APPENDIX
D
ACRONYMS
CFCs
Chlorofluorocarbons
CGCR
Committee on Global Change Research
CENR
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
ENSO
El Niño–Southern Oscillation
EOS
Earth Observing System
ESSC
Earth System Sciences Committee
EUMETSAT
European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
ICSU
International Council of Scientific Unions
IGBP
International Geosphere-Biosphere Program
MetOp
Meteorological Operational (Satellite)
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPOESS
National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
NSTC
National Science and Technology Council
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
R&A
Research and Analysis
TOGA
Tropical Oceans and Global Atmosphere
USGCRP
US Global Change Research Program
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
