. "Appendix E: Acronyms and Abbreviations." The Role of Small Satellites in NASA and NOAA Earth Observation Programs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2000.
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The Role of Small Satellites in NASA and NOAA Earth Observation Programs
ESA
European Space Agency
ESE
Earth Science Enterprise
ETM+
Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus
EUMETSAT
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
FOO
Flight of Opportunity
FUSE
Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
GEM
Graphite Epoxy Motor
GLAS
Geoscience Laser Altimeter System
GLI
Global Imager
GOES
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
GPS
Global Positioning System
GPSOS
Global Positioning System Occultation Sensor
GSFC
Goddard Space Flight Center
GTO
Geo-Transfer Orbit
HAPS
Hydrazine Auxiliary Propulsion System
HIRDLS
High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder
HSB
Humidity Sounder for Brazil
ICBM
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
ICESat
Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite
IDIQ
Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity
IELV
Intermediate-size Expendable Launch Vehicle
ILAS
Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer
IPO
Integrated Program Office
JGOFS
Joint Global Ocean Flux Study
JMR
Jason Microwave Imager
JPL
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Landsat
Land Remote Sensing Satellite
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
LIS
Lightning Imaging Sensor
LMLV-3
Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle-3
Medlite
Medium-Light Expendable Launch Vehicle
MELV
Medium Expendable Launch Vehicle
MEPS
Medium-Energy Particle Spectrometer
METOP
Meteorological Operational Polar Orbiter
MIDEX
Mid-size Explorer
MISR
Multi-Angle Imaging Spectroradiometer
MLS
Microwave Limb Sounder
MLELV
Medium-Light Expendable Launch Vehicle (MedLite)
MODIS
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
MOPITT
Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere
MTF
Modulation Transfer Function
MTPE
Mission to Planet Earth
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NMP
New Millennium Program
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPOESS
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System