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Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PDF Report Brief Display this book on your site! Related Titles Planning for the International Polar Year 2007-2008: Report of the Implementation Workshop Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond Other Related Titles A Vision for the International Polar Year 2007-2008 (2004) Polar Research Board (PRB) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 95   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. 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 Page 95 Front Matter (R1-R14) Executive Summary (1-8) 1 Why An International Polar Year in 2007-2008? (9-17) 2 Scientific Challenges for the International Polar Year (18-21) 3 Understanding Change in the Polar Regions (22-40) 4 Exploring Scientific Frontiers (41-53) 5 Technology to Enable Innovative Observations (54-64) 6 Increasing Public Understanding and Participation in Polar Science Through the International Polar Year (65-72) 7 Actions Needed to Make the International Polar Year Succeed (73-79) References (80-84) Appendix A: International Partners in IPY 2007-2008 (85-87) Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (88-94) Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations (95-96)

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A Vision for the International Polar Year 2007–2008 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

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A Vision for the International Polar Year 2007–2008 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

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