. "Appendix B: Acronyms." Earth Observations from Space: The First 50 Years of Scientific Achievements. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008.
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Earth Observations from Space: The First 50 Years of Scientific Achievements
SCIAMACHY Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography
SCLP Snow and Cold Land Processes
SCR Selective Chopper Radiometer
SeaWiFS Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor
SIR Shuttle Imaging Radar
SIRS Satellite Infrared Spectrometer
SMMR Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer
SMS Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
SO2 Sulfur dioxide
SPOT Satellite Probatoire pour l’Observation de la Terre
SRTM Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
SSEC Space Science and Engineering Center
SSH Sea surface height
SSM/I Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
SSM/R Special Sensor Microwave/Radiometer
SST Sea surface temperature
TIROS Television Infrared Observation Satellite
TM Thematic Mapper
TM/ETM Thematic Mapper/Enhanced Thematic Mapper
TMI TRMM Microwave Imager
TOMS Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
TOPEX Topography Experiment
T/P TOPEX/Poseidon
TRMM Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
TSI Total solar irradiance
TW Threat Warning
TWS Terrestrial Water Storage
UARS Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification