. "Appendix H: Acronyms and Abbreviations." Restructuring Federal Climate Research to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009.
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Restructuring Federal Climate Research to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change
NPOESS National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NRC National Research Council
NSF National Science Foundation
PDSI Palmer Drought Severity Index
RISA Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments
SAR synthetic aperture radar
START Global Change System for Analysis, Research, and Training
