This list is not exhaustive, but is a work in progress. If there are acronyms which are missing or are incorrect, please send the acronym and its meaning to me at srmartin@tamu.edu.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
| N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
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| ADCP | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler |
| ALACE | Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorer |
| AOPC | Atmospheric Observing Panel for Climate |
| ATSR | Along-Track Scanning Radiometer |
| AUV | Autonomous Underwater Vehicle |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
- B - |
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| No acronyms beginning with B. | |
- C - |
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| CalCOFI | California Cooperative Fisheries Investigation |
| CARICOMP | Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity |
| CCCO | Committee on Climatic Changes and the Ocean |
| CEOS | Committee on Earth Observation Satellites |
| CLIVAR | Climate Variability and Predictability Research Programme |
| C-MAN | Coastal-Marine Automated Network |
| CNES | Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (France) |
| COADS | Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set |
| COAPS | Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies |
| COMPS | West Florida Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System |
| CTD | Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe |
| CZCS | Coastal Zone Color Scanner |
- D - |
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| DART | Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis |
| DBCP | Data Buoy Cooperation Panel |
| DIMP | Data and Information Management Panel |
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| ECMWF | European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts |
| EC | European Commission |
| ENSO | El Niño / Southern Oscillation |
| ERS | European Remote Sensing Satellite |
| ESA | European Space Agency |
| ESL | Earth Scan Laboratory (Louisiana State University) |
| EUMETSAT | European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites |
| EuroGOOS | European GOOS |
- F - |
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| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FCCC | Framework Convention on Climate Change |
- G - |
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| G3OS | Global Observing Systems (GOOS, GCOS, and GTOS) |
| GCOOS | Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System |
| GCOS | Global Climate Observing System |
| GCRMN | Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network |
| GEM | Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Monitoring and Research program |
| GEMS | Global Environment Monitoring System |
| Geosat | Navy Geodetic Satellite |
| GEWEX | Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment |
| GLOSS | Global Sea-Level Observing System |
| GODAE | Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment |
| GoMOOS | Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System |
| GOOS | Global Ocean Observing System |
| GPO | GOOS Planning Office |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GRDC | Global Runoff Data Centre |
| GSC | GOOS Steering Committee |
| GSST | GODAE Scientific Steering Team |
| GTOS | Global Terrestrial Observing System |
| GTS | Global Telecommunication System |
| GTSPP | Global Temperature and Salinity Plot Project |
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| HELCOM | Helsinki Commission |
| HIRS | High-Resolution Infrared Sounder |
| HOT | Hawaii Ocean Time-series |
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| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ICES | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea |
| ICSU | International Council for Science |
| IGBP | International Geosphere-Biosphere Program |
| IGFA | International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change |
| I-GOOS | Intergovernmental Committee for GOOS |
| IGOS | Integrated Global Observing Strategy |
| IHDP | International Human Dimensions Programme |
| IMAP | Florida Inshore Marine Monitoring and Assessment Program |
| IOC | Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO |
| IODE | International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange |
| IOOS | Integrated Ocean Observing System |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| ISCCP | International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project |
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| JAMSTEC | Japan Marine Science and Technology Centre |
| JCOMM | WMO-IOC Joint Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology |
| JGOFS | Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| JIC | Joint Ice Center |
| JMA | Japan Meteorological Agency |
| JODC | Japanese Oceanographic Data Centre |
| JSC | Joint Scientific Committee |
| J-SEP | Joint Socio-Economic Panel |
- K - |
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| No acronyms beginning with K. | |
- L - |
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| LIDAR | Laser Radar (Light Detection and Ranging) |
| LME | Large Marine Ecosystem |
| LMR | Living Marine Resources |
| LOICZ | Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone Programme |
| LTER | Long-Term Ecosystem Research Programme |
| LUMCON | Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium Environmental Monitoring |
- M - |
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| MEDGOOS | Mediterranean GOOS |
| MODIS | Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
- N - |
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| NAML | North American Marine Laboratories |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NCAR | National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| NCDC | National Climate Data Center |
| NDBC | National Data Buoy Center |
| NEAR-GOOS | North-East Asian Regional GOOS |
| NERR | National Estuarine Research Reserve |
| NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service |
| NGLI | Northern Gulf of Mexico Littoral Initiative |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NODC | National Oceanic Data Center |
| NOS | National Ocean Service |
| NOWPAP | Northwest Pacific Action Plan |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| NWLON | National Water Level Observation Network |
| NWP | Numerical Weather Prediction |
- O - |
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| OOPC | Ocean Observations Panel for Climate |
| OOSDP | Ocean Observing System Development Panel |
| OSPARCOM | Oslo and Paris Commission |
- P - |
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| PORTS | Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System |
- Q - |
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| No acronyms beginning with Q. | |
- R - |
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| RAFOS | SOFAR spelled backwards |
- S - |
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| SAIC | Science Applications International Corporation |
| SAR | Synthetic Aperture Radar |
| SBSTA | Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice |
| SCAR | Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research |
| SCOR | Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research |
| SEA-COOS | South East Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System |
| SEA-GOOS | Southeast Asian GOOS |
| SEAKEYS | Sustained Ecological Research Related to Management of the Florida Keys Seascape |
| SeaWiFS | Sea-Viewing Wide Field Sensor |
| SOFAR | Sound Fixing and Ranging float |
| SOOP | Ship of Opportunity Program |
| SSM/I | Special Sensor Microwave/Imager |
| SSS | Sea Surface Salinity |
| SST | Sea Surface Temperature |
| START | System for Analysis, Research and Training |
- T - |
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| TABS | Texas Automated Buoy System |
| TCOON | Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network |
| TEMA | Training, Education, and Mutual Awareness Programme |
| TIROS | Television Infrared Observing Satellite |
| TOPEX/POSEIDON | Ocean Topography Experiment/Altimetry Research in Ocean Circulation |
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| UK | United Kingdom |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |
| U.S. | United States |
- V - |
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| VOS | Volunteer Observing Ship |
- W - |
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| WAVCIS | Wave Current Surge Information System |
| WCRP | World Climate Research Program |
| WDC | World Data Centers |
| WESTPAC | IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
| WWW | World Weather Watch |
- X - |
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| XBT | eXpendable BathyThermograph probe |
| XCTD | eXpendable Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe |
- Y - |
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| There currently are no acronyms beginning with Y. | |
- Z - |
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| There currently are no acronyms beginning with Z. | |
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Contact: Susan R. Martin (srmartin@tamu.edu)
Updated: 28 June, 2004
URL: http://ocean.tamu.edu/GOOS/acronyms.html