D
Acronyms
AGU
American Geophysical Union
AMISR
Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar
AMS
American Meteorological Society
APS
American Physical Society
ATD
NCAR Atmospheric Technology Division
ATM
NSF Division of Atmospheric Sciences
C4
Center for Clouds, Chemistry and Climate
CAPS
Center for the Analysis and Prediction of Storms
CASA
Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere
CAWSES
Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System
CCSM
Community Climate System Model
CCSP
Climate Change Science Program
CISM
Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling
CLIVAR
Climate Variability and Change
COARE
Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment
COLA
Center for Ocean, Land, and Atmosphere
COMET
Cooperative Meteorological Education and Training
COSMIC
Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate
CUASHI
Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc.
DoD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
EOL
NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory
EOS
Earth Observing System
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ERC
engineering research center
ESSL
NCAR Earth and Sun Systems Laboratory
EU
European Union
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FFRDC
federally funded research and development center
GAOS
Global Atmospheric Observing System
GARP
Global Atmospheric Research Program
GATE
GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment
GEO
NSF Geosciences Directorate
GEWEX
Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment
GLOBE
Global Learning through Observations for the Benefit of the Environment
GPS
Global Positioning System
HAO
High Altitude Observatory
HIAPER
High-performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research
ICSU
International Council for Science
IGBP
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
IHOP_2002
International H2O Project
INDOEX
Indian Ocean Experiment
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IRI
International Research Institute
ITR
International Technology Research
JOSS
Joint Office for Science Support
LEAD
Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery
LORAN
LOng RAnge Navigation
MALT
Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere
MLSO
Mauna Loa Solar Observatory
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCAR
National Center for Atmospheric Research
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSF
National Science Foundation
NSWP
National Space and Weather Program
NTP
National Toxicology Program
OFCM
Office to the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
ORION OOI
Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Networks Ocean Observing Initiative
PAGES
Past Global Changes
PI
principal investigator
REU
Research Experience for Undergraduates
S-Pol
S-Band Dual Polarization Radar
SBIR
Small Business Innovation Research
SCOSTEP
Scientific Committee On Solar TErrestrial Physics
SEC
NOAA Space Environment Center
SGER
Small Grants for Exploratory Research
SHINE
Solar and Heliospheric Interaction
SOARS®
Scientific Opportunities in Atmospheric and Related Sciences
STC
science and technology center
STTR
Small Business Technology Transfer
TAOS
Tethered Atmospheric Observing Systems
TOGA
Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere
UCAR
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
“UCAR”
University Committee for Atmospheric Research
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UOP
UCAR Office of Programs
USWRP
U.S. Weather Research Program
WCRP
World Climate Research Programme
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
WWRP
World Weather Research Program