ASI
|
Agenzia
Spaziale Italiana |
BNSC
|
British National Space Centre |
CAST
|
Chinese
Academy of Space Technology
|
CCRS
|
Canada
Centre for Remote Sensing
|
CEOP
|
Coordinated
Enhanced Observing Period
|
CEOS
|
Committee
on Earth Observation Satellites
|
CFCs
|
Chlorofluorcarbons |
CGMS
|
Coordinating
Group for Meteorological Satellites |
CLIVAR
|
Climate Variability and Predictability |
CNES
|
Centre
National d'Etudes Spatiale |
CONAE
|
Comisión
de Actividates Espaciales |
COP
|
Conference of the Parties |
CRI
|
Crown
Research Institute |
CSA
|
Canadian
Space Agency |
CSD
|
United
Nations Commission for Sustainable Development |
CSIR
|
Satellite
Applications Centre (SAC)/ Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research |
CSIRO
|
Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
DLR
|
Deutsches
Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt |
DMSG
|
Ad
Hoc Working Group on Disaster Management Support |
DoD
|
US
Department of Defense |
EC
|
European
Commission |
ENSO
|
El
Niño-Southern Oscillation |
EO
|
Earth
Observation |
ESA
|
European
Space Agency |
ESCAP
|
Economic
and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific |
EUMETSAT
|
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological
Satellites |
FAO
|
Food
and Agriculture Organization |
FIR
|
Far
Infra-Red |
FPAR
|
Fraction
of absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation |
GCOS
|
Global
Climate Observing System |
GEWEX
|
The
Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment |
GFMC
|
Global
Fire Monitoring Center |
GIS
|
Geographic
Information Systems |
GISTDA
|
Geo-Informatics
and Space Technology Development Agency |
GLOSS
|
Global
Sea Level Observing System |
GOOS
|
Global
Ocean Observing System |
GPS
|
Global
Positioning Satellites |
GTOS
|
Global
Terrestrial Observing System |
ICSU
|
International
Council for Science |
IDNDR
|
International
Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction |
IGACO
|
The
Integrated Global Atmospheric Chemistry Observations |
IGBP
|
International
Geosphere-Biosphere Programme |
IGCO
|
Integrated
Global Carbon Observations |
IGOS
|
Integrated
Global Observing Strategy |
IGOS-P
|
Integrated
Global Observing Strategy Partnership |
IHDP
|
International
Human Dimensions Programme |
INPE
|
Instituto
Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais |
IOC
|
Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission |
IOCCG
|
International
Ocean Colour Coordinating Group |
IPCC
|
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change |
IR
|
Infra-Red |
ISDR
|
International
Strategy for Disaster Reduction |
ISPRS
|
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |
ISRO
|
Indian
Space Research Organisation |
KARI
|
Korea
Aerospace Research Institute |
KNMI
|
Royal
Netherlands Meteorological Institute |
LIDAR
|
LIght
Detection And Ranging instruments |
LST
|
Land
Surface Temperature |
MEXT
|
Ministry
of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
MWIR
|
Medium
Wave Infra-Red |
NASA
|
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NASDA
|
National
Space Development Agency of Japan |
NDVI
|
Normalised
Difference Vegetation Indices |
NGOs
|
Non-Governmental
Organisations |
NIR
|
Near
Infra-Red |
NOAA
|
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NRSC
|
Norwegian
Space Centre |
NRSCC
|
National
Remote Sensing Center of China |
NSAU
|
National
Space Agency of Ukraine |
NWP
|
Numerical
Weather Prediction |
OSTC
|
Federal
Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs |
ROSHYDROMET
|
Russian
Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environment Monitoring |
Rosaviakosmos
|
Russian
Aviation and Space Agency |
SAR
|
Synthetic
Aperture Radar |
SIT
|
Strategic
Implementation Team |
SNSB
|
Swedish
National Space Board |
SST
|
Sea
Surface Temperature |
SWIR
|
Short-wave
Infra-Red |
TCO
|
Terrestrial
Carbon Observations |
TIR |
Thermal
Infra-Red |
TSI
|
Total
Solar Irradiance |
UNEP
|
United
Nations Environment Programme |
UNFCCC
|
United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
UNOOSA
|
United
Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs |
USGS
|
United
States Geological Survey |
UV
|
Ultra-Violet |
VIS
|
Visible |
WCRP
|
World
Climate Research Programme |
WGCV
|
Working
Group on Calibration and Validation |
WGEdu
|
Ad
Hoc Working Group on Education and Training |
WGISS
|
Working
Group on Information Systems and Services |
WMO
|
World
Meteorological Organisation |
WWC
|
World
Water Council |
WWW
|
World
Wide Web |