A Vision for the International Polar Year 2007-2008 (2004)
Chapter: Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations
APPENDIX C
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AIM
Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere
AOSB
Arctic Ocean Studies Board
AUV
autonomous underwater vehicle
CALIPSO
Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations
EOS
Earth Observing System
IASC
International Arctic Science Committee
ICSU
International Council for Science
IGY
International Geophysical Year
IPCC
International Panel on Climate Change
IPY
International Polar Year
LDCM
Landsat Data Continuity Mission
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPOESS
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NPP
NPOESS Preparatory Project
NPR
National Public Radio
NSF
National Science Foundation
OCO
Orbiting Carbon Observatory
PRB
Polar Research Board
ROV
remotely operated vehicle
SCAR
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
SCOR
Scientific Committee for Oceanic Research
SDO
Solar Dynamics Observatory
ST5
Space Technology 5
STEREO
Solar-Terrestrial Relations Observatory
THEMIS
Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms
TWINS
Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers
UARCTIC
University of the Arctic
UAV
unmanned aerial vehicle
UCAR
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
