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Appendix C
Acronyms
BAS British Antarctic Survey
ONES Centre National d' etudes Spatiales
ENVTSAT ENVTronment SATellite
EROS Earth Resources Observations Systems
ERS European Remote-Sensing Satellite
ESA European Space Agency
EU European Union
IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NEMO Navy Earth Map Observer
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRC National Research Council
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development
OMB Office of Management and Budget
SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar
SeaWiFS Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor
SPOT Systeme Probatoire pour I'Observation de la Terre
STDC Space Technology Development Corporation
TOMS Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
TOPEX Ocean TOPography EXperiment
TRMM Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization
USGCRP U.S. Global Change Research Program
USGS U.S. Geological Survey
WMO World Meteorological Organization
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