Integrated Ocean Observing System Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. COOL
   Coastal Ocean Observation Laboratory
2. G/A
   General and Administrative Overhead
3. NASA
   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
4. SSV
   Sea Surface Velocity
5. INVEST
   IODP New Ventures in Exploring Scientific Targets
6. S R
   Search and Rescue
7. CARA
   Caribbean Regional Association
8. COTS
   Commercial Off the Shelf Software
9. COTS
   Coastal Observation Technology System
10. MAST
    Modeling and Analysis Steering Team
11. PARC
    Palmyra Atoll Research Consortium
12. SCTR
    Seychelles Chagos Thermocline Ridge
13. SOT
    Ship Observations Team
14. SCOR
    Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (ICSU)
15. SIO
    Scripps Institutetution of Oceanography
16. COML
    Census of Marine Life
17. COMT
    Coastal Ocean Modeling Testbed
18. ICSU
    International Council for Science United
19. MARPOL
    Marine Pollution treaties
20. I/M
    Inventory and Monitoring

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