AVHRR and ATOVS Processing Package
Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer
Advanced Baseline Imager (GOES-R)
Advanced Baseline Sounder (GOES-R)
Automated Communications Addressing and Reporting System
ASAP Coordinating Committee
Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite (NASA)
Atlantic Data Coverage
Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II (JAXA)
Atmospheric Dynamics Mission (ESA)
Alternative Dissemination Methods
Advance Dissemination Means (WMO)
Remote-sensing aerosol monitoring network programme
Advanced High Rate Picture Transmission
Advanced IR Sounder
Advanced Land Observing Satellite (JAXA)
Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay
Altimetry Microwave Radiomete
American Meteorological Society
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (modified version on ADEOS-II)
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
Atmospheric Motion Vectors
Attitude and Orbit Control Electronics
Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (GCOS)
Asian-Pacific Satellite Training
Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (WRC)
Automatic Picture Transmission
Earth’s water cycle observing mission (NASA)
Global sea surface salinity measuring mission (NASA)
Data Collection and Location System
Scientific payload on Resurs-DK1 for earth quake prediction
Automated Shipboard Aerological Programme
C-band dual swath scatterometer (Metop)
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Aircraft to Satellite Data Relay
Application Specific Integrated Circuits
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
Advanced TOVS
Along Track Scan Radiometer (ERS, ESA)
Mission measuring atmospheric chemistry and trace gases (NASA)
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer type 2 (ALOS, JAXA)
R&D space technology satellite primarily for students (Roscosmos)
Black Body Calibration (Meteosat)
Business Continuity and Contingency Plan (USA)
Basic Meteorological Data
Australia Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre
Broadcasting Satellite Service
Brightness Temperature Differences
Binary Universal Form for data Representation
Computer Aided Learning
Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite (NASA/CNES)
Cloud and Radiation Test-bed
Commission for Atmospheric Sciences (WMO)
Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology Australia
Commission for Basic Systems
Charged Couple Device (INSAT-2E)
Consultative Committee on International Radio
Climate Change Research Initiative
Consultative Committee on Space Data Systems
Compact Disc
Command and Data Acquisition Station
Code Division Multiple Access
Climate Data Set (EUMETSAT)
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
Conference Européenne des Postes et Télécommunications/European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
WMO Congress
Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites
German EO Satellite
Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (PROBA, ESA)
Chinese HRPT (FY-1C and D)
Convective Initiation (NOAA)
Common Instrument Interface Studies
GOES Channel Interference Monitoring System
Cooperative Institute of Meteorological Satellite Studies, Univ. Wisconsin
Commonwealth of Independent States
Inter-American Telecommunication Commission
Cloud Lidar And Radar Experiment
Comprehensive Large-Array Stewardship System (NOAA)
Global cloud property measuring satellite (NASA/CSA)
Collecte Localisation Satellites (Toulouse)
WMO Consultative Meetings on High-Level Policy on Satellite Matters
Satellite Application Facility on Climate Monitoring (EUMETSAT)
China Meteorological Administration
Cyclone Warning Dissemination Service
Coronal Mass Ejections
Conical Scanning Microwave Imager/Sounder
Climate Monitoring Principles (GCOS)
Centre de Météorologie Spatiale (Lannion)
Cloud Motion Vector
Cloud Motion Wind
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy)
China National Space Administration
10-band Chinese Ocean Colour and Temperature Scanner
Centres of Excellence (WMO)
Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite (KMA)
Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (Argentina)
Coastal Oceans Observations Panel (GOOS)
Conference of the Parties (GCOS)
Committee on Space Research
International satellite system for search and rescue (SAR)
Conference Preparatory Meeting (WRC)
CGMS Consolidated Report
Cross track Infrared Sounder
Polar Ice Monitoring Programme (ESA)
4-band Coastal Zone Imager (HY-1B)
DCS Automated Processing System (USA)
Data Collection Platform
Data Collection or Production Centre (WIS, WMO)
Collaboration on Global Frequency Allocation harmonisation
Data Collection System
Digital Cyclone Warning Dissemination System (India)
Directory Interchange Format
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (NOAA)
Department of Defense (USA)
Domestic telecommunications relay Satellite (NOAA)
Directional Polarisation Camera (CNSA)
Derived Product Images (USA)
WMO Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Programme
Delayed Picture Transmission
Direct Readout services (ADM)
DCP Retransmission System (Meteosat)
Data Relay Transponder (INSAT)
Direct Soundings Broadcast
Deep Space Climate Observatory (NASA)
Data Utilisation Station (USA) (Japan)
Direct Video Broadcast
Disaster Warning System (India)
EUMETSAT ATOVS Retransmission Service
Cloud & aerosol mission (ESA)
Electronic Bulletin Board
Executive Council (WMO)
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
European Common Proposal (CEPT)
Equator crossing time
Essential Climate Variables
Environmental Data Records (NPOESS)
Engineering Development Unit
EUMETSAT External Information System
Earth Exploration Satellite Service (Frequency Management)
Effective isotropically-radiated power
Geostationary meteorological satellite
Electromagnetic Compatibility
Emergency Manager Weather Information Network (NOAA)
ESA polar satellite for environment monitoring
Earth Observation
Earth Observation System
US Environmental Protection Agency
EUMETSAT Polar System
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (NASA)
ESA Remote Sensing Satellite
European Space Agency
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, UN
Earth Sciences Joint Working Group
European Space Operations Centre (ESA)
Expert Team on Evolution of the Global Observing System (WMO)
Expert Team on Observational Data Requirements and Redesign of the GOS
OPAG IOS Expert Team on Satellite Systems (WMO)
OPAG IOS Expert Team on Satellite Utilisation and Products (WMO)
European Union
EUMETNET Composite Observing System
EUMETSAT Satellite Data Dissemination System
The Network of European Meteorological Services
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
Federal Aviation Authority (USA)
Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN)
FENGYUN Satellite Data Dissemination System
Field of View (NOAA)
File Transfer Protocol
Future WMO Information Systems (CBS Inter-Programme Task Team)
Facsimile Transmission System (USA)
Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (PRC)
Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (PRC)
Second generation of Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (PRC)
Global Atmosphere Watch (WMO Atmospheric Research Environment Programme)
Global Change Observation Mission (NASDA)
Global Climate Observing System
Chinese Delayed Picture Transmission Format (Global Data) (FY-1C)
Ground Data System
Inter-governmental Group on Earth Observations
Global Earth Observation System of Systems
Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (MSG, EUMETSAT)
Global Education and Science Network
Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (WCRP)
Global Framework for Climate Services
Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (NASA)
GOES I-M Telemetry and Command System
Global Information System Centre (WIS, WMO)
Generation Global Imager (GCOM)
Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GOES, NOAA)
Multichannel scanning radiometer (Meteor-3M N2)
CCRI global distribution of natural and anthropogenic aerosols mission (NASA)
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (EU)
GOES Meteosat Relay
Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (Japan)
Global Navigation Satellite System
Gravity Field and Steady State Ocean Circulation Explorer (ESA)
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (USA)
Geostationary Observatory for Microwave Atmospheric Sounding (WMO)
Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (Metop, ERS)
Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite (Russ. Fed.)
Global Ocean Observing System (IOC, UNEP, WMO, ICSU)
Global Observing System (WMO)
Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (JAXA/Jap. Min. of Environment)
Global Precipitation Climatology Project
Global Precipitation Measurement (JAXA/NASA)
Global Positioning System
GOOS Regional Alliances
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (NASA/DLR)
GNSS Receiver for Atmospheric Sounding
Data representation form for General Regularly-distributed Information in Binary (WMO)
GEWEX Radiation Panel (GEWEX, WCRP)
Global Satellite Intercalibration System
Global Sea Level Monitoring Programme
Global Telecommunication System (WMO)
GOES Variable (data format) (USA)
High Altitude Platform System
Hierarchical Data Format
High Density Fixed Service
High Density Fixed Satellite Systems
High Data Rate
Highly Elliptical Orbit
Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (GOES, NOAA)
High Resolution Imager Data
High Resolution Infrared Sounder
(CGMS) High Level Priority Plan
High Resolution
High Rate Data (NPOESS, USA)
High Rate DCP
High Rate Picture Transmission
High Spectral Resolution Sounder (MSG)
Hydrology and Water Resource Programme (WMO)
Hydrosphere State Mission (NASA)
Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (NASA)
Inversion Coupled with Imager (Meteo-France)
CAS International Core Steering Committee (THORPEX)
International Coordination Working Group (EO)
International DCP
International Data Collection System
Infra-red Difference Dust Index
International Directory Network (CEOS)
Interface Data Processing Segment (NPOESS)
International Frequency Registration Board
Integrated Global Atmospheric Chemistry Observations (IGOS)
Integrated Global Data Dissemination Service
International Geostationary Laboratory concept
Initial Joint Polar-orbiting Operational Satellite System
Advanced IR atmospheric sounder
International Mobile Telecommunication 2000 (before FPLMTS)
Indian geostationary satellite
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO)
Indian Ocean Data Coverage
Initial Operations Phase (SAF, EUMETSAT)
Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning Service
Integrated Program Office (NOAA)
International Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite Group
International Precipitation Working Group
International Polar Year (ICSU, WMO)
Image Quality Ground Support Equipment (EUMETSAT)
Infrared
Infrared Atmospheric Sounder (FY-3, CMA)
Infrared Temperature Sounder (EPS)
Infrared Window
Integrated System for the ATOVS Data ProcessingIntegrated System for the ATOVS Data Processing
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (GEWEX, WCRP)
Information Systems and Services; International Space Station
SAF Integrated Satellite Wind Monitoring Report (EUMETSAT)
International TOVS Study Conference
Invitation to Tender
International Telecommunication Union
International TOVS Working Group
Infrared and Visible Optical System Calibration (CEOS WGCV)
International Winds Workshop
International Winds Working Group
Ocean surface Topography follow-on mission to TOPEX/POSEIDON (CNES/NASA)
Japan Aeronautic Exploration Agency (name change of NASDA)
Joint WMO/IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology
Joint Centre for Satellite Data Assimilation (USA)
Japan Meteorological Agency
“Japanese Re-Analysis 25 years” JMA research project of long-range re-analysis of global atmosphere
Joint Scientific Committee (WCRP)
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Scanning Infrared radiometer on Meteor-3M N1 (Russia)
Korea Meteorological Administration
The Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute
Microsatellite, earthquake investigations (Roscosmos)
Local Area Networks (Telecommunication)
NASA Earth observing Satellite (NASA/USGS)
Low Bit Rate
Latch Current Limiter
Landsat Data Continuity Mission (NASA/US Geological Survey)
Chinese Delayed Picture Transmission Format (Local Data Coverage) FY-1CChinese Delayed Picture Transmission Format (Local Data Coverage) FY-1C
Launch and Early Operations Phase
Low Resolution
Low Rate Data (NPOESS, USA)
Low Rate Information Transmission
Low Rate Picture Transmission
Land Surface Processes and Interactions Mission (ESA)
Local Solar Time
Mesoscale Alpine Experiment
Merged Atlantic Product – Sea Surface Temperature (SAF, EUMETSAT)
Meteorological Archive and Retrieval Facility (EUMETSAT)
MSG Biosphere Working Group
Meteorological Communications Package
Multi-Constellation User Terminal (NOAA)
Meteorological Data Distribution (Meteosat)
Medium-scale Data Utilization Station (for GMS S-VISSR)
CNES/ISRO mission
Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (ENVISAT)
Medium Resolution Spectral Imager (FY-3, CMA)
Meteorological Aids Service (frequency regulation)
Polar-orbiting meteorological satellite (Roshydromet)
Geostationary meteorological satellite (EUMETSAT)
European meteorological polar-orbiting satellite
Indian geostationary meteorological satellite
Meteorological satellite systems (frequency regulation)
Microwave Humidity Sounder (EPS)
Meteorological Information Extraction Centre (ESOC)
Multi-frequency Imaging Microwave radiometer
Microwave scanning radiometer (Meteor 3M N1)
Meteosat Operational Control Centre (ESOC)
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (NOAA)
Land Observing Satellite (Roscosmos)
Meteosat Operational Programme
Meteorological Products Extraction Facility (EUMETSAT)
Meteorological Satellite Centre (Japan)
Computer Aided Learning system by JMA/MSC
Meteosat Second Generation
Meso-Scale Model
Multichannel Scanning Microwave Radiometer (OCEANSAT-1)
Mobile Satellite Services (frequency regulation)
Microwave Sounding Unit
Meteosat Third Generation
Meteosat Transition Programme
Microwave Temperature Sounder (EPS)
Multi-functional Transport Satellite (Japan)
Microwave scanning radiometer (Meteor 3M N1)
Multi-channel VIS and IR Radiometer (FY-1C and D of PRC)
Microwave Humidity Sounder
Microwave Radiometer (ERS, ESA)
Microwave Radiation Imager (FY-3, CMA)
Microwave Radiometers
Microwave Temperature Sounder (FY-3, CMA)
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
National Space Development Agency of Japan (changed to JAXA in 2003)
Noise Equivalent Delta Temperature
National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service
National Geophysical Data Centre (USA)
Non-geostationary systems
US National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Meteorological Centre
National Meteorological & Hydrological Service
New Millennium Program Earth Observing Mission (NASA)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Ocean Service (USA)
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (USA)
National Polar-orbiting Partnership
National Satellite Meteorological Center of CMA (PRC)
National Telecommunications and Information Agency (USA)
Numerical Weather Prediction
National Weather Service (USA)
Operational Consortium of ASDAR Participants
Indian satellite for ocean applications
Orbiting Carbon Observatory (NASA)
Outgoing Longwave Radiation
Oceans Observations Panel for Climate (GOOS)
Open Programme Area Group in Integrated Observing Systems
Operational System Experiments (ET-ODRRGOS)
Observing System Simulation Experiments (ET-ODRRGOS)
Ocean Surface Topography Mission (Jason-2) (CNES/NASA/ NOAA/EUMETSAT)
Operational WWW Systems Evaluation for Africa
Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar ((ALOS, JAXA)
AntiMatter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
AVHRR Pathfinder Atmosphere (NOAA)
Personal Computer
Passive Microwave
Polar-orbiting Earth Observation Mission (ESA)
Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (USA)
Precipitation Radar (on TRMM, JAXA)
People’s Republic of China
Panchromatic Remote-sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping (ALOS, JAXA)
Project for On-Board Autonomy (ESA EO satellite)
Post Telegraph and Telecommunications authority
Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre
Quality Assurance Framework for Earth Observation
Quality Indices
Quik Scatterometer (NASA)
Regional Association of WMO
Menu-driven system for analysing digital satellite imagery (McIDAS, USA)
Radiosonde Observations
Regional ATOVS Re-transmission System (WMO)
Russian Aviation and Space Agency
Regional DCP (Japan)
Raw Data Records (NPOESS)
Russian land observing satellite (Roscosmos)
Radio Frequency Interference
new wireless LANs
Root Mean Square
Regional Meteorological Training Centre (WMO)
[Russian] Federal Space Agency
Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring
Reflective Solar Bands (MODIS NOAA)
Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre
Rapid Scan Operations (NOAA)
Rapid Scan Service (EUMETSAT)
Radiative Transfer
Search and resuce mission
S-band facsimile broadcast of FY-2 (PRC)
Stretched VISSR
Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (NASA)
Satellite Anomaly Manager
Synthetic Aperture Radar (ERS ESA)
Short Range Automotive Radar (frequency management)
Search And Rescue, Satellite supported facility
Shanghai Academy of Space Technologies
Satellite Animation and Interactive Diagnosis (Japan)
WMO code for Satellite Observation
Societal Benefit Area
UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technology Advice
Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Sounder (FY-3, CMA)
Solar Backscattered Ultra Violet (ozone)
Sustained and coordinated processing of Environmental Satellite data for Climate Monitoring
Solar Diffuser (MODIS)
Sensor Data Records (NPOESS)
Shipboard Environmental (data) Acquisition System
Space Environment Center (NOAA)
Space Environmental In-Situ Suite (GOES, NOAA)
Space Environment Monitor (GOES)
Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (MSG)
Space Frequency Coordination Group
Steering Group on Radio Frequency Coordination
Second Generation Global Imager (CGOM-B1)
Russian oceanographic satellite (Roscosmos)
Solar Imaging Suite (GOES, NOAA)
State Meteorological Administration (PRC)
Stored Mission Data (NPOESS)
Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (ESA)
Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (NASA)
Ship Observation Team (JCOMM)
Space Programme (WMO)
Spectral Response Function
Automotive Short-Range Radars (frequency management)
Space Research Service (frequency regulation)
Super-Rapid-Scan Operations
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (NASA)
Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (NOAA)
Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (NOAA)
Scanning Multispectral Microwave Radiometer
microwave temperature sounder (NOAA)
microwave water vapour sounder (NOAA)
Sub-Satellite Point
Sea Surface Temperature
Stratospheric Sounding Unit
Semi-Transparent Correction (NOAA)
Earth Observation mission (ESA)
Solar X-Ray Imager (GOES-12)
Technical Document (WMO)
Earth climate measuring satellite (NASA)
International global atmospheric R&D programme (WMO CAS)
THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble
Television Infrared Observation Satellite
TRMM Microwave Imager
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (NASA)
Terms of Reference
Total Ozone Unit (FY-3, CMA)
TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
Total Precipitable Water (NOAA)
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (NASA, JAXA)
Telemetry Tracking Control
United Meteorological Archive Retrieval Facility (EUMETSAT)
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
Ultra High Frequency
Universal Mobile Telecom System
United Nations
UN Office of Outer Space Affairs
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
United Nations Space Conference
Unified Propulsion Subsystem
Universal Time Coordinated
Ultra Wide Band
VISSR Atmospheric Sounder
Vegetation
Very high Frequency
Very High resolution Radiometer
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
Visible and Infrared Scanning Radiometer (EPS)
Visible Channel
VL tool
Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer
Virtual Laboratory (training concept)
VL Focus Group Meeting
Very Large Scale Integrated circuit
WIS Virtual Private Network Pilot Project
VHF transmitter (NOAA)
Water Vapour Lidar Experiment
World Administrative Radion Conference
World Climate Research Programme
WMO Core Standards
Weather Fascimile
Working Group
CEOS Working Group on Calibration and Validation
Working Group on Numerical Experimentation
World Hydrological Cycle Observing System (HWR, WMO)
WMO Information System
World Meteorological Organization
Working Paper
World Radio Conference (ITU)
Water Vapour
Water Vapour Motion Winds
World Weather Watch (WMO)
Year 2000 compatibility
Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geody
Z-axis Precession Mode (GOES)
