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ADEOS

Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (NASDA)

AGCM

Atmospheric General Circulation Model

AGORA

Assimilation of altimetric and in-situ data into global ocean models (Environment and Climate EU project)

AVHRR

Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

AVISO

Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellites Oceanographic data (TOPEX-POSEIDON data production and distribution centre) Website

ATSR

Along-Track Scanning Radiometer

AXBT

Aircraft-launched XBT

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BRESM

Bureau de Recherche et d'Etudes SHOM-METEO

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CANIGO

Canary Island Azores Gibraltar Observation Website

CD-ROM

Compact Disk Read Only memory

CEO

Centre for Earth Observation Website

CERFACS

Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique European Centre for Research and Advanced Training in Scientific Computation Website

CERSAT

Centre ERS d'Archivage et de Traitement The Processing and Archiving Centre for the ocean products of the ERS-1 and ERS-2 altimeters.

CLS

Collecte, Localisation, Satellites

CMO

Centre Militaire d'Océanographie French Military Oceanography Center Website

CMS

Centre de Météorologie Spatiale Website

CNES

Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales French Space Agency Website

CNRS

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique French National Research Center Website

CORSSH

CORrected Sea Surface Height (high-level altimetric product)

CTDP

Centre de Traitement DORIS/POSEIDON DORIS and POSEIDON processing centre

CZCS

Coastal Zone Color Scanner

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DORIS

Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite

DOS

Space Oceanography Division

D-PAF

German Processing and Archiving Facility of the ERS-1/2 mission, located at the German Remote Sensing Data Centre (DFD)

DUACS

Developing Use of Altimetry for Climate Studies Website

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EC

Environment and Climate programme of the European Union

ECMWF

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Website

EGM96

Earth Gravity Model 96

ENVISAT

ENVIronment SATellite, ERS successor, to be launched by ESA in 1998/99.

ENSO

El Niño - Southern Oscillation

ERS-1/2

European Remote Sensing satellites launched by ESA in 1991 and 1995 respectively. Both carry an altimeter.

ESA

European Space Agency Website

EU

European Union

EWSE

Exchange Worldwide SErvice for earth observation

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FDP

Fast Delivery Products, altimeter data from the ERS altimeters available on-line, typically 3-hours after data acquisition.

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

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GCM

General Circulation Model

GDR

Geophysical Data Record(s)

GDR-M

Merged Geophysical Data Records for the TOPEX and POSEIDON altimeters. These are the most accurate T/P products.

GEOSAT

GEodetic & Oceanographic SATellite

GFO

GEOSAT Follow-On, altimeter mission of the US Navy to be launched in Spring 1997

GIF

Graphic Interchange Format

GOOS

Global Ocean Observing System Website

GRGS

Groupe de Recherche en Géodésie Spatiale Research Group in Space Geodesy

GTS

Global Telecommunication System

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HH data

Homogeneous Historical data

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IGDR

Interim Geophysical Data Records (Interim version of GDRs)

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JASON

TOPEX-POSEIDON Follow-On mission, joint NASA and CNES high precision altimeter mission to be launched in 1999.

JGM

Joint Gravity Model

JPL

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Web site

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LEGOS

Laboratoire d'Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiale Website

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MATER

MAss Transfer and Ecosystem Response Website

MERIS

MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer

MFS

Mediterranean Forecasting System

MODIS

MoDerate resolution Imaging Spectrometer

MOS

Modular Optoelectronic Scanner

MPIFM

Max-Planck Institute Für Meteorologie

MSLA

Maps of Sea Level Anomalies

MSS

Mean Sea Surface

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NASA

National Aeronautic and Space Administration Website

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Website

NRT

Near Real Time

NWP

Numerical Weather Prediction

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OGCM

Ocean General Circulation Model

OPR

Ocean Products, the most accurate products from the ERS altimeters.

OSU95

Ohio State University model 95

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POSEIDON

One of the two altimeters onboard TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite

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SeaWIFS

Sea Wide Field of View Sensor

SHOM

Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine Website

SLA

Sea Level Anomaly, deviation of the sea level from a chosen mean value

SOPRANE

Système Océanique de PRévision en Atlantique Nord-Est Ocean forecasting system on the Eastern-North Atlantic

SSH

Sea Surface Height

SST

Sea Surface Temperature

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Target Operational Period

T/P

TOPEX/POSEIDON, high precision altimeter mission. The satellite was launched in 92 by NASA and CNES

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UKMO

United Kingdom Meteorological Office

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WOCE

World Ocean Circulation Experiment Website

WP

Work Package

WWW

World Wide Web

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XBT

Expendable Bathy Termograph

XCTD

Expendable Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe