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II. Abbreviations and Acronyms
Pages 181-183

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... Chemical oceanography COA Council on Ocean Affairs COP Coastal Ocean Program NOAA) CS Color scanner DIN dissolved inorganic nitrogen DOC dissolved organic carbon DOD Department of Defense DOE Department of Energy DOI Department of the Interior 181
From page 182...
... MR Microwave radiometer NADW North Atlantic Deep Water NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASDA Japanese space agency NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NODC National Oceanographic Data Center NRC National Research Council NRL Naval Research Laboratory NSF National Science Foundation OCE Division of Ocean Sciences iNSF) OCF Oceanographic Centers and Facilities {NSF)
From page 183...
... Physical oceanography POM particulate organic material RIDGE Ridge Inter-Disciplinary Global Experiment ROV remotely operated vehicle R/V research vessel SAR synthetic aperture radar SCAT Scatterometer SeaWiFS Sea-viewing Wide Field Sensor; an ocean color satellite instrument SIO Scripps Institution of Oceanography TOGA Tropical Ocean-GIobal Atmosphere program TOPEX/Poseiclon loins NASA/French Space Agency venture to measure the surface topography of the ocean with great precision UH University of Hawaii UNOLS University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System USCG U.S. Coast Guard USGS U.S.


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