Future Science Opportunities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean (2011)
Chapter: Appendix F: Acronyms
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ACC |
Antarctic Circumpolar Current |
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ANDRILL |
Antarctic Geological Drilling |
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AON |
Antarctic Observing Network |
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AUV |
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle |
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BARREL |
Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses |
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CH4 |
Methane |
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CMB |
Cosmic Microwave Background |
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CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
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EPB |
European Polar Board |
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ESA |
European Space Agency |
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GEO |
NSF Geoscience Directorate |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
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ICSU |
International Council for Science |
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IGY |
International Geophysical Year |
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IODP |
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program |
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IOOS |
Integrated Ocean Observing System |
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IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
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IPY |
International Polar Year |
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LIDAR |
Light Detection and Ranging |
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LTER |
Long Term Ecological Research |
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NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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NRC |
National Research Council |
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NSF |
National Science Foundation |
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OOI |
Ocean Observatories Initiative |
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OPP |
Office of Polar Programs |
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OSTP |
Office of Science and Technology Policy |
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PAntOS |
Pan-Antarctic Observation System |
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PCO2 |
Partial pressure of CO2 |
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RBSP |
Radiation Belt Storm Probes |
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SACNAS |
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science |
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SAM |
Southern Annular Mode |
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SCAR |
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research |
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SEARCH |
Study of Environmental Arctic Change |
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SOOS |
Southern Ocean Observing System |
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STEM |
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
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USAP |
U.S. Antarctic Program |
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WAIS |
West Antarctic Ice Sheet |
