Frequently Used Acronyms at ARL
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A
- AEROCE
- Atmosphere-Ocean Chemistry Experiment
- AGU
- American Geophysical Union
- AgDRIFT
- Agricultural spray DRIFT model
- AIRMoN
- Atmospheric Integrated Research Monitoring Network
- AL
- Aeronomy Laboratory
- AMS
- American Meteorological Society
- ANATEX
- Across North America Tracer Experiment
- ANICA
- Atmospheric Nutrient Input to Coastal Areas
- ANL
- Argonne National Laboratory
- AOC
- NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center
- AQSM
- Air Quality Simulation Models
- ARCUS
- Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S.
- ARL
- Army Research Laboratory
- ARL
- Air Resources Laboratory
- ARM
- Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program
- ARO
- Army Research Office
- ASMD
- Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division
- ASTM
- American Society for Testing and Materials
- ATDD
- Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division
- AVHRR
- Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
B
- BAPMoN
- Background Air Pollution Monitoring Network
- BOREAS
- Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study
- BASC
- Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (NAS/NRC)
- BNL
- Brookhaven National Laboratory
C
- CAA
- Clean Air Act of 1970
- CAAA
- Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
- CALMET
- CALifornia METeorological model
- CALPUFF
- CALifornia PUFF model
- CAPTEX
- Cross-Appalachian Tracer Experiment
- CART
- Cloud and Radiation Testbed
- CASES
- Cooperative Atmospheric-Surface Exchange Study
- CASTNET
- Clean Air Status and Trends Network
- CEC
- Commission for Environmental Cooperation
- CB-IV
- Carbon Bond-IV Chemistry Mechanism
- CBL
- Convective Boundary Layer
- CENR
- Committee on Environmental and National Resources
- CMAQ
- Community Multiscale Air Quality model
- CORE
- Collocated Operational Research Establishments
- CRAFT
- Cray Research Adaptive ForTran
- CTDM
- Complex Terrain Dispersion Model
- CUCF
- Central UV Calibration Facility
D
- DDIM
- Dry Deposition Inferential Monitoring
- DOE
- Department of Energy
- DOE/ORO
- DOE - Oak Ridge Operations
- DTRA
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
E
- EMEP
- European Monitoring and Evaluation Program
- EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency
- EPS
- Emission Processing System
- ETEX
- European Tracer Experiment
- ETL
- Environmental Technology Laboratory
F
- FAA
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAMS
- Florida Atmospheric Mercury Study
- FCMSSR
- Federal Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
- FDDA
- Four-Dimensional Data Assimilation
- FEMA
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FHWA
- Federal Highway Administration
- FRD
- Field Research Division
- FSL
- Forecast Systems Laboratory
G
- GAW
- Global Atmosphere Watch
- GCIP
- GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project
- GCM
- General Circulation Model
- GEWEX
- Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment
- GEMAP
- Geocoded Emission Modeling and Projection
- GIS
- Geographic Information System
- GFS
- Global Forecast System
- GPS
- Global Positioning System
- GTS
- Global Telecommunications System
H
- HAP
- Hazardous Air Pollutant
- HARM-II
- Version II of Hazardous Atmospheric Release Model
- HAO
- High Altitude Observatory (Niwot Ridge)
- HPCC
- High Performance Computing and Communications
- HYSPLIT
- Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory model
I
- IAEA
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- ISMSSR
- Interdepartmental Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
- IGAC
- International Global Atmospheric Chemistry
- IJC
- International Joint Commission
- IPCC
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- IRGA
- Infrared gas analyzer
- ISC-COMPDEP
- Industrial Source Complex - COMPlex terrain DEPosition
- ISIS
- Integrated Surface Irradiance Study
L
- LANL
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- LLNL
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- LMMB
- Lake Michigan Mass Balance project
M
- MAP3S
- Multistate Atmospheric Power Production Pollution Study
- MAS
- Mobile Atmospheric Spectrometer
- MFP
- Mobile Flux Platform
- MIMS
- Multimedia Integrated Modeling System
- MIRAGE
- Megacity Impact on Regional And Global Environments
- MM5
- Generation 5 of PSU/NCAR Mesocale Model
- Models-3
- Third generation air quality modeling system
- MVP
- Model Validation Program (with USAF)
N
- NAAQS
- National Ambient Air Quality Standards
- NADP
- National Atmospheric Deposition Program
- NAPAP
- National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program
- NARE
- North Atlantic Regional Experiment
- NARSTO
- North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone
- NASA
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NATO/CCMS
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society
- NCAR
- National Center for Atmospheric Research
- NCDC
- National Climatic Data Center
- NESDIS
- National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
- NIST
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- NCEP
- National Centers for Environmental Prediction
- NMFS
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- NOAA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NPS
- National Park Service
- NRC
- National Research Council
- NRC
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- NRL
- Navy Research Laboratory
- NSF
- National Science Foundation
- NSWC
- Naval Surface Warfare Center
- NTS
- Nevada Test Site
- NWS
- National Weather Service
O
- OFCM
- Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
- ORAU
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities
- ORNL
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- OSTP
- Office of Science and Technology Policy
P
- PBL
- Planetary Boundary Layer
- PERF
- Petroleum Environmental Research Forum
- PM
- Particulate Matter
- PNNL
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- PSU
- Pennsylvania State University
- PVM
- Parallel Virtual Machine
- PWA
- Pulsed Wire Anemometer
Q
- QA/SAC
- Quality Assurance/Science Activity Center
- QAPJP
- Quality Assurance Project Plan
- QBO
- Quasi-Biennial Oscillation
R
- RADM
- Regional Acid Deposition Model
- RAMAN
- Regional Atmospheric Measurement and Analytical Network
- RAMS
- Regional Atmospheric Modeling System
- READY
- Real-time Environmental Applications and Display sYstem
- RELMAP
- Regional Lagrangian Model of Air Pollution
- ROM
- Regional Oxidant Model
- ROSE
- Regional Oxidants in the SouthEast
- RPM
- Regional Particulate Model
- RSMC
- Regional Specialized Meteorological Center
- RTP
- Research Triangle Park
S
- SBL
- Stable Boundary Layer
- SORD
- Special Operations and Research Division
- SOS
- Southern Oxidants Study
- SPARC
- Stratospheric Processes And their Role in Climate
- SRRB
- Surface Radiation Research Branch
- SURFRAD
- Surface Radiation Budget Monitoring Network
T
- TMTF
- Table Mountain Test Facility
- TOGA/COARE
- Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere/Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment
- TOMS
- Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
U
- USAF
- U.S. Air Force
- USDA
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- USFS
- U.S. Forest Service
- USGS
- U.S. Geological Survey
- UV-B
- Electromagnetic radiation of wavelength in the 280 to 315 nm range
V
- VAFTAD
- Volcanic Ash Forecast Transport and Dispersion
- VTMX
- Vertical Transport and Mixing Experiment
W
- WATOX
- Western Atlantic Ocean Experiment
- WBW
- Walker Branch Watershed
- WCRP
- World Climate Research Programme
- WMO
- World Meteorological Organization
- WTI
- Waste Technology Industries
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