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SOHO
|
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
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SSM/I
|
Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
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SST
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sea surface temperature
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SSTA
|
sea surface temperature anomoly
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STE
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stratosphere-troposphere exchange
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SUNRISE
|
Sun's Radiative Inputs from Sun to Earth Program
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TAO
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Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (array) (TOGA)
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TOGA
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Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (program)
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TOMS
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Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
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TRMM
|
Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission
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UARS
|
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
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UAV
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unmanned aerospace vehicle
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UCAR
|
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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UK
|
United Kingdom
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UN
|
United Nations
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USDA
|
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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USGCRP
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U.S. Global Change Research Program
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USWRP
|
U.S. Weather Research Program
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UV
|
ultraviolet
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VLF
|
very low frequency
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VOC
|
volatile organic compound
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WCRP
|
World Climate Research Programme
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WFO
|
Weather Forecast Office
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WMO
|
World Meteorological Organization
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WOCE
|
World Ocean Circulation Experiment
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WSR-88D
|
Weather Service Radar (U.S. National Weather Service) 1988
Doppler Weather Radar System
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WWW
|
World Weather Watch (U.N.)
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WWW
|
World Wide Web
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XBT
|
expendable bathythermograph
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YMP
|
CRAY supercomputer model
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