acronym: AASP

fullName: Australian Antarctic Sciences Program


acronym: AATSR

fullName: Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer


acronym: ACCLAIM

fullName: Antarctic Circumpolar Currents Levels by Altimetry and Island Measurement


acronym: ACECRC

fullName: Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre


acronym: AIMS

fullName: Australian Institute of Marine Science


acronym: ALACE

fullName: Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorer


acronym: AMIP

fullName: Atmosphere Model Intercomparison Project


fullName: Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer on JAXA's GCOM-W1


acronym: AMSRE

fullName: Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer on EOS


acronym: AMSR-E


acronym: AMSR

fullName: Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer


acronym: ANDAS

fullName: Automated Near-real-time Data Acquiring System


acronym: AODC

fullName: Australian Oceanographic Data Center


acronym: AOML

fullName: Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory


acronym: ARGO

fullName: Array for Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography


acronym: ARRM

fullName: Asynchronous Regional Regression Model


acronym: ARSLOE

fullName: Atlantic Remote Sensing Land/Ocean Experiment


acronym: ARW

fullName: Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting Model


acronym: ASTEP

fullName: Astrobiology Science & Technology for Exploring Planets


acronym: AVHRR

fullName: Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer


acronym: AVISO

fullName: Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellite Data in Oceanography


acronym: AVNIR

fullName: Advanced Visible & Near-Infrared Radiometer


acronym: AWI

fullName: Alfred Wegener Instituite for Polar and Marine Research


acronym: AWIPS

fullName: Automated Weather Interactive Processing System


acronym: AXBT

fullName: Airborne eXpendable BathyThermograph


acronym: BCO-DMO

fullName: Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office


acronym: BIRS

fullName: Biological Information Retrieval System


acronym: C-DEBI

fullName: Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations


acronym: CalCOFI

fullName: California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations


acronym: CAMMP

fullName: Coastal and Marine Management Program


acronym: CariCOOS

fullName: Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System


acronym: CARDEEP

fullName: CARbon dioxide and DEEPwater formation


acronym: CARDS

fullName: Comprehensive Aerological Reference Data Set


acronym: CCMA

fullName: Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment


acronym: CDFW

fullName: California Department of Fish and Wildlife


acronym: CEMES

fullName: Centre d'Etudes de la Meteorologie Spatiale


acronym: CeNCOOS

fullName: Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System


acronym: CEONet

fullName: Canadian Earth Observation Network


acronym: CERSAT

fullName: Centre ERS d'Archivage et de Traitment


acronym: CGDI

fullName: Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure


acronym: CIGAR

fullName: Cooperative Investigations of the Caribbean & Adjacent Regions


acronym: CIMAR

fullName: Centro de Investigacao Marinha e Ambiental


acronym: CIMT

fullName: Center for Integrated Marine Technology


acronym: CINECA

fullName: Cooperative Investigations of the Northern part of the Eastern Central Atlantic


acronym: CIOSS

fullName: Cooperative Institute for Oceanographic Satellite Studies


acronym: CIRA

fullName: Cooperative Institute for Research the Atmosphere


acronym: CIRES

fullName: Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences


acronym: CLASS

fullName: Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System


acronym: CLIMAP

fullName: Climate: Long-range Investigation Mapping and Prediction


acronym: CLIVAR

fullName: Climate Variability and Predictability programme


acronym: CMIP

fullName: Climate Model Intercomparison Project


acronym: CNMI

fullName: Commonwealth of the Northen Mariana Islands


acronym: COADS

fullName: Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set


fullName: Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set 1


acronym: COAP

fullName: Center for Ocean Analysis and Prediction


acronym: COAPS

fullName: Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies


acronym: COAS

fullName: College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences


acronym: COCMP

fullName: Coastal Ocean Currents Monitoring Program


acronym: CODAR

fullName: Coastal Ocean Dynamics Applications Radar


acronym: CODAS

fullName: Common Oceanographic Data Analysis System


acronym: CONICYT

fullName: National Commission for Science and Technology (CONICYT), Chile


acronym: COOA

fullName: Coastal Ocean Observing and Analysis


acronym: CSCOR COP

fullName: Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program


acronym: CSIRO

fullName: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation


acronym: CWCGOM

fullName: CoastWatch Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico


acronym: DATARING

fullName: Data Acquisition for Tidal Applications for the Remote Interrogation of Network Gauges


acronym: DMSP

fullName: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program


acronym: DSTL

fullName: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory


acronym: DORIS

fullName: Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite


acronym: ECDC

fullName: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control


acronym: ECMCA

fullName: European Commission Marie Curie Actions Program


acronym: ECMWF

fullName: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts


acronym: ECOMSED

fullName: Estuarine and Coastal Ocean Model with Sediment Transport


acronym: ESDIM

fullName: Environmental Science Data and Information Management


acronym: ESPRESSO

fullName: Experimental System for Predicting Shelf and Slope Optics


acronym: ESPreSSO


acronym: Espresso


acronym: EUMETSAT

fullName: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites


acronym: FAGS

fullName: Federation of Astronomical and Geophysical Data Analysis Services


acronym: FCCC

fullName: Framework Convention on Climate Change


acronym: FNMOC

fullName: Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center


acronym: FONACIT

fullName: Fondo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación of Venezuela


fullName: European Commission Seventh Framework Program


acronym: FRST

fullName: Foundation for Research, Science and Technology


acronym: GAMSSA

fullName: Global Australian Multi-Sensor SST Analysis


acronym: GARFO

fullName: Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office


acronym: GCOOS

fullName: Gulf of Mexico Coastal Observing System


acronym: GEOSAT

fullName: GEodetic and Oceanographic SATellite


acronym: GES DAAC

fullName: Goddard Earth Sciences Distributed Active Archive Center


acronym: GEWEX

fullName: Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment


acronym: GFDL

fullName: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory


acronym: GHCN

fullName: Global Historical Climatology Network


acronym: GHRSST

fullName: Global High-Resolution Sea Surface Temperature


acronym: GLCFS

fullName: Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System


acronym: GLERL

fullName: Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory


acronym: GLOSS-ALT

fullName: Global Sea Level Observing System subset used for ALTimetry calibrations


acronym: GLOSS-LTT

fullName: Global Sea Level Observing System subset used for Long Term Trends studies


acronym: GLOSS-OC

fullName: Global Sea Level Observing System subset used for ongoing Ocean Circulation monitoring


acronym: GOCE

fullName: Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer


acronym: GODAE

fullName: Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment


acronym: GODAR

fullName: Global Oceanographic Data Archaeology and Rescue


acronym: GODAS

fullName: Global Ocean Data Assimilation System


acronym: GOES

fullName: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite


acronym: GoMOOS

fullName: Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System


acronym: GPCC

fullName: Global Precipitation Climatology Centre


acronym: GPCP

fullName: Global Precipitation Climatology Project


acronym: GRCTellus

fullName: Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Tellus


acronym: GRACE

fullName: Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment


acronym: GSHHS

fullName: Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical, High-resolution Shorelines


acronym: GSMFC

fullName: Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission


acronym: GTSPP

fullName: Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Program


acronym: HadISST

fullName: Hadley Centre Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature


fullName: Hadley Centre Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature 1


fullName: Hadley Centre Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature 1.1


fullName: Hadley Centre Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature 1.2


acronym: HRPT

fullName: High Resolution Picture Transmission


acronym: HSSTD

fullName: Historical Sea Surface Temperature Data project


acronym: HURL

fullName: Hawai'i Undersea Research Laboratory


acronym: IASNFS

fullName: Intra-Americas Sea Nowcast/Forecast System


acronym: IATTC

fullName: Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission


acronym: ICER

fullName: Division of Integrative and Collaborative Education and Research


acronym: ICOADS

fullName: International Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set


acronym: ICRAN

fullName: International Coral Reef Action Network


acronym: IFREMER

fullName: Institut Francais de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer


acronym: IGBP

fullName: International Geosphere Biosphere Programme


acronym: IGOS

fullName: Integrated Global Observing Strategy


acronym: IGOSS

fullName: Integrated Global Ocean Services System


acronym: IHO

fullName: International Hydrographic Organisation


acronym: INMARSAT

fullName: International Maritime Satellite Organisation


acronym: INODC

fullName: Indian National Oceanographic Data Center


acronym: INQUA

fullName: International Union for Quaternary Research


acronym: IODE

fullName: International Oceanographic Data Exchange


acronym: IOCCG

fullName: International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group


acronym: IOS

fullName: Division of Integrative Organismal Systems


acronym: IPCC

fullName: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change


acronym: IPRC

fullName: International Pacific Research Center


acronym: ISAT

fullName: International Science and Technology Fund


acronym: ISOS

fullName: International Southern Ocean Studies


acronym: JCDAS

fullName: JMA Climate Data Assimilation System


acronym: JCOMM

fullName: Joint WMO/IOC technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology


acronym: JISAO

fullName: Joint Institue for the Study of Atmoshere and Ocean


acronym: KAUST

fullName: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology


acronym: MARACOOS

fullName: Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System


acronym: MCB

fullName: Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences


acronym: MDNR

fullName: Maine Department of Marine Resources


acronym: MEaSUREs

fullName: Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments


acronym: MEDAR

fullName: Mediterranean Data Archeology and Rescue


acronym: MERSEA

fullName: Marine EnviRonment and Security for the European Area


acronym: METEOSAT

fullName: Geostationary Meteorological Satellite


acronym: MOCE

fullName: Marine Optical Characterization Experiment


acronym: MOCNESS

fullName: Multiple Opening/Closing Net & Environmental Sensing System


acronym: MODAS

fullName: Modular Ocean Data Assimilation System


acronym: MODISA

fullName: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on Aqua


acronym: MODIS

fullName: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer


acronym: MOHSST

fullName: Meteorological Office Historical Sea Surface Temperature


acronym: MOODS

fullName: Master Oceanographic Observations Data Set


acronym: MOPITT

fullName: Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere


acronym: MPSOC

fullName: Multi-Purpose Stellite Operations Center


acronym: MSFCMA

fullName: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act


acronym: MSTF

fullName: Marine Science and Technology Foundation


acronym: NAAPS

fullName: Navy Aerosol Analysis and Prediction System


acronym: NANOOS

fullName: Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems


acronym: NASA

fullName: National Aeronautics and Space Administratio


acronym: NCAR

fullName: National Center for Atmospheric Research


acronym: NCCCS

fullName: Northern California Coastal Circulation Study


acronym: NCCOS

fullName: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science


acronym: NCDDC

fullName: National Coastal Data Development Center


acronym: NCEI

fullName: National Centers for Environmental Information


acronym: NCEP

fullName: National Centers for Environmental Prediction


acronym: NCODA

fullName: Navy Coupled Ocean Data Assimilation


acronym: NCRIS

fullName: National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy


acronym: NDVI

fullName: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index


acronym: NERACOOS

fullName: Northeastern Regional Association Ocean Observing Systems


acronym: NERC

fullName: Natural Environment Research Council


acronym: NERRS

fullName: National Estuarine Reserve Research System


acronym: NESDIS

fullName: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service


acronym: NGWLMS

fullName: Next Generation Water Level Measurement System


acronym: NIEHS

fullName: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences


acronym: NIST

fullName: National Institute of Standards and Technology


acronym: NIWA

fullName: National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research


acronym: NOAA

fullName: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


acronym: NOGAPS

fullName: Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System


acronym: NOMAD

fullName: Navy Oceanographic Meteorological Automatic Device


acronym: NPOESS

fullName: National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System


acronym: NPOES

fullName: National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite


acronym: NROSS

fullName: Navy Remote Oceanographic Sensing System


acronym: NSDI

fullName: National Spatial Data Infrastructure


acronym: NSERC

fullName: National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada


acronym: NSSDAC

fullName: NOAA Shipboard Sensor Data Acquisition


acronym: NYHOPS

fullName: New York Harbor Observing and Prediction System


acronym: OAR

fullName: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research


acronym: OBIS

fullName: Ocean Biogeographic Information System


acronym: OCB

fullName: Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Program


acronym: OCRM

fullName: Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management


acronym: OISE

fullName: Office of International Science and Engineering


acronym: OISST

fullName: Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature


acronym: OOSDP

fullName: Ocean Observing System Development Panel


acronym: OSDPD

fullName: Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution


acronym: OSI SAF

fullName: Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility


acronym: OSISAF


acronym: OSPO

fullName: Office of Satellite and Product Operations


acronym: OSTI

fullName: Office of Science and Technology Infrastructure


acronym: OSTIA

fullName: Operational Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Ice Analysis


acronym: PACHAB

fullName: Pacific Region Harmful Algal Blooom


acronym: PacIOOS

fullName: Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System


acronym: PAR

fullName: Photosynthetically Available Radiation


acronym: PCMDI

fullName: Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison


acronym: PFEG

fullName: Pacific Fisheries Environmental Group


acronym: PFEL

fullName: Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory


acronym: PIFSC

fullName: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center


acronym: PIRATA

fullName: Pilot Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic


acronym: PMEL

fullName: Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory


acronym: PODAAC

fullName: Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center


acronym: POES

fullName: Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite


acronym: POMSS

fullName: Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellite System


acronym: PORTS

fullName: Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems


acronym: PSMSL

fullName: Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level


acronym: RAMA

fullName: Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction


acronym: RAMSSA

fullName: Regional Australian Multi-Sensor SST Analysis


acronym: RSMAS

fullName: Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science


acronym: SAFT

fullName: Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique


acronym: SAIC

fullName: Science Applications International Corporation


acronym: SCAR

fullName: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research


acronym: SCOR

fullName: Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research


acronym: scPDSI

fullName: Self-calibrated Palmer Drought Severity Index


acronym: SCUD

fullName: Surface CUrrents from a Diagnostic model


acronym: SCCOOS

fullName: Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System


acronym: SEAMAP

fullName: Southeast Area Monitoring & Assessment Program


acronym: SECOORA

fullName: Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association


acronym: SEVIRI

fullName: Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager


acronym: SFERPM

fullName: South Florida Ecosystem Restoration, Prediction, and Modeling Program


acronym: SLOSH

fullName: Sea, Lake & Overland Surge from Hurricanes


acronym: SOEST

fullName: School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology


acronym: SOLO

fullName: Sounding Oceanographic Lagrangian Observer


acronym: SPURS

fullName: Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study


acronym: TIROS

fullName: Television Infrared Observation Satellite


acronym: UCAR

fullName: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research


acronym: UHSLC

fullName: University of Hawaii Sea Level Center


acronym: UNCED

fullName: United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


acronym: UNDP

fullName: United Nations Development Programme


acronym: UNEP

fullName: United Nations Environment Programme


acronym: UNESCO

fullName: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation


acronym: UNOLS

fullName: University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System


acronym: USCRN

fullName: United States Climate Reference Network


acronym: USDA

fullName: United States Department of Agriculture


acronym: USDOC

fullName: United States Department of Commerce


acronym: USDOD

fullName: United States Department of Defense


acronym: USFWS

fullName: United States Fish & Wildlife Service


acronym: USHCN

fullName: United States Historical Climatological Network


acronym: USTEC

fullName: United States Total Electron Content


acronym: VIRSR

fullName: Visible InfraRed Scanning Radiometer


acronym: WRF

fullName: Weather Research and Forecasting Model


acronym: VIIRSN

fullName: Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite/Suomi-NPP


acronym: VIIRS-N


acronym: VIIRS

fullName: Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite


acronym: WEPOCS

fullName: Western Equatorial Pacific Ocean Circulation Study


acronym: WESTRAX

fullName: Western Tropical Atlantic Experiment


acronym: WHOI

fullName: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution