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Acronyms
ACRIM |
Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor |
AE-E |
Atmospheric Explorer-E |
ARRCC |
Analysis of Rapid and Recent Climatic Change |
AU |
Astronomical Unit |
BGC |
Board on Global Change (of NRC) |
BP |
Before Present |
CEDAR |
Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions |
CFC |
Chlorofluorocarbon |
CSTR |
Committee on Solar Terrestrial Research (of NRC) |
DoD |
Department of Defense |
DMSP |
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program |
EOS |
Earth Observing System |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
ERB |
Earth Radiation Budget |
ERBE |
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
ERBS |
Earth Radiation Budget Satellite |
ESA |
European Space Agency |
ESSC |
Electrically Self-Calibrating Cavity |
EUV |
Extreme Ultraviolet |
EW |
Equivalent Width |
GCM |
General Circulation Model |
GCR |
Galactic Cosmic Rays |
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GEM |
Geospace Environment Modeling |
GeV |
Billion Electon Volts |
GGS |
Global Geospace Study |
GOES |
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
GONG |
Global Oscillation Network Group |
ICSU |
International Council of Scientific Unions |
IR |
Infrared |
ISAS |
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (Japanese Space Agency) |
ISTP |
International Solar Terrestrial Program |
MAHRSI |
Middle Atmosphere High Resolution Spectrographic Instrument |
MeV |
Million Electron Volts |
MSV |
Mechanisms of Solar Variability |
NAS |
National Academy of Sciences |
NDSC |
Network for Detection of Stratospheric Change |
NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NRC |
National Research Council |
NSF |
National Science Foundation |
NSO |
National Solar Observatory |
PEM |
Particle Environment Monitor |
QBO |
Quasibiennial Oscillation |
RAIDS |
Remote Atmospheric and Ionospheric Detection System |
RE |
Radius of the Earth |
REP |
Relativistic Electron Precipitation |
RISE |
Radiative Inputs of the Sun to Earth |
SAGE |
Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment |
SAMPEX |
Solar, Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particles Explorer |
SBUV |
Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet |
SCOSTEP |
Scientific Council on Solar Terrestrial Physics |
SEE |
Spectrometer for Energetic Electrons |
SERDP |
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program |
SME |
Solar Mesosphere Explorer |
SMM |
Solar Maximum Mission |
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SOHO |
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory |
SOLSTICE |
Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment |
SOURCE |
Solar Ultraviolet Radiation and Correlative Emissions |
SPARC |
Stratospheric Processes and their Relation to Climate |
STEP |
Solar-Terrestrial Energy Program |
SUSIM |
Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor |
TIMED |
Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics |
TOMS |
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer |
TTO |
Ten to Twelve Year Oscillation |
UARS |
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite |
USGCRP |
United States Global Change Research Program |
UV |
Ultraviolet |
WCRP |
World Climate Research Program |
WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |