| Acronym |
Definition |
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| AMIP |
Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project |
| ARM |
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program |
| CART Site |
Cloud and Radiation Testbed Site |
| CEAS |
Center for Earth Atmosphere Studies |
| CDL |
Cloud Detection Lidar |
| CIRA |
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere |
| CIREX |
Cirrus Experiment |
| CLEX |
Cloud Layer Experiment |
| CoCoRaHS |
Community Collaborative Rain and Hail Study |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| CSU |
Colorado State University |
| ECMWF |
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts |
| FIRE |
First ISCCP Regional Experiment |
| GCM |
Global Circulation Model |
| GEWEX |
Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment |
| HIRS |
High resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |
| IDL |
Interactive Data Language |
| IOP |
Intensive Operating Period |
| ISCCP |
International Cloud Climatology Project |
| JPL |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| LITE |
Lidar In-space Technology Experiment |
| LLNL |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| MCTEX |
Maritime Continent Thunderstorm Experiment |
| MLS |
Microwave Limb Sounder |
| MSU |
Microwave Sounding Unit |
| NCAR |
National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| NCEP |
National Centers for Environmental Prediction |
| NVAP |
NASA Water Vapor Project |
| PDF |
Portable Document Format |
| SNL |
Sandia National Laboratory |
| SOCEX |
Southern Ocean Cloud Experiment |
| SWIOP |
Short Wave Intensive Operating Period |
| SSMI |
Special Sensor Microwave Imager |
| SSM/T-2 |
Special Sensor Microwave/ Water Vapor Sounder |
| SSP |
Scanning spectral Polarimeter |
| TOVS |
Tiros Operational Vertical Sounder |
| TRMM |
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |
| UAV |
Unmanned Areospace Vehicle |
