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Acronyms ARS Agricultural Research Service CLEANER Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research COTS commercial off-the-shelf CUAHSI Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science EON Environmental Observatory Networks EPA Environmental Protection Agency FS Forest Service GEON Geosciences Network GIS geographic information system GOOS Global Ocean Observing System HIF Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility HIS Hydrologic Information System IECS intelligent environmental control system LOOKING Laboratory for the Ocean Observatory Knowledge Integration Grid LTER Long-Term Ecological Research MREFC Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction NAE National Academy of Engineering NAWQA National Water Quality Assessment NEON National Ecological Observatory Network NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRC National Research Council NSF National Science Foundation NWIS National Water Information System OOI Ocean Observatories Initiative REMAP Regional Environmental Monitoring Assessment Program STORET storage and retrieval SWAQ Subcommittee on Water Availability and Quality USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture USGS U.S. Geological Survey WATERS Water Environmental Research Systems WEBB Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Budgets WSTB Water Science and Technology Board 53
