AOPC |
Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate |
BALTEX |
The Baltic Sea Experiment |
BSEC |
Black Sea Economic Cooperation |
CALM |
Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring |
CBS |
Commission on Basic Systems |
CEOP |
Co-ordinated Enhanced Observation Period |
CEOS |
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites |
CESR |
Centre for Environmental Systems Research |
CGIAR |
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research |
CHy |
Commission for Hydrology |
CLIC |
Climate and Cryosphere |
CLIVAR |
Climate Variability and Prediction Research Programme |
COP |
Conference of the Parties |
CRU |
Climate Research Unit |
CSE |
Continental Scale Experiment |
DCP |
Data Collection Platform |
DEM |
Digital Elevation Model |
DMI |
Danish Meteorological Institute (Copenhagen, Denmark) |
DT |
Delayed Time |
DWD |
Deutscher Wetterdienst |
ECMWF |
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts |
EFFS |
European Flood Forecasting System |
ENSO |
El Nino/Southern Oscillation |
ET |
Evapotranspiration |
FAO |
Food ad Agriculture Organisation |
FLUXNET |
Flux network |
FRIEND |
Flow Regimes from International and Experimental Network Data |
GAME |
GEWEX Asian Monsoon Experiment |
GAW |
Global Atmospheric Watch |
GCIP |
GEWEX Continental- Scale International Project |
GCM |
General Circulation Model |
GCOS |
Global Climate Observing System |
GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
GEMS |
Global Environmental Monitoring System |
GESAMP |
Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution |
GEWEX |
Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment |
GHOST |
Global Hierarchical Observing Strategy |
GHP |
GEWEX Hydrometeorological Panel |
GIS |
Geographic Information System |
GIWA |
Global International Waters Assessment |
GNIP |
Global Network for Isotopes in Precipitation |
GOFC |
Global Observation of Forest Cover |
GOOS |
Global Ocean Observing System |
GOSIC |
Global Observing Systems Information Center |
GPA |
Global Programme of Action |
GPCC |
Global Precipitation Climatology Centre |
GPCP |
Global Precipitation Climatology Project |
GPM |
Global Precipitation Mission |
GRDC |
Global Runoff Data Centre |
GSN |
GCOS Surface Network |
GSWP |
Global Soil Wetness Project |
GT-Net |
Global Terrestrial Observing Network |
GTN-E |
Global Terrestrial Observing Network for Ecology |
GTN-G |
Global Terrestrial Observing Network for Glaciers |
GTN-H |
Global Terrestrial Network for Hydrology |
GTN-P |
Global Terrestrial Observing Network for Permafrost |
GTOS |
Global Terrestrial Observing System |
GTS |
Global Telecommunications Service |
GUAN |
GCOS Upper Air Network |
GWCC |
GEMS/Water Collaborating Centre |
GWP |
Global Water Partnership |
HELP |
Hydrology for the Environment, Life and Policy |
HOPC |
Hydrology Observation Panel for Climate |
HWR |
Hydrology and Water Resources |
HWRP |
Hydrology and Water Resources Programme |
HYCOS |
Hydrological Cycle Observing System |
HYDRA-SAT |
Hydrological Altimetry Satellite |
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
IAHS |
International Association of Hydrological Sciences |
ICOLD |
International Commission on Large Dams |
ICSU |
International Council of Scientific Unions |
IGAD |
Intergovernmental Authority of Development |
IGBP |
International Geosphere-Biosphere Program |
IGOS |
Integrated Global Observing Strategy |
IGRAC |
International Groundwater Resource Assessment Center |
IHP |
International Hydrology Programme (of UNESCO) |
ILEC |
International Lake Environment Committee |
ILTER |
International Long Term Ecological Research |
INFOCLIMA |
World Climate Data Information Referral Service |
INFHYDRO |
Hydrological Referral Information System |
INFOTERRA |
International Environment Information System |
IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
IOS |
Initial Operational System |
IPA |
International Permafrost Association |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
IRD |
Institute of Research for Development |
ISDR |
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction |
ISLSCP |
International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project |
ISOHIS |
Isotope Hydrology Information System |
IWMI |
International Water Management Institute |
JDIMP |
Joint Data and Information Management Panel |
LBA |
Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia |
LDAS |
Land Data Assimilation System |
LOICZ |
Land - Ocean Interaction in the Coastal Zone |
MAGS |
Mackenzie Basin GEWEX Study |
MEDTAC |
Mediterranean Technical Advisory Committee |
MSSL |
Mullard Space Science Laboratory |
NAO |
North Atlantic Oscillation |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US) |
NBA |
Niger Basin Authority |
NCAR |
National Center for Atmospheric Research (US) |
NCDC |
National Climatic Data Center (US) |
NCEP |
National Center for Environmental Prediction (US) |
NHS |
National Hydrological Service |
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US) |
NPP |
Net Primary Productivity |
NRT |
Near Real-Time |
NWP |
Numerical Weather Prediction |
OHRAOC |
Regional Hydrological Observatory for Western and Central Africa |
OPAG |
Open Programme Area Group |
PAGES |
Past Global Changes |
PET |
Potential evapotranspiration |
POPs |
Persistent Organochlorine Pollutants |
PRC |
Pilot Regional Centre |
QA |
Quality Assurance |
QC |
Quality Control |
RBCN |
Regional Basic Climate Network |
RBSN |
Regional Baseline Synoptic Network |
RHMCIS |
Regional Hydrological, Meteorological and Climatological Information System |
RT |
Real-Time |
SADC |
South African Development Community |
SAF |
Satellite Application Facility |
SBSTA |
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice |
SHI |
State Hydrological Institute |
SMHI |
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute |
SMOS |
Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity |
SSMI |
Special Sensor Microwave Imaging |
TCO |
Terrestrial Carbon Observation |
TEMS |
Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites |
TOPC |
Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate |
TRMM |
Tropical Rainfall Mapping Mission |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
UNH |
University of New Hampshire |
UNU |
United Nations University |
USGS |
United States Geological Survey |
WCP |
World Climate Programme |
WCP-Water |
World Climate Programme - Water |
WCRP |
World Climate Research Programme |
WDC |
World Data Centre |
WHO |
World Health Organisation |
WHYCOS |
World Hydrological Cycle Observing System |
WMO |
World Meteorological Organisation |
WSAG |
Water Systems Analysis Group |
WSL |
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research |
WWDP |
World Water Development Programme |
WWRD |
World Water Development Report |
WWWP |
World Weather Watch Programme |
HWR Secretariat
Hydrology and Water Resources Department
c/o World Meteorological Organization
7, bis Avenue de la Paix
P.O. Box No. 2300
CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 730 8355/8358
Fax: +41 22 730 80 43
Email: [email protected]
GCOS Secretariat
Global Climate Observing System
c/o World Meteorological Organization
7, bis Avenue de la Paix
P.O. Box No. 2300
CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 730 8275/8067
Fax: +41 22 730 80 52
Email: [email protected]
GTOS Secretariat
Global Terrestrial Observing System
c/o FAO, SDRN
Viale delle terme di Caracalla
I-00100 ROME, Italy
Tel: +39 06 5705 3450
Fax: +39 06 5705 3369
Email: [email protected]