SAFISY Space Agency Forum of the International Space Year SC Scientific Committee (IGBP) SCOPE Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (ICSU) SCOR Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (ICSU) SeaWiFS Sea-viewing Wide-Field of view Sensor SPOT Satellite pour l'Observation de la Terre (France) SSC Scientific Steering Committee SST Sea Surface Temperature START Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training (HDP/IGBP/WCRP) SVAT Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Transfer TBM Terrestrial Biogeochemical Model TOGA Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere project (WCRP) UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization USGCRP United States Global Change Research Program USGS United States Geological Survey WCRP World Climate Research Programme (WMO/ICSU/IOC) WDC World Data Centre (ICSU) WMO World Meteorological Organization (UN) WOCE World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WCRP)
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