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Appendix C: Acronyms
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... C 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 25

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