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Scientific Theme: Advanced Modeling and Observing Systems

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Appendices: Acronyms<br />

DOE Department of Energy<br />

DOTLRT Discrete Ordinate Tangent Linear Radiative Transfer<br />

DPI Dry Powder Inhaler<br />

DSD Drop Size Distribution<br />

DU Dobson Units<br />

EASE-GRID Equal-Area Scalable Earth grid<br />

EB Environmental Biology (CIRES Division)<br />

EBIO Ecology <strong>and</strong> Evolutionary Biology (University Department)<br />

EC Environmental Chemistry (CIRES Division)<br />

EC European Commission<br />

ECMWF European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts<br />

EEJM1 Equatorial Electrojet Model<br />

EIS Environmental Impact Statement<br />

EIT Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope<br />

EMM-06 Extended Magnetic Field Model<br />

ENLIL A time-dependent 3D MHD solar wind model of the heliosphere<br />

ENSO El Niño/Southern Oscillation<br />

EO Education <strong>and</strong> Outreach<br />

EOMF Environmental Observations, <strong>Modeling</strong> <strong>and</strong> Forecasting (CIRES Division)<br />

EOSDIS Earth <strong>Observing</strong> System Data <strong>and</strong> Information System<br />

EPIC Eastern Pacific Investigations of Climate<br />

ERA-40 ECMWF Re-Analysis<br />

ERB Earth‘s Radiation Budget<br />

ESRL Earth <strong>Systems</strong> Research Laboratory<br />

ETH Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)<br />

EUVS Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer<br />

EVE-MESA Extreme ultraviolet Variability Experiment – Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement<br />

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency<br />

FGDC Frozen Ground Data Center<br />

FIP Forecast Icing Product<br />

FLEXPART Lagrangian particle dispersion model<br />

FRAMES Fire Research And Management Exchange System<br />

FTE Full Time Equivalent<br />

FTIR Fourier Transform Infrared (spectroscopy)<br />

FTP File Transfer Protocol<br />

FY Fiscal Year<br />

GAIM Global Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements<br />

GaP Gallium Phosphide<br />

GCM Global Circulation Model<br />

GCOS Global Climate <strong>Observing</strong> System<br />

GCSM Global Climate System Model<br />

GDSIDB Global Digital Sea Ice Data Bank<br />

GEM GEostationary Microwave imager/sounder<br />

GEO Geodynamics (CIRES scientific theme)<br />

GFDL Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory<br />

GFS Global Forecast System<br />

GIF Graphics Interchange Format<br />

GIP Global Ionosphere Plasmasphere<br />

GIS Geographic Information System<br />

GISS Goddard Institute for Space Studies<br />

GITM Global Ionosphere-Thermosphere Model<br />

GLDAS Global L<strong>and</strong> Data Assimilation <strong>Systems</strong><br />

GLIMS Global L<strong>and</strong> Ice Measurements from Space<br />

GLOBEC Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics<br />

GMD Global Monitoring Division<br />

GNSS Global Navigation Satellite <strong>Systems</strong><br />

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