. "Appendix G Acronyms." Utilization of Operational Environmental Satellite Data: Ensuring Readiness for 2010 and Beyond. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004.
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Utilization of Operational Environmental Satellite Data: Ensuring Readiness for 2010 and Beyond
BUV
backscatter ultraviolet
CAIV
cost as independent variable
CAL/VAL
calibration/validation
CAPE
convective available potential energy
CBA
cost/benefit analysis
CDR
climate data record
CERES
Cloud and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System, an instrument on the Earth Observing System’s Terra spacecraft that measures the energy exchanged between the Sun; the Earth’s atmosphere, surface and clouds; and outer space
CICE
Los Alamos Sea Ice Model
CIMSS
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
CLASS
Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System
CONNTRO
Committee on NASA-NOAA Transition from Research to Operations (NRC)
CONUS
continental United States
COSMIC
Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate
CrIS
Cross-track Infrared Sounder
CW
coastal waters
DAAC
Distributed Active Archive Center
DISCOVR
Deep Space Climatic Observatory
DMSP
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (Systems Program Office)
DOD
Department of Defense
ECMWF
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
ECS
EOSDIS Core System
EDR
environmental data record
EMC
Environmental Modeling Center of the National Weather Service’s NCEP
ENVISAT
Environmental Satellite
EO-1
Earth Orbiter-1, a NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center satellite that demonstrated technology for the next-generation Landsat mission
EOR
environmental observation requirement
EOS
Earth Observing System
EOSDIS
Earth Observing System Data and Information System