Appendix F
Acronyms
ASOS
Automated Surface Observing System
AVHRR
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
CARDS
Comprehensive Aerological Reference Data Set
CENR
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
COADS
Comprehensive Ocean/Atmosphere Data Set
DOD
Department of Defense
ENSO
El Niño/Southern Oscillation
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FCCC
Framework Convention on Climate Change
GCOS
Global Climate Observing System
GOOS
Global Ocean Observing System
GTOS
Global Terrestrial Observing System
HCN
Historical Climatology Network
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCDC
National Climatic Data Center
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NWS
National Weather Service
OAR
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OSTP
Office of Science and Technology Policy
PALACE
Profiling Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorer
TRMM
Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission
USAID
U.S. Agency for International Development
USGCRP
U.S. Global Change Research Program
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
WCRP
World Climate Research Programme
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
XBT
expendable bathy-thermograph