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Appendix A: Acronyms
Pages 39-40

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... APPENDIX A Acronyms ACAP Alternative Cover Demonstration Project ACIA Arctic Climate Impact Assessment AMAP Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme ARM Atmospheric Radiation Measurement ASL Arctic Submarine Laboratory AUV autonomous underwater vehicle CART Cloud and Radiation Testbed CCAMLR Commission for Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources CCSP Climate Change Science Program CEON Circumpolar Environmental Observations Network DHS Department of Homeland Security DOD Department of Defense DOE Department of Energy DOI Department of the Interior EMAP Environmental Monitoring Assessment Program EPA Environmental Protection Agency FIC Fogarty International Center GEO Group of Environmental Observations GEOOS Global Earth Observations System of Systems GLOBE Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment GOOS Global Ocean Observing System GSDI Global Spatial Data Infrastructure IASC International Arctic Science Committee IASSA International Arctic Social Science Association ICSU International Council for Science IGY International Geophysical Year IPY International Polar Year ISAC International Study of Arctic Change JGI Joint Genome Institute LRTAP Long Range Transport of Air Pollution LTER Long-term Ecological Research 39
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... 40 INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR 2007-2008 MRO Mars Recon Orbiter NAE National Academy of Engineering NAS National Academy of Sciences NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NIH National Institutes of Health NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPOESS National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System NPP NPOESS Preparatory Project NRC National Research Council NSDI National Spatial Data Infrastructure NSF National Science Foundation NSTC National Science and Technology Council ONR Office of Naval Research ORION Ocean Research Interactivc Observatory Networks OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy PBTs persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic pollutants PCBs polychlorinated biphenyls PI Principle Investigator POPs persistent organic pollutants PRB Polar Research Board RADARSAT Radar Satellite RIME Antarctic Regional Interactions Meteorology Experiment ROV remotely operated vehicle SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar SCAR Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCICEX Scientific Ice Expeditions SCOR Scientific Committee for Oceanic Research SEARCH Study of Environmental Arctic Change SHEBA Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean THORPEX Implement North Pacific and Arctic Observing Enhancement UARCTIC University of the Arctic UAV unmanned aerial vehicle UNEP United Nations Environment Programme USCG United States Coast Guard USGS United States Geological Survey USNC United States National Committee WAIS West Antarctic Ice Sheet WMO World Meteorological Organization
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