Planning for the International Polar Year 2007-2008: Report of the Implementation Workshop (2004)
Chapter: Appendix A: Acronyms
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
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
