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Acronyms

AcronymWord or Phrase Acronym Stands For
°CDegrees Celsius
Change
ADPSAquarius Data Processing System
AETDApplied Engineering & Technology Directorate
AGUAmerican Geophysical Union
AICBAquarius Instrument Connector Bracket
AMOCAtlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
AMSR-EAdvanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS
ARAugmented Reality
ASIAgenzia Spaziale Italiana
ATCActive Thermal Control
AVHRRAdvanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
Cal/ValCalibration/Validation
CAPCombined Active Passive
CINDYCooperative Indian Ocean Experiment on Intraseasonal Variability
CLIVARClimate Variability and Predictability
CMIPCoupled Model Intercomparison Project
CMORPHCPC MORPHing technique
CMSCatalina Marine Society
CNESCentre National d'Etudes Spatiales
CO2Carbon Dioxide
CONAEComisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales
CryoSatCryogenic Satellite
DCSData Collection System
DPUDigital Processing Unit
DRDeflection Ratio
DYNAMODynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation
EEvaporation
EDTEastern Daylight Time
ENSOEl Niño/Southern Oscillation
EOSEarth Observing System
EOSPSOEOS Project Science Office
EPOEducation and Public Outreach
ESREarth & Space Research
ESSPEarth System Science Pathfinder
FAQsFrequently Asked Questions
FOTFlight Operations Team
FPPDFlight Program & Projects Directorate
FSWScatterometer Flight SoftWare
GHRSSTGroup for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature
GHzGigahertz
GLDASGlobal Land Data Assimilation System
GRACEGravity Recovery and Climate Experiment
GSEGround Support Equipment
GSFCGoddard Space Flight Center
HSCHigh Sensitivity Camera
ICDSInstrument Control and Data System
IEEEInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IFREMERFrançais de Recherche Pour l'Exploitation de la Mer
IGARSSInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
INPEInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
ITCZInter Tropical Convergence Zone
JCOPE2Japan Coastal Ocean Predictability Experiment
JGRJournal of Geophysical Research
JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory
JSTARSJournal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
L2Level 2
LCLoop Current
LDMLower Deployment Mechanism
LIT-INPELaboratório de Integração e Testes - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
LPTLimited Performance Test
LVALaunch Vehicle Adapter
MERRAModern-era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications
MinCyTArgentine Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovative Production
MODISModerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
MOMModular Ocean Model
MWRMicrowave Radiometer
NAAEENorth American Association for Environmental Education
NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCEPNational Centers for Environmental Prediction
NECCNorth Equatorial Counter Current
NEONASA Earth Observations
NGSSNext Generation Science Standards
NIOSTNorthern Indian Ocean Salt Transport
NIRSTNew Infrared Sensor Technology
NOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSESNational Science Education Standards
NSIDCNational Snow and Ice Data Center
OAFluxObjectively Analyzed air-sea Fluxes
OCOOrbiting Carbon Observatory
OIOptimum Interpolation
OLSOcean Literacy Standards
OSCAROcean Surface Current Analyses - Real time
OSSTOcean Salinity Science Team
PPrecipitation
PALSPassive-Active L- and S-band
PDFPortable Document Format
PDTPacific Daylight Time
PIPrincipal Investigator
PLARPost Launch Assessment Review
PO.DAACPhysical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center
PSUPractical Salinity Units
RAMAResearch Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction
RFIRadio Frequency Interference
RTURemote Terminal Unit
S-maxSalinity maximum
S/PService Platform
SACSatellite for Scientific Applications
SARALSatellite with Argos and Altika
SEATSSouthEast Asian Time-series Study
SISSSatellite & In Situ Salinity
SMAPSoil Moisture Active/Passive
SMOSSoil Moisture and Ocean Salinity
SODASimple Ocean Data Assimilation
SpPractical salinity
SPCZSouth Pacific Convergence Zone
SPURSSalinity Processes in the upper Ocean Regional Study
SSPASolid State Power Amplifier
SSSSea Surface Salinity
SSTSea Surface Temperature
STEMScience, Technology, Math and Engineering
STUWSubtropical Underwater
SVSScientific Visualization Studio
TIWTropical Instability Wave
TOPAZTracking Operation Pre-Amplifier Zone
TOPEXOcean Topography Experiment
TRMMTropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
UDMUpper Deployment Mechanism
UTUniversal Time
VAFBVandenberg Air Force Base
VC-HSVisibly Clean - Highly Sensitive
VIIRSVisible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite