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Appendix I Selected Acronyms/Abbreviations and Footnote Designations
Pages 116-118

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... AeRLS Aeronautical Radiolocation Service AeRNS Aeronautical Radionavigation Service AMatSat Amateur Satellite Service AmS Amateur Service AMSU Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit ANS Air Navigation Service Bn necessary bandwidth BS Broadcasting Service BSS Broadcasting Satellite Service CCIR International Radio Consultative Committee (antecedent of the ITU-R) E→S Earth to space EESS Earth Exploration-Satellite Service EOS Earth Observing System 116
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... GEO geostationary orbit (satellite) GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites GPS Global Positioning System IAU International Astronomical Union IGS International Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
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... spectral power flux density (measured in Wm–2 Hz–1) spfd SRS Space Research Service SSM/I Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)
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