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Appendix D: Acronyms
Pages 230-233

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... D Acronyms ADEOS Advanced Earth Observing Satellite ALOS Advanced Land Observing Satellite ALT radar altimeter AMSR Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer ARM Atmospheric Radiation Measurement ASA Authorized Shared Access BLR boundary layer radar CASA Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere CCD coherent change detection CCN cloud condensation nuclei CDMA Code Domain Multiple Access CITEL Commission for Inter-American Telecommunications CNES French Space Agency CODAR Coastal Ocean Dynamics Applications Radar CONUS continental United States CYGNSS Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System DARN Dual Auroral Radar Network DEM Digital Elevation Model DOD Department of Defense DPR Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar 230
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... A pp e n d i x D 231 ECMWF European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts EESS Earth Exploration-Satellite Service EIRP Effective Isotropic Radiated Power EISCAT European Incoherent Scatter Radar ELF extremely low frequency EM electromagnetic ERS-1 European Remote Sensing Satellite ESA European Space Agency ESM Electromagnetic Spectrum Management EUV extreme ultraviolet FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAI field-aligned irregularity FCC Federal Communications Commission FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access GBT Green Bank Telescope GCM General Circulation Model GIRO Global Ionospheric Radio Observatory GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GMF Government Master File GNSS Global Navigation Satellite Systems GPM Global Precipitation Mission GPR ground-penetrating radar GR general relativity GRACE Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment IMF interplanetary magnetic field InSAR Interferometric SAR IOOS Integrated Ocean Observing System IRAC Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee ISR Ionosondes and Incoherent-Scatter Radar ISS International Space Station ITU International Telecommunications Union ITU-R Radiocommunication Sector of the International Telecommunications Union JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency LAN local area networks LMS least mean square
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... 232 Active Remote Sensing Amid Increased Demand for Radio Spectrum LSA Licensed Shared Access MetSat Meteorological Satellite Services MHR Mile High Radar MPAR Multifunction Phased Array Radar MSS Mobile Satellite Service MST mesosphere-stratosphere-troposphere NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASDA National Space Development Agency Ne total plasma density NEA near-Earth asteroid NEO near-Earth object NEXRAD WSR-88D radar network NISAR NASA/ISRO L-band SAR mission NPB National Broadband Plan NRC National Research Council NSCAT NASA Scatterometer NSF National Science Foundation NTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration NWP Numerical Weather Prediction OSTM Ocean Surface Topography Mission PALSAR Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar PFISR Poker Flat, Alaska, Incoherent-Scatter Radar PHA potentially hazardous asteroid PMSE Polar Mesospheric Summer Echoes PR precipitation radar PRF pulse repetition frequency RFI Radio Frequency Interference RLAN Radio Local Access Network RLS Radio Location Service RSI Radar Speckle Interferometry SAR synthetic-aperture radar SASS Seasat-A Satellite Scatterometer Scat scatterometer SINR signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio SLAR systems/side-looking airborne radar
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... WP7C U.S. Working Party 7C ULS Universal Licensing System VLA Very Large Array VLBA Very Long Baseline Array VLF very low frequency WRC World Radiocommunication Conference
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