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<strong>Implementation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> for the Global Observing System for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC<br />

(2010 Update)<br />

MODLAND MODIS LAND GROUP<br />

MOZAIC<br />

MEASUREMENTS OF OZONE, WATER VAPOUR, CARBON MONOXIDE<br />

AND NITROGEN OXIDES BY IN-SERVICE AIRBUS AIRCRAFT<br />

MSU<br />

MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT (NOAA)<br />

MW<br />

MICROWAVE<br />

NASA<br />

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (USA)<br />

NCDC<br />

NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER (NOAA)<br />

NCEP<br />

NATIONAL CENTRES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION (NOAA)<br />

NDACC<br />

NETWORK FOR THE DETECTION OF ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION<br />

CHANGE<br />

NDBC<br />

NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER (NOAA)<br />

NDSC<br />

NETWORK FOR THE DETECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC CHANGE<br />

NEON<br />

NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK (USA)<br />

NESDIS<br />

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA, AND INFORMATION<br />

SERVICE (NOAA)<br />

NHS<br />

NATIONAL HYDROLOGICAL SERVICE<br />

NILU<br />

NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH<br />

NIR<br />

NEAR INFRARED<br />

NMS<br />

NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE<br />

NOAA<br />

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (USA)<br />

NPOESS<br />

NATIONAL POLAR ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL<br />

SATELLITE SYSTEM (NOAA/NASA/US DOD)<br />

NPP<br />

NPOESS PREPARATORY PROJECT<br />

NSIDC<br />

NATIONAL SNOW AND ICE DATA CENTER (USA)<br />

NWP<br />

NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION<br />

OCM<br />

OCEAN COLOUR MONITOR (ISRO)<br />

OCR<br />

OCEAN COLOUR RADIANCE<br />

OECD<br />

ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT<br />

OLCI<br />

OCEAN AND LAND COLOUR IMAGER (EUROPE)<br />

OOPC<br />

OCEAN OBSERVATIONS PANEL FOR CLIMATE (GOOS/<strong>GCOS</strong>/WCRP)<br />

OPENDAP<br />

OPEN-SOURCE DATA ACCESS PROTOCOL<br />

PICO<br />

PANEL FOR INTEGRATED COASTAL OBSERVATIONS (GOOS)<br />

PIRATA<br />

PREDICTION AND RESEARCH MOORED ARRAY IN THE ATLANTIC<br />

PFC<br />

PERFLUOROCARBON<br />

POGO<br />

PARTNERSHIP FOR OBSERVATION OF THE GLOBAL OCEANS<br />

PSMSL<br />

PERMANENT SERVICE FOR MEAN SEA LEVEL<br />

RA<br />

REGIONAL ASSOCIATION (<strong>WMO</strong>)<br />

RADAR<br />

RADIO DETECTION AND RANGING<br />

RADARSAT RADAR SATELLITE (CSA)<br />

RAP<br />

REGIONAL ACTION PLAN<br />

RBCN<br />

REGIONAL BASIC CLIMATOLOGICAL NETWORKS (WWW/GOS)<br />

RBSN<br />

REGIONAL BASIC SYNOPTIC NETWORKS (WWW/GOS)<br />

REDD+ REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION AND FOREST<br />

DEGRADATION AND THE ROLE OF CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABLE<br />

MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS AND ENHANCEMENT OF FOREST CARBON<br />

STOCKS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES<br />

RNODC/DB RESPONSIBLE NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTRE FOR<br />

DRIFTING BUOYS<br />

RO<br />

RADIO OCCULTATION<br />

ROSHYDROMET RUSSIAN FEDERAL SERVICE FOR HYDROMETEOROLOGY AND<br />

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING<br />

SAC-C<br />

ARGENTINE SATELITE DE APLICACIONES CIENTIFICAS-C (ARGENTINA)<br />

SAF<br />

SATELLITE APPLICATION FACILITY (EUMETSAT)<br />

SAFARI<br />

SOCIETAL APPLICATIONS IN FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE USING<br />

REMOTELY-SENSED IMAGERY<br />

SAOZ<br />

SYSTEME D’ANALYSE PAR OBSERVATION ZENITHALE<br />

SAR<br />

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR<br />

SBA<br />

SBSTA<br />

SOCIETAL BENEFIT AREA (GEOSS)<br />

SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE<br />

(UNFCCC/COP)<br />

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