Acronyms

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• AARI: Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
• ACC: Advisory Committee on Coordination
• ACMAD :African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development
• ACSYS: Arctic Climate System Study
• ADEOS: Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
• ADM: Alternative Dissemination Method
• AGRHYMET: Regional Training Centre for Agrometeorology and Operational Hydrology and their Applications
• AIC: Argo Information Centre
• AMDAR: Aircraft Meteorological Data Acquisition and Relay
• AMMA: African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis
• AMC: Area Meteorological Coordinator
• AMP: Applications of Meteorology Programme
• ANSEP: Air Navigation Services Economics Panel
• AOML: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (NOAA)
• AOPC: Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate
• AR4: Fourth Assessment Report
• AREP: Atmospheric Research and Environment Programme Department
• AREP: Aviation Report
• ARGO:Array for Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography Programme
• ARGOS: Data Relay and Platform Location System (Sat.)
• ASAP: Automated Shipboard Aerological Programme
• ASAPP: Automated Shipboard Aerological Programme Panel
• ASEAN: Association of South-East Asian Nations
• ASECNA: Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar
• ASPeCT: Antarctic Sea-ice Processes, Ecosystems and Climate
• ASDAR: Aircraft to Satellite Data Relay
• AST: Argo Science Team
• ATCM :Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
• AWG:Advisory Working Group Danışmanlık
• AWS: Automatic Weather System

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• BATHY: Bathythermograph report
• BIPM: International Bureau of Weights and Measures
• BIP-MT: Basic Instrument Package for Meteorological Technicians
• BOM: Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)
• BSIM :Baltic Sea Ice Meeting
• BUFR: Binary Universal Form for Representation of Meteorological Data
• BUOY: Report for Buoy Observations

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• CAeM :Commisssion for Aeronautical Meteorology
• CAgM :Commission for Agricultural Meteorology
• CAL :Computer-assisted Learning
• CAPMON: Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network
• CAS :Commission for Atmospheric Sciences
• CAVASSO: Project for Atlantic VOS pCO2 measurement
• CBD :Convention on Biological Diversity
• CBS : Commission for Basic Systems (WMO)
• CCI :Commission for Climatology
• CDIAC: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Centre
• CDMS :Climate Database Management System
• CEOP :Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period
• CEOS :Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
• CGMS : Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites
• CHMI : Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
• CHy :Commission for Hydrology
• C/IAIS :Chief, Internal Audit and Investigations Office
• CILSS :Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel
• CIMO :Commission for instruments and Methods of Observation (WMO)
• CIWG :Canadian Ice Working Group
• CLIC :Climate and Cryosphere
• CLICOM :Climate Computing
• CLIMAR :Workshop on Advances in Marine Climatology
• CLIPS :Climate Information and Prediction Services
• CLIVAR : Climate Variability and Predictability (WCRP)
• CLS : Collecte Localisation Satellites
• CMA: China Meteorological Administration
• CMDL: Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory
• CMM :Commission for Marine Meteorology (WMO)
• CNES : Centre National d'etudes spatiales (France)
• CNRS: French National Centre for Scientific Research
• COADS: Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Dataset
• COAPS: Center for Ocean Atmosphere Prediction Studies
• COMET: Cooperative Programme for Operational Meteorology Education and Training Operasyonel
• COOP: CLIVAR Ocean Observation Panel CLIVAR
• COOP :Coastal Ocean Observation Panel
• COP :Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change
• COPES :Coordinated Observation and Prediction of the Earth System
• COSNA: Composite Observing System for the North Atlantic
• COST :European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research
• CPD :Conferences, Printing and Documentation Department
• CRS :Coastal Radio Station
• CSD :United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
• CSIRO: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
• CTD: Conductivity-temperature-depth probe

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• DAC: Data Assembly Centre
• DARE: Data Rescue
• DART: Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis Dein
• DBCP: Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (WMO-IOC)
• DCP: Data Collection Platform
• DCPC: Data Collection or Product Centre
• DCS: Data Collection System
• DIVERSITAS: International Programme of Biodiversity
• DMC: Drought Monitoring Centre
• DMCG :Data management Coordination Group
• DNA: Designated National Agency
• DODS : Distributed Oceanographic Data System
• DPFS: Data-processing and Forecasting System
• DPM :Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
• DRS :DCP Retransmission System
• DWD : Deutscher Wetterdienst
• DAC :Data Assembly Centre
• DARE: Data Rescue
• DART: Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis Dein
• DBCP: Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (WMO-IOC)
• DCP : Data Collection Platform
• DCPC: Data Collection or Product Centre
• DCS : Data Collection System
• DIVERSITAS: International Programme of Biodiversity
• DMC: Drought Monitoring Centre
• DMCG :Data management Coordination Group
• DNA :Designated National Agency
• DODS :Distributed Oceanographic Data System
• DPFS :Data-processing and Forecasting System
• DPM: Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
• DRS : DCP Retransmission System
• DSC: Digital Selection Calling

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• EAMAC: African School of Meteorology and Civil Aviation
• EANET: Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia
• EART: Emergency Assistance Response Team
• E-ASAP: EUMETNET ASAP
• EC: Executive Council
• ECDIS: Electronic Chart Display Information System
• ECMWF: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting
• EDRG: Emergency and Disaster Response Group
• EEZ : Exclusive Economic Zone
• EGC : Enhanced Group Code
• EGOS : European Group on Ocean Stations
• EMEP: Cooperative Programme for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe
• EMWIN :Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
• ENSO :El Nino/Southern Oscillation
• EOS :Earth Observation System
• EOT: End of Text or Transmission
• EPS: Ensemble Prediction System
• ERP: Early Retirement Programme
• ESA: European Space Agency
• ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
• ESOC : European Space Operations Centre
• ESSP :Earth System Science Partnership
• E-SURFMAR: Eucos-Surface Marine Programme
• ET : Expert Team
• ET -ODRRGOS CBS : CBS Expert Team on Observational Data Requirements and Redesign of theGlobal Observing System
• ETMC: Expert Team on Marine Climatology
• ETMSS : Expert Team on Maritime Safety Services
• ETR :Education and Training
• ETRP: Education and Training Programme
• EUCOS EUMETNET: Composite Observing System
• EUMETNET: Network of European Meteorological Services
• EUMETSAT: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
• EUROCONTROL: European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation
• EuroGOOS :European GOOS Avrupa Global

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• 5LTP: Fifth WMO Long Term Plan
• FAO : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• FARO :Forum of Arctic Research Operators
• FDP: Forecast Demonstration Project
• FRGPC: French Argos Global Processing Centre
• FTB : First Transmitted Bit
• FWIS: Future WMO Information System

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• G/T: Gain-to-Temperature ratio
• GAC: Global Area Coverage
• GARP: Global Atmospheric Research Programme
• GAW: Global Atmosphere Watch
• GCC: Global Collecting Centres
• GCM: General Circulation Model
• GCN GLOSS: Core Network Gloss
• GCMD: Global Change Master Directory
• GCOS : Global Climate Observing System
• GDP : Global Drifter Programme
• GDPFS: Global Data-processing and Forecasting System
• GDSIDB: Global Digital Sea Ice Data Bank
• GECR: Global Environment Change Research
• GEF: Global Environment Facility
• GEO :Global Earth Observations
• GEOSS :Global Earth Observation System of Systems Sistemlerin
• GESAMP: Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Pollution
• GEWEKS: Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment
• GHRSST GODAE: High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature GODAE
• GHRSST-PP : Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE) High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature Pilot Project GODAE
• GISC: Global Information System Centre
• GLOSS : Global Sea-level Observing System
• GIS :Geographic Information System
• GMA :Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment
• GMDSS :Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
• GMS :Global Marine Assessment
• GNI :Gross National Income
• GODAE: Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment
• GOES :Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
• GOOS : Global Ocean Observing System
• GOS :Global Observing System
• GOSUD: Global Ocean Surface Underway Data
• GPCC :Global Production Centre
• GPS :Global Positioning System
• GRDC :Global Runoff Data Centre
• GSN :GCOS Surface Network
• GTN-H: Global Terrestrial Network-Hydrology
• GTOS :Global Terrestrial Observing System
• GTS : Global Telecommunication System (WMO)
• GTSPP :Global Temperature Salinity Profile Programme
• GUAN GCOS: Upper-air Network
• GURME GAW:Urban Research Meteorology and Environment

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• HDLC : High-level Data Link Control frame
• HELCOM: Baltic Marine Environmental Protection Commission
• HHWS: Health/Health Warning System
• HMEI: Association of Hydrometeorological Equipment Industry
• HOMS: Hydrological Operational Multipurpose System
• HRMS: Human Resources Management Strategy
• HRPT : High Resolution Picture Transmission
• HWR: Hydrology and Water Resources
• HWRP: Hydrology and Water Resources Programme
• HYCOS: Hydrological Cycle Observing System
• HYMES-TRACECA: Hydrometeorological Safety of TRACECA

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• IABP: International Arctic Buoy Programme
• IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
• IASC: International Arctic Science Committee
• IBPIO: International Buoy Programme for the Indian Ocean
• ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization
• ICES: International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
• ICL: International Consortium on Landslides
• ICPAC IGAD :Climate Prediction and Applications Centre IGAD
• ICS: International Chamber of Shipping
• ICSPRO: Inter-Secreteriat Committee on Scientific Programmes Relating to Oceanography
• ICSU: International Council for Science
• ICT: Information and Communication Technology
• ICTT: Intercommission Task Team
• IDCS : International Data Collection System
• IDNDR: International Decade for National Disaster Reduction
• IF: Intermediate Frequency
• IFRC: International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• IFREMER : Institut Francais de Recherche pour I'exploitation de la Mer
• IFSMA :International Federation of Shipmasters Associations
• IGAC: International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Programme
• IGACO: Integrated Global Atmospheric Chemistry Observations
• IGAD: Intergovernmental Authority on Development
• IGAD-HYCOS: Intergovernmental Authority on Development-Hydrological Cycle Observing System
• IGBP: International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
• IGOOS : Intergovernmental Committee for GOOS GOOS
• IGOS: Integrated Global Observing Strategy
• IGOSS :Integrated Global Ocean Services System
• IGRAC: International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre
• IHDP: International Human Dimensions Programme
• IHO : International Hydrographic Organization
• IHP: International Hydrological Programme
• IICWG: International Ice Charting Working Group
• IMD: India Meteorological Department
• IMET : Improved Meteorology Program
• IMMA: International Maritime Meteorological Archive
• IMMT: International Maritime Meteorological Tape
• IMO : International Maritime Organization
• IMO :Iceland Meteorological Office
• IMO :International Meteorological Organization
• IMOP :Instruments and Methods of Observation Programme
• IMSO : International Mobile Satellite Organization
• IMTN: Improved Main Telecommunication Network
• INFOCLIMA :World Climate Data Information Referral Service
• INMARSAT: International Mobile Satellite Organization
• INMET : Brazilian National Institute of Meteorology
• IOC :Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (of UNESCO)
• IOCINCWIO IOC: Regional Committee for the Cooperative Investigation in the North and Central Western Indian Ocean
• IODE: International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IOC)
• IOCCP: International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project
• IOI :International Ocean Institute
• IOM: Instruments and Observing Methods
• IOS: Integrated Observing Systems
• IPA: Information and Public Affairs
• IPAB: International Programme for Antarctic Buoys
• IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• IPY :International Polar Year
• IRD : Instituit francais de recherche scientifique pour le development en cooperation
• IRI :International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
• ISABP : International South Atlantic Buoy Programme
• ISC: International Seismological Centre
• ISCDC: International Surface Current Data Centre
• ISCS :International Satellite Communications System
• ISDR: International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
• ISO : International Standards Organization
• ISPS: International Ship and Port Facility Security
• ISRO :Indian Space Research Organization
• ISS: Information Systems and Services (CBS)
• IT: Information Technology
• ITSU :International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific
• ITU : International Telecommunication Union, which sets international communications standards
• ITU-R ITU :Radiocommunication Sector
• IUCN: World Conservation Union
• IUGG: International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics

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• JCL :Joint Circular Letter İşbirliği Genelgesi
• JCOMM : Joint WMO/IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology
• JCOMMOPS JCOMM:Observing Platform Support Centre JCOMM
• JCOMMTRAN JCOMM: Transition Planning Meeting JCOMM
• JCRP :Joint Climate Research Fund
• JIU :Joint Inspection Unit
• JMA : Japan Meteorological Agency
• JOC :Joint Organizing Committee
• JOMDB : JCOMM in situ ODAS Metadata Database
• JSC :Joint Scientific/li>
• JTA : Argos Joint Tariff Agreement

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• KEWL: Knowledge Environment for Web-based Learning
• KMA: Korea Meteorological Administration
• KMD :Kenya Meteorological Department
• KNMI : Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

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• LAC: Local Area Coverage
• LAPB: Link Access Procedure - Balanced
• LDC: Least Developed Country
• LES: Land Earth Station (Inmarsat)
• LSP: Linguistic Services and Publications Department
• LTB: Last Transmitted Bit

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• MARPOLSER: International Seminar/Workshop on the Marine Pollution Emergency Response Support System
• MAP: Mesocale Alpine Programme
• MCC: Mission Control Centre
• MCSS: Marine Climatological Summaries Scheme
• MEDI: Marine Environmental Data and Information Referral System
• MEDS: Marine Environmental Data Service (Canada)
• MEDSEEME-PEP: Mediterranean South-Eastern Europe-Middle East-Precipitation Enhancement Project
• METEOREX: Exhibition of Meteorological Instruments, Equipment and Services
• MMS: Marine Meteorological Services
• MQC :Minimum Quality Control
• MQCS: Minimum Quality Control Standards
• MPERSS: Marine Pollution Emergency Response Support System
• MSC : Meteorological Service of Canada
• MPERSS :Marine Pollution Emergency Response Support System
• MPI: Marine Pollution Incident
• MSNZ: Meteorological Service of New Zealand
• MSG METEOSAT :Second Generation
• MSI :Maritime Safety Information
• MTN :Main Telecommunication Network

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• NADP: National Atmospheric Deposition Program
• NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• NASDA: National Space Development Agency
• NC: National Centre
• NCDC: National Climatic Data Centre
• NCEP: National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NOAA)
• NCEP US: National Centers for Environmental Prediction
• NCS: Network Coordination Station
• NDBC: National Data Buoy Center
• NEAR-GOOS: North East Asian Regional GOOS
• NEPAD: New Partnership for Africa's Development
• NESDIS: NOAA Satellites and Information Service
• NHS: National Hydrological Service
• NMC: National Meteorological Centre
• NMHS: National Meteorological and Hydrological Service
• NMS: National Meteorological or Hydrometeorological Service
• NOAA: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (USA)
• NODC: National Oceanographic Data Center (NOAA)
• NPDBAP: North Pacific Data Buoy Advisory Panel
• NPOESS : National Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite (USA)
• NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
• NWP : Numerical Weather Prediction
• NWS : National Weather Service

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• OceanObs: International Conference on the Ocean Observing System for Climate
• OCG JCOMM :Observations Programme Area Coordination Group JCOMM
• ODAS : Ocean Data Acquisition Systems
• ODINAFRICA :Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa
• ODINEA: Ocean Data and Information Network for East Africa
• ODINLAC: Ocean Data and Information Network for the Latin American and Caribbean Regions
• ONR : Office of Naval Research (USA)
• OOPC : Ocean Observation Panel for Climate (of GOOS, GCOS, WCRP)
• OOSDP : Ocean Observing System Development Panel
• OPA: Observations Programme Area
• OPAG: Open Programme Area Group
• OPSCOM: U.S. Argos Operations Committee
• OSEs: Observing System Experiments
• OSPAR: Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
• OSSEs : Observing System Simulation Experiments

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• PDS: Publication and Distribution Services Department
• PDUS: Primary Data User Station
• PGS: Primary Ground Station
• PIRATA : Pilot Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic
• PLANETA: Scientific and Research Centre on Space Hydrometeorology
• PMEL: Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (USA)
• PMO: Port Meteorological Officer
• PMOCs: Principal Meteorological or Oceanographic Centres
• PMT: Platform Messaging Transceiver Platform
• POES: Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite
• POGO: Partnership for Observations of the Global Ocean
• PRF: Pulse Repetition Frequency Sinyal
• PSMSL: Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level
• PTT: Post Telephone and Telegraph administration
• PUMA: Preparation for the Use of Meteosat Second Generation in Africa METEOSAT
• PWS: Public Weather Services

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• QC: Quality Control
• QMF: Quality Management Framework
• QMS: Quality Management System
• QPF: Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting

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• RA: Regional Association
• RAMSAR: Convention on Wetlands
• RANET: Radio and Internet
• RBB: Result-based Budgeting
• RBCN: Regional Basic Climatological Network
• RBSN: Regional Basic Synoptic Network
• RCC: Regional Climate Centre
• RCOF: Regional Climate Outlook Forum
• R&D: Research and Development
• RF: Radio Frequency
• RI: Rainfall Intensity
• RIC: Regional Instrument Centre
• RM : Responsible Members (MCSS)
• RMDCN: Regional Meteorological Data Communication Network
• RMTC: Regional Meteorological Training Centre
• RMTN: Regional Meteorological Telecommunication Network
• RNODC: Responsible National Oceanographic Data Centre
• ROSE: Radar Ocean Sensing
• ROSHYDROMET: Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring
• RSMC: Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre
• RTH : Regional Telecommunications Hub
• RTMC: Real Time Monitoring Centre

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• 6LTP: Sixth WMO Long-term Plan
• SADC :Southern African Development Community
• SADIS: Satellite Distribution System for Information Relating to Air Navigation
• SAMOS: Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System
• SAR: Search and Rescue
• SAWS: South African Weather Service
• SBSTA: Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (of the COP)
• SCAR: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Antartika
• SCOR: Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
• SDUS : Secondary Data User Station
• SEACAMP: South East Asian Centre for Atmospheric and Marine Prediction
• SEAS: Shipboard Environmental Data Acquisition System
• SES: Ship Earth Station
• SHIP: Report of Surface Observation from Sea Station
• SIDS: Small Island Developing States
• SIGRID: Format for the Archival of Sea-ice Data in Digital Form
• SIGWX: Significant Weather
• SMHI: Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
• SPARC: Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate
• SOBP: Southern Ocean Buoy Programme
• SOC: Specialized Oceanographic Centre
• SOCA :Subcommittee on Oceans and Coastal Areas
• SOLAS: Safety of Life at Sea
• SOO :Ship-of-Opportunity
• SOOP: Ship-of-Opportunity Programme
• SOOPIP JCOMM: Ship-of-Opportunity Programme Implementation Panel JCOMM
• SOT: Ship Observations Team (JCOMM)
• SSS: Sea Surface Salinity
• SST: Sea Surface Temperature
• STIP: Stored TIROS Information Processor
• SUA : Argos System Use Agreement
• SURFA: Surface Flux Analysis Project
• SVP : Surface Velocity Programme Drifter
• SVPB: Surface Velocity Programme Barometer Drifter
• SWIC:Severe Weather Information Centre

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• TAO: Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Array
• TCDC: Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries
• TCO: Technical Cooperation Programme
• TCP: Tropical Cyclone Programme
• TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
• TDCF: Table-driven Code Forms
• TECO :Technical Conference
• TEMA :Training, Education and Mutual Assistance
• TEMP-SHIP: Upper-level temperature, humidity and wind report from a sea station
• TESAC: Temperature, Salinity and Current Report
• THORPEX: The Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment
• TIP TAO :Implementation Panel TAO
• TOGA: Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere (WCRP)
• TOPC: Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate
• TOR :Terms of References
• TRACECA: Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia
• TRACKOB: Code for reporting marine surface observations along a ship's track
• TRITON: Triangle Trans-ocean Buoy Network
• TSG: Thermosalinograph
• TT/QCAS: Task Team on Quality Control and Automated Systems (SOOPIP)

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• UCAR: University Cooperation for Atmospheric Research
• UHF: Ultra High Frequency
• UKMO: United Kingdom Meteorological Office
• UN : United Nations/li>
• UNCCD :United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
• UNCED :United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
• UNCLOS: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
• UNDP: United Nations Development Programme
• UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme
• UNESCO : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Conventian on Climate Change
• UNICPOLOS: United Nations Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and Law of the Sea
• UN/OCHA: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
• UOP: Upper Ocean Panel (CLIVAR)
• UOT: Upper-Ocean Thermal Project (WOCE)
• UOT-1999: Upper Ocean Thermal Review
• UPU: Universal Postal Union
• URL: Universal Resource Locator
• USGPC: US Argos Global Processing Center

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• VCP: Voluntary Cooperation Programme
• VCP(ES): Voluntary Cooperation Equipment and Services
• VCP(F): Voluntary Cooperation Fund
• VOS: Voluntary Observing Ship
• VOSClim :Voluntary Observing Ship Climate
• VSAT: Very Small Aperture terminal
• VSP: Voluntary Separation Programme
• VSOP-NA: VOS Special Observing Project-North Atlantic
• VOSP: Voluntary Observing Ship Panel
• VTS: Vessel Traffic Service

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• WAFS: World Area Forecast System
• WAMIS: World Agrometeorological Information System
• WCASP: World Climate Applications and Services Programme
• WCP: World Climate Programme
• WCIRP: World Climate Impact Assessment and Response Strategies Programme
• WCRP: World Climate Research Programme
• WDC: World Data Centre
• WEFAX: Weather Facsimile (analogue image dissemination)/li>
• WGNE: World Group on Numerical Experimentation
• WGOA: Working Group on Observations and Assimilation
• WHO: World Health Organization
• WHYCOS: World Hydrological Cycle Observing System
• WIOMAP: Western Indian Ocean Marine Applications Project
• WIS : WMO Information System
• WMD: World Meteorological Day
• WMO : World Meteorological Organization
• WOCE: World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WCRP)
• WRAP: Worldwide Recurring ASAP Project
• WSIS: World Summit on Information System
• WSSD: World Summit on Sustainable Development
• WWIS: World Weather Information Service
• WWRP: World Weather Research Programme
• WWW :World Weather Watch

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• XBT: Expendable Bathythermograph
• XCTD :Expendable conductivity-temperature-depth probe
• XML: Extensible Mark-up Language