Caro-COOPS Acronyms

Caro-COOPS: Carolina Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction System (http://www.carocoops.org)

CDIP: Coastal Data Information Program (http://cdip.ucsd.edu/)

CDL: common data language

COOS: coastal ocean observation system

CORMP: Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (http://www.cormp.org)

COTS: Coastal Observation Technology System (http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cots/)

DMCC: [SEACOOS] Data Management Coordinating Committee (http://seacoos.org/General%20Information/Folder.Organization/)

DMAC: [IOOS] Data Management and Communications (http://dmac.ocean.us/index.jsp)

DODS: Distributed Oceanographic Data System (http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/dods/)

FGDC: Federal Geographic Data Committee (http://www.fgdc.gov)

GEOSS: Global Earth Observation System of Systems (http://www.earthobservations.org/index.html)

GOES: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/)

GoMOOS: Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (http://www.gomoos.org/)

IEOS: Integrated Earth Observing System (http://usgeo.gov/)

IOOS: Integrated Ocean Observing System (http://www.ocean.us)

LCFRP: Lower Cape Fear River Program (http://www.uncwil.edu/cmsr/aquaticecology/lcfrp/)

MACOORA: Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (http://www.macoora.org/)

MMI: Marine Metadata Interoperability (http://marinemetadata.org/)

NCDDC: [NOAA] National Coastal Data Development Center (http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/)

NDBC: National Data Buoy Center (http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov)

NDFD: National Digital Forecast Database (http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ndfd/)

NERRS: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (http://nerrs.noaa.gov/)

NFRA: National Federation of Regional Associations (http://www.usnfra.org)

NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (http://www.noaa.gov)

NWLON: National Water Level Observation Network (or Program) (http://140.90.121.76/d_nwlop.html)

NWS: National Weather Service (http://www.nws.noaa.gov)

ODP: Ocean Data Partnership (http://secoora.org/groups/odp/)

OGC: Open Geospatial Consortium (http://www.opengeospatial.org/)

ONR: Office of Naval Research (http://www.onr.navy.mil/)

RA: regional association (e.g. SECOORA)

RCOOS: Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System (http://rcoos.org/)

SABSOON: South Atlantic Bight Synoptic Offshore Observational Network (http://www.skio.peachnet.edu/research/sabsoon/)

SEACOOS: Southeast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System (http://www.seacoos.org)

SECOORA: Southeast Coastal Ocean Observations Regional Association (http://www.secoora.org)

SURA: Southeastern Universities Research Association (http://www1.sura.org/0000/0000_Home.html)

USGS: United States Geological Survey (http://www.usgs.gov)

-- SusannaKing - 09 May 2008
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