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Acronyms
ACRIM
Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor
ETM+
Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus
Landsat
Land Remote Sensing Satellite
MODIS
Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPOESS
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NRC
National Research Council
QuikSCAT
Quick Scatterometer
SAR
synthetic aperture radar
SeaWiFS
Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor
SORCE
Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment
TIM
Total Irradiance Monitor
TOPEX/Poseidon
Ocean Topography Experiment Poseidon
TRMM
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
UARS
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
VIIRS
Visible/Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite