AMAP |
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme |
AOPC |
Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate |
ASTER |
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and reflection Radiometer |
AVHRR |
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
BAHC |
Biological Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle |
CALM |
Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring network |
CAPS |
Circumpolar Active-Layer Permafrost System |
CCRS |
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing |
CEOS |
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites |
CLIVAR |
Climate Variability and Predictability (WCRP) |
EOS |
Earth Observing System |
EUMETSAT |
European Organization for Meteorological Satellites |
FAO |
Food and Agricultural Organization |
FCCC |
Framework Convention on Climate Change |
FDDA |
Four Dimensional Data Assimilation |
FRIEND |
Flow Regimes from International Experiments and Network Data |
G3OS |
Three Global Observing Systems |
GCM |
General Circulation Model |
GCOS |
Global Climate Observing System |
GEMS |
Global Environment Monitoring System |
GEWEX |
Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment |
GHG |
Greenhouse Gases |
GHOST |
Global Hierarchical Observing Strategy |
GLIMS |
Global Land Ice Monitoring form Space |
GOFC |
Global Observation of Forest Cover |
GOOS |
Global Ocean Observing System |
GOSIC |
Global Observing Systems Information Center |
GOSSP |
GCOS/GOOS/GTOS Global Observing Systems Space Panel |
GPCC |
Global Precipitation Climatology Centre |
GRDC |
Global Runoff Data Centre |
GSN |
Global Surface Network |
GSWP |
Global Soil Wetness Project |
GT-Net |
GTOS System of Networks |
GTOS |
Global Terrestrial Observing System |
GTSC |
GTOS Steering Committee |
GUAN |
Global Upper Air Network |
HDP |
Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme |
IAHS |
International Association for Hydrological Sciences |
IBFRA |
International Boreal Forest Research Association |
ICSU |
International Council for Science |
IGBP |
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme |
IGOS |
Integrated Global Observing Strategy |
IHP |
International Hydrology Programme |
ILTER |
International Long-Term Ecological Research |
IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
IOS |
Initial Observing System |
IPA |
International Permafrost Association |
IPA |
International Permafrost Association |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change |
ISLSCP |
International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project |
IUGG |
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics |
JDIMP |
GCOS/GOOS/GTOS Joint Data and Information Management Panel |
JSTC |
Joint Scientifical and Technical Committee for GCOS |
LAI |
Leaf Area Index |
LTER |
Long Term Ecological Research |
MODIS |
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA |
NASDA |
National Space Development Agency, Japan |
NCDC |
National Climatic Data Centre |
NPP |
Net Primary Productivity |
NWP |
Numerical Weather Prediction |
OOPC |
Ocean Observation Panel for Climate |
PACE |
Permafrost and Climate in Europe |
SBSTA |
Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technical Advice |
SIT |
Strategic Implementation Team |
TEMS |
Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites meta-database |
TOPC |
GCOS/GTOS Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate |
UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization |
WCMC |
World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
WCRP |
World Climate Research Programme |
WGMS |
World Glacier Monitoring Service |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WHYCOS |
World Hydrological Cycle Observing System |
WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |