3D-WINDS |
3D Tropospheric Winds from Space-based Lidar |
4STAR |
Spectrometer for Sky-Scanning, Sun-Tracking Atmospheric Research (for SEAC4RS) |
ABACATE |
Airborne Biodiversity Assessment of Coastal and Terrestrial Ecosystems |
ACE |
Aerosol/Cloud/Ecosystems [Missions] |
ACRIMSAT |
Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite |
ADM |
Atmospheric Dynamics Mission |
AERONET |
Aerosol Robotic Network |
AID |
Aircraft Instrument Demonstration |
AIRS |
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder |
Aladin |
Atmospheric Laser Doppler-Lidar Instrument |
ALT |
[Ocean] Altimeter |
AMSR-E |
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS |
APS |
Advanced Polarimetry Sensor |
ARCTAS |
Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites |
ARRA |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
ASCENDS |
Active Sensing of CO2 Emissions over Nights, Days, and Seasons |
ASTER |
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer |
ATMS |
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder |
AVIRIS CONUS |
Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer [over the] continental United States |
CALIPSO |
Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations |
CAR |
Cloud Absorption Radiometer |
CASIE |
Characterization of Arctic Sea Ice Experiment |
CC-VEX |
Calipso and CloudSat Validation Experiment |
CERES |
Clouds and Earth’s Radiant Energy System |
CIESEN |
Center from International Earth Science Information Network |
CLARREO |
Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory |
CLASIC |
Cloud and Land Surface Interaction Campaign |
CLPXII |
Cold Land Processes Field Experiment (II) |
CMIS |
Conical Microwave Imager/Sounder |
CNES |
Centre National d’Études Spaciales |
CONAE |
Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales |
COSMIC |
Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate; aka FORMOSAT |
CrIS |
Cross-track Infrared Sounder |
CTM |
Chemistry and Transport Model |
DESDynI |
Deformation, Ecosystem Structure, and Dynamics of Ice |
DFS |
Dual-frequency Scatterometer |
DISCOVER-AQ |
Deriving Information on Surface conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality |
DLR |
German Aerospace Center |
DOD |
Department of Defense |
DOI |
Department of the Interior |
DPR |
Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar |
DSCOVR |
Deep Space Climate Observatory |
DWSS |
Defense Weather Satellite System |
ECMWF |
European Centre from Medium Range Weather Forecasts |
EDU |
Engineering Development Unit |
EELV |
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle |
EO-1 |
Earth Observing Mission-1 |
EOS |
Earth Observing System |
EOSDIS |
Earth Observing System Data and Information System |
ERB |
Earth Radiation Budget |
ERBS |
Earth Radiation Budget Sensor |
ESA |
European Space Agency |
ESAS |
Earth Science and Applications from Space |
ESD |
Earth Science Division |
ESE |
Earth Science Enterprise |
ESPO |
Earth Science Program Office |
ESTO |
Earth Science Technology Office |
EUMETSAT |
European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites |
EV |
Earth Venture |
FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
FNMOC |
U.S. Navy’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center |
FORMOSAT |
See COSMIC |
GACM |
Global Atmospheric Composition Mission |
GCOM-C |
Global Change Observation Mission-Climate |
GCOM-W |
Global Change Observation Mission-Water |
GEO-CAPE |
Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events [mission] |
GIFTS |
Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transfer System |
GLEAM |
Great Lakes Environmental Assessment and Mapping [Project] |
GloPac |
Global Hawk Pacific |
GMAO |
Global Modeling and Assimilation Office |
GMI |
GPM Microwave Imager |
GNSS |
Global Navigation Satellite System |
GODAE |
Global Ocean Data Assimilation Office |
GOES-R |
Geostationary Orbit Environmental Satellite-R Series |
GOSAT |
Greenhouse Gas Observing Satellite |
GPM |
Global Precipitation Measurement |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GPSRO |
Global Positioning System Radio Occultation |
GRACE |
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment |
GRACE-FO |
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-Follow On |
GRACE-II |
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-II |
GRIP |
Genesis and Rapid Intensification Process |
GWE |
Global Weather Experiment |
HES |
Hyperspectral Environmental Suite |
HEX |
Hydrometeorological Experiment |
HICO |
Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean |
HyspIRI |
Hyperspectral Infrared Imager |
IASI |
Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer |
ICECAP |
Investigating the Crysopheric Evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate |
ICESat-2 |
Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite |
ICSU |
International Council of Scientific Unions |
INTEX-B |
Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment Phase B |
IPO |
Integrated Program Office |
ISCCP |
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project |
ISS |
International Space Station |
JASD |
Joint Agency Satellite Division |
JAXA |
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
JCSDA |
Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation |
JEM-EF |
Japanese Experiment Module-Exposed Facility |
JPSS |
Joint Polar Satellite System |
LASP |
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics |
LCLUC |
Land Cover/Land Use Change |
LDCM |
Landsat Data Continuity Mission |
LIO |
Low-Inclination Orbiter |
LIST |
Lidar Surface Topography |
MACPEX |
Mid-latitude Airborne Cirrus Properties Experiment |
MAP |
Modeling, Analysis, and Prediction |
MAPEX |
Midlatitude Airborne Cirrus Properties Experiment |
MERRA |
Modern Era Retrospective-Analysis for Research and Applications |
MILAGRO |
Megacity Initiative: Local and Global Research Observations |
MODIS |
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer |
MOE |
Mission Operations Element |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NESDIS |
National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service |
NLS |
NASA Launch Services |
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NPOESS |
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System |
NPP |
NPOESS Preparatory Project |
NRC |
National Research Council |
NWS |
National Weather Service |
OCO |
Orbiting Carbon Observatory |
OIB |
Operation IceBridge |
OLI |
Operational Land Imager |
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
OMPS |
Ozone Monitoring and Profiling Suite |
ONR |
Office of Naval Research |
OSC |
Orbital Sciences Corporation |
OSSE |
Observing System Simulation Experiment |
OSTM |
Ocean Surface Topography Mission |
OSTP |
Office of Science and Technology Policy |
PACE |
Pre-Aerosol, Clouds, and ocean Ecosystem |
PATH |
Precipitation and All-weather Temperature and Humidity |
POC |
Point of Contact |
QuikSCAT |
Quick Scatterometer |
R&A |
Research and Analysis |
ROSES |
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences |
SAC[-D] |
Satélite de Aplicaciones Científicas |
SAGE |
Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment |
SAR |
Synthetic Aperture Radar |
SCLP |
Snow and Cold Land Processes |
SEAC4RS |
Southeast Asia Composition, Cloud, Climate Coupling Regional Study |
SEDAC |
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center |
SIMPL |
Slope Imagine Multi-polarization Photon-counting Lidar |
SMAP |
Soil Moisture Active-Passive |
SMAPVEX |
Soil Moisture Active-Passive-Validation Experiment |
SMD |
[NASA] Science Mission Directorate |
SLR |
Satellite Laser Ranging |
SORCE |
Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment |
SPoRT |
Short-Term Prediction and Research Transition Center |
SWOT |
Surface Water and Ocean Topography |
TC-4 |
Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling |
TCCON |
Total Carbon Column Observing Network |
TIM |
Total Irradiance Monitor |
TIRS |
Thermal Infrared Sensors |
TOPEX |
Ocean Topography Experiment |
TRMM |
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |
TSI |
Total Solar Irradiance |
TSIS |
Total Solar Irradiance Sensor |
UAS |
Unmanned Aircraft System |
UAV |
Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle |
UAVSAR |
Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar |
ULA |
United Launch Alliance |
USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
USGEO |
U.S. Group on Earth Observations |
USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
VIRS |
Visible and Infrared Scanner |
VLBI |
Very Long Baseline Interferometry |
XOVWM |
Extended Ocean Vector Winds Mission |
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