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Scientific Theme: Advanced Modeling and Observing Systems

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Appendices: Acronyms<br />

Acronyms <strong>and</strong> Abbreviations<br />

A/Q Air Quality<br />

AAAR American Association for Aerosol Research<br />

AARI Arctic <strong>and</strong> Antarctic Research Institute<br />

ADCC ARCSS Data Coordination Center<br />

AFCCC Air Force Combat Climatology Center<br />

AFWA Air Force Weather Agency<br />

AGCM Atmospheric Global Circulation Model<br />

AGDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center<br />

AGU American Geophysical Union<br />

AIRS <strong>Advanced</strong> Infra Red Sounder<br />

AMF Air Mass Factor<br />

AMIE Assimilative Mapping of Ionospheric Electrodynamics<br />

AMIP Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project<br />

AMMA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis<br />

AMOS <strong>Advanced</strong> <strong>Modeling</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Observing</strong> <strong>Systems</strong> (CIRES scientific theme)<br />

AMS American Meteorological Society<br />

AMSU Satellite microwave sensor<br />

ANOSIM Analysis Of Similarities<br />

ANTCI Antarctic Tropospheric Chemistry Investigation<br />

AOD Aerosol Optical Depth<br />

AOS Aerosol Observation System<br />

APEX Geomagnetic field coordinate system<br />

ArcIMS Arc Internet Map Server<br />

ARCSS Arctic System Science<br />

ARM Atmospheric Radiation Measurement<br />

ARW <strong>Advanced</strong> Research WRF<br />

ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers<br />

ASD Analytical Spectral Devices<br />

ASD-FR Analytical Spectral Devices Field Spectroradiometer<br />

ASG Automated Spectro-Goniometer<br />

ASR Arctic System Reanalysis<br />

ASLI Atmospheric Sciences Librarians International<br />

ATOC Atmospheric <strong>and</strong> Oceanic Sciences (CU academic department)<br />

AVE Aircraft Validation Experiments<br />

AXS Avalanche X-ray Spectrometer<br />

BBH Brightb<strong>and</strong> Height<br />

BCM Billion Cubic Meters<br />

B-RAMS Brazilian-Regional Atmospheric <strong>Modeling</strong> System<br />

BSRN Baseline Surface Radiation Network<br />

CAC Computing Advisory Committee<br />

CAFS CCD-based Actinic Flux Spectroradiometers<br />

CAM Community Atmosphere Model<br />

CAN-BD Carbon Dioxide-Assisted Nebulization with a Bubble Dryer®<br />

CASES Cooperative Atmosphere-Surface Exchange Study-99<br />

CCD Comparative Climate Data<br />

CCF CIRES Computing Facility<br />

CCMC Community Coordinated <strong>Modeling</strong> Center<br />

CCSM Community Climate System Model<br />

CDC Climate Diagnostics Center<br />

CDMP Climate Database Modernization Project<br />

CDPW Climate Diagnostics <strong>and</strong> Prediction Workshop<br />

CDR Climate Data Record<br />

CDSS Colorado Decision Support System<br />

CEDAR Coupling, Energetics, <strong>and</strong> Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions<br />

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