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50 Years of Ocean Discovery: National Science Foundation 1950—2000
MEDOC
Mediterranean Deep Ocean Convection
MERL
Marine Ecosystems Research Laboratory
MG&G
marine geology and geophysics
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MODE
Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment
MPE
Division of Mathematics, Physics and Engineering (NSF)
MPES
Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences Division (NSF)
MPS
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF)
NACOA
National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere
NAML
National Association of Marine Laboratories
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASCO
NAS Committee on Oceanography
NCAR
National Center for Atmospheric Research
NCF
National Centers and Facilities (NSF)
NGO
non-governmental organization
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NODC
National Oceanographic Data Center (NOAA)
NOLS
National Oceanographic Laboratory System
NORPAX
North Pacific Experiment
NOSAMS
National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometer
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
OAP
Office of Antarctic Programs (NSF)
OCE
Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF)
OCFS
Oceanographic Facilities and Centers (OCE)
ODP
Ocean Drilling Program
OEUVRE
Ocean Ecology: Understanding and Vision for Research
OMD
Ocean Margin Drilling
OMDP
Ocean Margin Drilling Program (NSF)
ONR
Office of Naval Research
OOFS
Office for Oceanographic Facilities and Support (NSF)
OPP
Office of Polar Programs (NSF)
OSOD
Office of Scientific Ocean Drilling (NSF)
OSRS
Ocean Sciences Research Section (OCE)
OT
Oceanographic Technology
OTA
Office of Technology Assessment
OTIC
Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination (NSF)
PDR
precision depth recorder
PEQUOD
Pacific Equatorial Ocean Dynamics Experiment
PI
principal investigator
POLYMODE
U.S.-Soviet follow-on to MODE
PRIMA
Pollutant Responses In Marine Animals
PSAC
President's Science Advisory Committee
RIDGE
Ridge Inter-Disciplinary Global Experiments
RISE
Rivera Submersible Experiments
RITA
Rivera and TAmayo (French phase of East Pacific Rise explorations)
