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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Opportunities to Improve Representation of Clouds and Aerosols in Climate Models with Classified Observing Systems: Proceedings of a Workshop: Abbreviated Version. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23527.
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Appendix F
Acronyms


ADM-Aeolus Atmospheric Dynamics Mission-Aeolus
AERONET Aerosol Robotic Network
AMS American Meteorological Society
AOD aerosol optical depth
ARM Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (program)
AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

CALIPSO

Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation

CCN cloud condensation nuclei
CERES Clouds and the Earth’s Radiative Energy System
COP21 United Nations Climate Change Conference

DoD

Department of Defense

DOE Department of Energy
DSD drop size distribution

EO

Earth orbit; electro-optical

ESA European Space Agency

FNMOC

Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center

GEO

geostationary orbit

GEOSS Global Earth Observing System of Systems
GISS Goddard Institute for Space Studies
GLACIER Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement, and Resilience
GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center

HSRL

High Spectral Resolution Lidar

IASI

Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer

IC Intelligence Community
INP ice nucleating particle
IR infrared
IWC ice water content

JPL

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

LWC

liquid water content

LWP liquid water path

MEDEA

Measurements of Earth Data for Environmental Analysis (program)

MISR Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer
MODIS MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research
NIR near infrared
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRL Naval Research Laboratory

OPIR

Overhead Persistent Infrared

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Opportunities to Improve Representation of Clouds and Aerosols in Climate Models with Classified Observing Systems: Proceedings of a Workshop: Abbreviated Version. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23527.
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OSSE

Observing System Simulation Experiment

OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy

PCW

Polar Communications and Weather

PHOTONS PHOtometrie pour le Traitement Operationnel de Normalisation Satellitaire
PMAp Polar Multi-sensor Aerosol Properties
POLDER POLarization and Directionality of the Earth’s Reflectances
PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

RGB

red, green, blue

SEVIRI

Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager

USGS

United States Geographical Survey

UV ultraviolet

VIIRS

Visible/Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite

VIS visible radiation
Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Opportunities to Improve Representation of Clouds and Aerosols in Climate Models with Classified Observing Systems: Proceedings of a Workshop: Abbreviated Version. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23527.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Opportunities to Improve Representation of Clouds and Aerosols in Climate Models with Classified Observing Systems: Proceedings of a Workshop: Abbreviated Version. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23527.
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One of the most significant and uncertain aspects of climate change projections is the impact of aerosols on the climate system. Aerosols influence the climate indirectly by interacting with nearby clouds leading to small changes in cloud cover, thickness, and altitude, which significantly affect Earth’s radiative balance. Advancements have been made in recent years on understanding the complex processes and atmospheric interactions involved when aerosols interact with surrounding clouds, but further progress has been hindered by limited observations.

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