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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms." National Research Council. 1994. 1993 Data Forum: A Review of an Implementation Plan for U.S. Global Change Date and Information Systems. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9239.
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Appendix E: Acronyms

BGC

Board on Global Change

CDIAC

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center

CEES

Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences

CGED

Committee on Geophysical and Environmental Data

CIESIN

Consortium for International Earth Sciences Information Network

EOSDIS

Earth Observing System Data and Information System

FGDC

Federal Geographic Data Committee

GCDIS

Global Change Data and Information System

HDP

Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme

IGBP

International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

IODA

Issue Oriented Data Activities

IWGDMGC

Interagency Working Group on Data Management for Global Change

NAS

National Academy of Sciences

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCDC

National Climatic Data Center

NDVI

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NRC

National Research Council

NSF

National Science Foundation

SDTS

Spatial Data Transfer Standard

USGCRP

U.S. Global Change Research Program

USGS

U.S. Geological Survey

WCRP

World Climate Research Programme

Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms." National Research Council. 1994. 1993 Data Forum: A Review of an Implementation Plan for U.S. Global Change Date and Information Systems. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9239.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms." National Research Council. 1994. 1993 Data Forum: A Review of an Implementation Plan for U.S. Global Change Date and Information Systems. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9239.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms." National Research Council. 1994. 1993 Data Forum: A Review of an Implementation Plan for U.S. Global Change Date and Information Systems. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9239.
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