Acronyms List HBG II.pdf
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This document is a comprehensive Table of Acronyms related to NASA's Hydrosphere, Biosphere, and Geophysics (HBG) Support Services II contract. The table contains 139 acronyms spanning various scientific, technological, and operational domains including satellite systems, earth observation platforms, data processing systems, calibration laboratories, and research missions. Key organizations represented include NASA, NOAA, ESA, and various NASA centers like Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), with acronyms covering technologies such as GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment), ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite), and numerous earth and ocean observation instruments and systems like MODIS, VIIRS, and SeaWiFS.
The acronyms cover a wide range of technical areas including satellite navigation systems (GPS, GLONASS), earth observation platforms (EOS, JPSS), data processing systems (EOSDIS, LDAS), calibration laboratories (RCL, DCL), and specific mission instruments like PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem) and SMAP (Soil Moisture Active Passive). This extensive list demonstrates the technical complexity and breadth of NASA's earth science and space observation capabilities, reflecting the sophisticated technological ecosystem supporting the HBG Support Services II contract.
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TABLE OF ACRONYMS
ABoVE: Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment AERONET: AErosol RObotic NETwork AO: Announcement of Opportunity AOS: Atmosphere Observing System ATBD: Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document ATM: Airborne Topographic Mapper ATMS: Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder AVHRR: Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer BCE: Bench Checkout Equipment BSDF: Bi-directional Scatter Distribution Function CAESAR: Comet Astrobiology Exploration SAmple Return CDDIS: Crustal Dynamics Data Information System CDOM: Colored Dissolved Organic Material CLARREO: Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory COMET: Configuration Management EOSDIS (Earth Observing System Data and
Information System) Tool ComRAD: Combined Radar/Radiometer COTS: Commercial-Off-The-Shelf CrIS: Cross-track Infrared Sounder CW: Continuous Wave CZCS: Coastal Zone Color Scanner DAAC: Distributed Active Archive Center DBSAR: Digital Beamforming Synthetic Aperture Radar DCL: Diffuser Calibration Laboratory DHS: Directional-Hemispherical Scatter DOC: Dissolved Organic Carbon DORIS: Doppler Orbitography by Radiopositioning Integrated on Satellite FEWSNET: Famine Early Warning System Network FLDAS: FEWSNET Land Data Assimilation System (LDAS) EAR: Export Administration Regulations EMI: Electromagnetic Interference ENVI: Environment for Visualizing Images EOS: Earth Observing System EOSDIS: Earth Observing System Data and Information System ESA: European Space Administration ETD: Engineering and Technology Directorate ESD: Earth Science Division EVS: Earth Venture Suborbital FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions FOT: Flight Operations Team GEDI: Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation GIS: Geographic Information System GLAMR: Goddard Laser for Absolute Measurement of Radiance
GLDAS: Global LDAS G-LiHT: Goddard’s Lidar Hyperspectral and Thermal Imager GLOBE: Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment GLONASS: Global Navigational Satellite System GMT: Generic Mapping Tool GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite System GOCE: Gravity field and Ocean Circulation Explorer GOCI: Geostationary Ocean Colour Imager GOES: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GPM: Global Precipitation Mission GPU: Graphics Processing Units GPS: Global Positioning System GRACE: Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment GRACE-FO: GRACE-Follow On GSFC: Goddard Space Flight Center HBG: Hydrosphere, Biosphere, and Geophysics ICD: Interface Control Document ICESat-2: Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite IDL: Interactive Data Language IDTL: Instrument Development and Testing Laboratory I&T: Integration and Testing JPSS: Join Polar Satellite System LAADS.DAAC: Level 1 and Atmospheres Archive and Distribution System DAAC LAGEOS: Laser Geodynamics Satellite LANCE: Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS LDAS: Land Data Assimilation System LIDAR: Light Detection and Ranging LIF: Laser-Induced Fluorescence.
LIS: Land Information System LLR: Lunar Laser Ranging LUT: Look-Up Tables LVIS: Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor MATLAB: Matrix Laboratory MCST: MODIS Calibration Support Team MERIS: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MOC: Mission Operations Center MODAPS: MODIS Adaptive Processing System MODIS: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MODIS SCRA: MODIS Spectroradiometric Calibration Assembly NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCA-LDAS: National Climate Assessment LDAS NCCS: NASA Center for Climate Simulation NIST: National Institutes for Standards and Technology NLDAS: North American LDAS NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOMAD: NASA bio-Optical Marine Algorithm Data
NPP: National Polar-orbiting Partnership UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAS: Unmanned Aerial Systems OB.DAAC: Ocean Biology DAAC OBPG: Ocean Biology Processing Group OCI: Ocean Color Instrument OCTS: Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner OCW: Ocean Color Web OD.DAAC: Ocean Data Distributed Active Archive Center ODPS: Ocean Data Processing System OEL: Ocean Ecology Laboratory OIB: Operation IceBridge OLCI: Ocean Land Color Image OPO: Optical Parametric Oscillators OSIRIS-Rex: Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security-Regolith
Explorer PACE: Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem PAO: Public Affairs Office PARCA: Program for Arctic Regional Climate Assessment PEATE: Product Evaluation and Testing Element PL: Project Lead QA/QC: Quality Assurance/Quality Control RCL: Radiometric Calibration Laboratory SAR: Synthetic Aperture Radar SBG: Surface Biology Geology SDR: Sensor Data Record SDS: Science Data Segment SeaBASS: SeaWiFS Bio-optical Archive and Storage System SeaDAS: SeaWiFS Data Analysis System SeaWiFS: Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor SGLI: Second-Generation Global Imager SIRCUS: Spectral Irradiance and Radiance Calibration using Uniform Sources SLR: Satellite Laser Ranging SMAP: Soil Moisture Active Passive SNPP: Suomi-NPP SOC: Science Operations Center SOP: Standard Operating Procedures SOW: Statement of Work SPS: Science Planning System SST: Sea Surface Temperature SWOT: Surface Water and Ocean Topography TISL: Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory VCST: VIIRS Calibrations Support Team VIIRS: Visible and Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite VLBI: Very Long Base Interferometry
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