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