Global Change Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. UV-B
   Ultraviolet-Biological
2. VAMOS
   Variability of The American Monsoon System
3. WCP
   World Climate Programme (WMO/ICSU)
4. WCRP
   World Climate Research Program
5. WDC
   World Data Center (ICSU)
6. WEAVE
   Water and Energy: Atmospheric, Vegetative, and Earth Interactions
7. WEBB
   Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Budget (USGS)
8. WHO
   World Health Organization
9. WMO
   World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
10. WOCE
    World Ocean Circulation Experiment
11. NAL
    National Agricultural Library
12. SAMS
    Surface Automated Meteorological Systems
13. SAR
    synthetic aperture radar (satellite)
14. SCS
    Soil Conservation Service (Anchorage, Alaska) (USDA and DOA)
15. APN
    Asia-Pacific Network (for Global Change Research) (START)
16. sam
    Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement
17. SST
    Sea surface temperature
18. CARDS
    Comprehensive Aerological Reference Data Set
19. NAO
    North Atlantic Oscillation
20. NCSA
    National Center for Supercomputer Applications

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