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Suggested Citation:"ACRONYMS." National Research Council. 1997. Continuity of NOAA Satellites. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5588.
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Acronyms.


AM

morning crossing of the equator

APT

automatic picture transmission

ATS

applications technology satellite

AVCS

advanced vidicon camera system

AVN

aviation model

AVHRR

advanced very high resolution radiometer


CDA

command and data acquisition

CEMSCS

central environmental satellite computer system


DAPS

data collection system automated processing system

DCS

data collection system

DMSP

Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

DOD

Department of Defense


ERBE

Earth radiation budget experiment

ERL

early eta run

ERS

European remote-sensing satellite

ESSA

environmental survey satellite

EUMETSAT

European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites


GMT

Greenwich Mean Time

GOES

geostationary operational environmental satellite(s)

Suggested Citation:"ACRONYMS." National Research Council. 1997. Continuity of NOAA Satellites. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5588.
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HIRS

high-resolution infrared radiation sounder


IR

infrared

ITOS

improved TIROS operational system


LST

local standard time


METEOSAT

the European geostationary meteorological satellite

METOP

the European meteorological operational satellite in polar orbit

MRF

medium range forecast

MSO

mesoscale eta run

MSU

microwave sounding unit


NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCEP

National Centers for Environmental Prediction

NESDIS

National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service

NGM

nested grid model

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NPOESS

National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System

NRC

National Research Council

NWS

National Weather Service

NWSMC

National Weather Service Modernization Committee


PACS

polar acquisition and control subsystem

PD

probability distribution

PM

evening crossing of the equator

POES

polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite(s)


RAMSDIS

regional and mesoscale satellite data information system

RUC

rapid update cycle


SAO

Systems Acquisition Office

SAR

search and rescue

SARSAT

search and rescue satellite aided tracking

SBUV

solar backscatter ultraviolet spectrometer

SEM

space environment monitor

SIRS

satellite infrared spectrometer

SMS

synchronous meteorological satellite

SOCC

Satellite Operations Control Center

SPM

solar proton monitor

SR

scanning radiometer

Suggested Citation:"ACRONYMS." National Research Council. 1997. Continuity of NOAA Satellites. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5588.
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SSCC

spin scan cloud camera

SSM/I

special sensor microwave/imager

SSU

stratospheric sounding unit


TIROS

television and infrared observation satellite

TOVS

TIROS operational vertical sounder


VHRR

very high resolution radiometer

VISSR

visible infrared spin scan radiometer

VTPR

vertical temperature profile radiometer


WEFAX

weather facsimile (broadcasts from GOES)

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