Continuity of NOAA Satellites (1997)
Chapter: ACRONYMS
Acronyms.
AM
morning crossing of the equator
APT
automatic picture transmission
ATS
applications technology satellite
AVCS
advanced vidicon camera system
AVN
aviation model
AVHRR
advanced very high resolution radiometer
CDA
command and data acquisition
CEMSCS
central environmental satellite computer system
DAPS
data collection system automated processing system
DCS
data collection system
DMSP
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
DOD
Department of Defense
ERBE
Earth radiation budget experiment
ERL
early eta run
ERS
European remote-sensing satellite
ESSA
environmental survey satellite
EUMETSAT
European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
GOES
geostationary operational environmental satellite(s)
HIRS
high-resolution infrared radiation sounder
IR
infrared
ITOS
improved TIROS operational system
LST
local standard time
METEOSAT
the European geostationary meteorological satellite
METOP
the European meteorological operational satellite in polar orbit
MRF
medium range forecast
MSO
mesoscale eta run
MSU
microwave sounding unit
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCEP
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
NESDIS
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
NGM
nested grid model
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPOESS
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NRC
National Research Council
NWS
National Weather Service
NWSMC
National Weather Service Modernization Committee
PACS
polar acquisition and control subsystem
PD
probability distribution
PM
evening crossing of the equator
POES
polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite(s)
RAMSDIS
regional and mesoscale satellite data information system
RUC
rapid update cycle
SAO
Systems Acquisition Office
SAR
search and rescue
SARSAT
search and rescue satellite aided tracking
SBUV
solar backscatter ultraviolet spectrometer
SEM
space environment monitor
SIRS
satellite infrared spectrometer
SMS
synchronous meteorological satellite
SOCC
Satellite Operations Control Center
SPM
solar proton monitor
SR
scanning radiometer
SSCC
spin scan cloud camera
SSM/I
special sensor microwave/imager
SSU
stratospheric sounding unit
TIROS
television and infrared observation satellite
TOVS
TIROS operational vertical sounder
VHRR
very high resolution radiometer
VISSR
visible infrared spin scan radiometer
VTPR
vertical temperature profile radiometer
WEFAX
weather facsimile (broadcasts from GOES)
