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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E Abbreviations and Acronyms." National Research Council. 2005. Thinking Strategically: The Appropriate Use of Metrics for the Climate Change Science Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11292.
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Appendix E
Abbreviations and Acronyms


ACRIM

Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor

AIChE

American Institute of Chemical Engineers


CCSP

Climate Change Science Program

CFC

chlorofluorocarbon


DOE

Department of Energy


ENSO

El Niño-Southern Oscillation

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

ERBS

Earth Radiation Budget Satellite


FY

fiscal year


GHG

greenhouse gas

GPRA

Government Performance and Results Act


HF

Hickey-Frieden radiometer


IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change


NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NRC

National Research Council

Suggested Citation:"Appendix E Abbreviations and Acronyms." National Research Council. 2005. Thinking Strategically: The Appropriate Use of Metrics for the Climate Change Science Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11292.
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NSF

National Science Foundation


OMB

Office of Management and Budget


PART

Program Assessment Rating Tool

PI

principal investigator

PMOD

Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos


R&D

research and development

RISA

Regional Integrated Science and Assessments


TAO

Tropical Atmosphere Ocean

TOGA

Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere

TSI

total solar irradiance


USGCRP

U.S. Global Change Research Program

USGS

U.S. Geological Survey

UV

ultraviolet


VIRGO

Variability of Solar Irradiance and Gravity Oscillations


WREN

Washington Research Evaluation Network

Suggested Citation:"Appendix E Abbreviations and Acronyms." National Research Council. 2005. Thinking Strategically: The Appropriate Use of Metrics for the Climate Change Science Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11292.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E Abbreviations and Acronyms." National Research Council. 2005. Thinking Strategically: The Appropriate Use of Metrics for the Climate Change Science Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11292.
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The Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) and its predecessor U.S. Global Change Research Program have sponsored climate research and observations for nearly 15 years, yet the overall progress of the program has not been measured systematically. Metrics—a system of measurement that includes the item being measured, the unit of measurement, and the value of the unit—offer a tool for measuring such progress; improving program performance; and demonstrating program successes to Congress, the Office of Management and Budget, and the public. This report lays out a framework for creating and implementing metrics for the CCSP. A general set of metrics provides a starting point for identifying the most important measures, and the principles provide guidance for refining the metrics and avoiding unintended consequences.

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