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 |
| JAXA |
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| 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 |
ROSKOSMOS
|
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
|
Working Group on Earth Observation Education, Training, and Capacity Building |
WGISS
|
Working Group on Information Systems and Services |
WMO
|
World Meteorological Organisation |
WWC
|
World Water Council |
| WWW |
World Wide Web |
