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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    AAAR

    Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research

    In English

    AAIR

    Advanced Atmospheric sounder and Imaging Radiometer

    In English

    AASQA

    Associations Agréées de Surveillance de la Qualité de l'Air

    In French

    AASQA

    Association Agréée de la Surveillance de la Qualité de l'Air

    In French

    ABN

    Autorité du Bassin du Niger

    In French

    ABV

    Autorité du Bassin de la Volta

    In French

    ACE

    Aerosol Characterization Experiments

    In English

    ACMFE

    Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

    In English

    ACOM

    Australian Community Ocean Model

    In English

    ACP
    Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics

    = ACP | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | In English

    In English

    ACP
    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

    = ACP (see above)

    In English

    ACPD

    Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics Discussions

    In English

    ACPD

    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions

    In English

    ACSYS

    Arctic Climate System Study

    In English

    ACTIV

    Association pour la Connaissance et la Transmission de l'Information en Volcanologie (www.activolcans.info)

    In French

    ADCP

    Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

    In English

    ADEOS

    Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (http://kuroshio.eorc.jaxa.jp/ADEOS/)

    In English

    ADGEO
    Advances in Geosciences (https://www.advances-in-geosciences.net/)

    Advances in Geosciences (ADGEO) is a not-for-profit international interdisciplinary journal for fast publication of collections of short but self-contained communications in the Earth, planetary, and solar system sciences.

    = AdG | Advances in Geosciences | In English

    In English

    AEPI

    Atmospheric Emissions Photometric Imaging

    In English

    AESTO
    Advenced Earth Science and Technology Organization (www.aesto.or.jp)

    = 財団法人 | 地球科学技術総合推進機構 | In Japanese

    In English

    AFEE

    Association Française pour l'Étude des Eaux

    In French

    AFEQ

    Association Française pour l'Étude du Quaternaire

    In French

    AFERNOD

    Association Française d'Étude et de Recherche des Nodules océaniques

    In French

    AFES

    AGCM for the Earth Simulator

    In English

      AFGL
      Air Force Geophysics Laboratory

      The abbreviation AFGL (Air Force Geophysics Laboratory) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).

      In English

      AFGWC
      Air Force Global Weather Center

      The abbreviation AFGWC (Air Force Global Weather Center) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).

      In English

      AFPS

      Association Française du Génie Parasismique (www.afps-seisme.org)

      In French

      AGEMA

      Association pour la Gérance des Écoles de formation Maritime et Aquacole

      In French

      AGU

      American Geophysical Union (www.agu.org)

      In English

      AGUFM

      American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Abstracts

      In English

      AGUSM

      American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting Abstracts

      In English

      AGp

      Annals of Geophysics

      In English

      AIGA

      Associazione Italiana di Geologia Applicata ed Ambientale

      In Italian

      AIGeo

      Associazione Italiana di Geografia fisica e Geomorfologia

      In Italian

      AIMS

      Australian Institute of Marine Science (www.aims.gov.au)

      In English

      AIMSA
      Association Internationale de Météorologie et des Sciences de l'Atmosphère (www.iamas.org)

      = IAMAS | International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences | In English

      In French

      AIQUA

      Associazione Italiana per lo studio del Quaternario

      In Italian

      AIRS

      Atmospheric Infrared Sounder

      In English

      AJSR

      Australian Journal of Soil Research

      In English

      ALACE

      Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorer

      In English

      ALAE

      Atmospheric Lyman-Alpha Emissions

      In English

      ALARME

      Alerte Liée Aux Risques Méteorologiques Exceptionnels

      In French

      ALERA

      AFES-LETKF Experimental Ensemble Reanalysis

      In English

      ALOS

      Advanced Land Observing Satellite

      In English

      AMAEPF

      Amicale des Missions Australes et Polaires Françaises (http://www.amaepf.fr/)

      In French

      AMCOW

      African Ministers' Council on Water

      In English

      AMCOW

      African Ministerial Conference on Water

      In English

      AMGBA

      Archives for Meteorology, Geophysics and Bioclimatology - Series A, Meteorology and Atmopsheric Physics

      In English

      AMGBB

      Archives for Meteorology, Geophysics and Bioclimatology - Series B, Theoretical and Applied Climatology

      In English

      AMGBK

      Archiv Meteorologie, Geophysik und Bioklimatologie - Klimatologie und Umweltmeteorologie, Strahlungsforschung

      In German

      AMGBS

      Archiv Meteorologie, Geophysik und Bioklimatologie - Meteorologie und Geophysik

      In German

      AMIP

      Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project

      In English

      AMMA

      African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis

      In English

      AMO

      Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation

      In English

      AMS

      American Meteorological Society (www.ametsoc.org)

      In English

      AMSBu

      American Meteorological Society Bulletin

      In English

      AMSR

      Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer

      In English

      AMeDAS

      Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System

      In English

      ANBO

      African Network of Basin Organisations

      In English

      ANCGM

      Agence Nationale de la Géologie et du Contrôle Minier

      In French

      ANRGN

      Autoritatea Naţională de Reglementare în Domeniul Gazelor Naturale

      In Romanian

      AOGS

      Asia-Oceania Geosciences Society (www.asiaoceania.org/society/)

      In English

      AP

      Argile Plastique

      In French

      APCC

      APEC Climate Center (www.apcc21.net)

      In English

      APE

      Auroral Photography Experiment

      In English

        APE

        Aqua-Planet Experiment

        In English

        API

        Année Polaire Internationale

        In French

        APM

        Atmospheric Particle Monitor

        In English

        APSS

        Analyse Phénoménologique des Situations de Stockage

        In French

        ARA

        Asociaţia Română a Apei (https://www.ara.ro/)

        In Romanian

        AREPS

        Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

        In English

        ARGO

        Array for Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography (www.argo.ucsd.edu)

        In English

        ARISTOTELES

        Applications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing the Earth’s Field from Low Earth Orbiting Satellite

        In English

        ARVISE

        Analyse et Réduction de la Vulnérabilité Sismique du Bâti Existant

        In French

        AS&T

        Aerosol Science & Technology

        In English

        ASF

        Atmospheric Science Facility

        In English

        ASLO

        American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (www.aslo.org)

        In English

        ASPP

        Atmospheric and Space Plasma Physics

        In English

        ASRC

        Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (www.asrc.albany.edu)

        In English

        ASUKA

        Affiliated Surveys of the Kuroshio off Cape Ashizuri

        In English

          ATCF

          Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting

          In English

          ATLAS

          Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science

          In English

          ATMOS

          Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy

          In English

          ATOC

          Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate

          In English

          AVE

          Atmospheric Variability Experiment

          In English

          AVHRR

          Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

          In English

          AVISO

          Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellites Oceanographic data (www.aviso.oceanobs.com)

          In English

          AVNIR

          Advanced Visible and Near-Infrared Radiometer

          In English

          AWIS
          African Water Information (and Documentation) System

          = SADIEau | Système Africain de Documentation et d'Information sur l'Eau | In French

          In English

          AWS

          Air Weather Service

          In English

          AcGeP

          Acta Geophysica Polonica

          In Latin

          AcGeo

          Geodinamica Acta

          In Latin

          AcMeS

          Acta Meteorologica Sinica

          In Latin

          AcOC

          Oceanologica Acta

          In Latin

          AcOSi

          Acta Oceanica Sinica

          In Latin

          AdAtS

          Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

          In English

          AdEOA

          Advances in Earth Oriented Applications and Space Technology

          In English

          AdEPS

          Advances in Earth and Planetary Sciences

          In English

          AdExG

          Advances in Exploration Geophysics

          In English

          AdG
          Advances in Geosciences (https://www.advances-in-geosciences.net/)

          = ADGEO, AdG (see above)

          In English

          AdGDP
          Advances in Geophysical Data Processing

          The abbreviation AdGDP (Advances in Geophysical Data Processing) includes the abbreviation DP (Data Processing).

          In English

          AdGR

          Advances in Geophysical Research

          In English

          AdGeS

          Advances in Geophysics Supplement

          In English

          AdGeo

          Advances in Geophysics

          In English

          AdPhG

          Advances in Physical Geochemistry

          In English

          AdWR

          Advances in Water Resources

          In English

          AerST

          Aerosol Science Technology

          In English

          AnG

          Annales de Géophysique

          In French

          AnGeo

          Annales Geophysicae

          In Latin

          AnMet

          Annalen Meteorologie

          In German

          AnTec

          Annales Tectonicae

          In Latin

          AnTou

          Annales de l'Observatoire Astronomique et Metéorologique de Toulouse

          In French

          AtO

          Atmosphere Ocean

          In English

          AtSc

          Atmospheric Science

          In English

          AtScL

          Atmospheric Science Letters

          In English

          AtmEn

          Atmospheric Environment

          In English

          AtmRe

          Atmospheric Research

          In English

          AtmTe

          Atmospheric Technology

          In English

          AuMM

          Australian Meteorological Magazine

          In English

          AurPh

          Auroral physics

          In English

          BAAPG

          Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists

          In English

          BAMM

          Beta and Advection Model, Medium layer

          In English

          BAMS

          Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

          In English

          BAS

          British Antartic Survey

          In English

          BCSF

          Bureau Central Sismologique Français (www.seisme.prd.fr)

          In French

          BDQA

          Base nationale de Données sur la Qualité de l’Air

          In French

          BGD

          Biogeosciences Discussions

          In English

          BGR

          Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe

          In German

          BGeo

          Biogeosciences

          In English

          BIO

          Bedford Institute of Oceanography (www.bio.gc.ca)

          In English

          BMR

          Bureau Météorologique Routier

          In French

          BMT

          British Maritime Technology (https://www.bmt.org)

          In English

          BNDE

          Banque Nationale des Données sur l’Eau

          In French

          BOA

          Broad Ocean Area

          In English

          BRGM

          Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières

          In French

          BSSA

          Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

          In English

          BV

          Bassin Versant

          In French

          BVol

          Bulletin of Volcanology

          In English

          BePhA

          Beiträge zur Physik der Atmosphäre

          In German

          BeiGe

          Beiträge zur Geophysik

          In German

          Biorh

          Biorheology

          In English

          BlGJ

          Bulgarian Geophysical Journal

          In English

          BlJMH

          Bulgarian Journal of Meteorology and Hydrology

          In English

          BoLMe

          Boundary-Layer Meteorology

          In English

          BuSSA

          The Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

          In English

          C&E

          Ciel et Espace

          In French

          C&T

          Ciel et Terre

          In French

          C4MIP

          Coupled Carbon Cycle Climate Model Intercomparison Project (http://c4mip.lsce.ipsl.fr)

          In English

          CAAML

          Canadian Avalanche Association Markup Language

          In English

          CAEM

          Center for Antarctic Environment Monitering

          In English

          CAGW

          Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming

          In English

          CAMET

          Central American Metrology Cooperation

          In English

          CAOG

          Centre for Applied Organic Geochemistry

          In English

          CAOS

          Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies (http://caos-a.geophys.tohoku.ac.jp)

          In English

          CARCAH

          Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes

          In English

          CBERS
          China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite

          The abbreviation CBERS (China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite) includes the abbreviation ERS (Earth Resources Satellite).

          In English

          CBLT

          Commission du Bassin du Lac Tchad

          In French

          CCAMLR

          Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (www.ccamlr.org)

          In English

          CCC

          Climate Change Collaboratory

          In English

          CCFF

          Cape Canaveral Forecast Facility

          In English

          CCMEO

          Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation

          In English

          CCN

          Cloud Condensation Nuclei

          In English

          CCNUCC
          Convention-Cadre des Nations Unies sur les Changements Climatiques (https://unfccc.int/)

          = UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | In English
          = CMNUCC | Convenio Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático | In Spanish
          = CQNUMC | Convenção-Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre Mudança de Clima | In Portuguese
          = UNFCCC | 聯合國氣候變化綱要公約 | In Chinese languages
          = КИК | Рамочная конвенция ООН об изменении климата | In Russian
          = UNFCCC | 気候変動枠組条約 | In Japanese
          = UNFCCC | 기후 변화에 관한 국제 연합 기본 협약 | In Korean

          In French

          CCPCE

          Current Contents Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences

          In English

          CCRA

          Cape Canaveral Reference Atmosphere

          In English

          CCRS

          Canada Centre for Remote Sensing

          In English

          CCSM

          Community Climate System Model (www.ccsm.ucar.edu)

          In English

          CCSR
          Center for Climate System Reseach (www.ccsr.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

          = CCSR | 東京大学の『気候システム研究センタ | In Japanese

          In English

          CCSR
          東京大学の『気候システム研究センタ (www.ccsr.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

          = CCSR (see above)

          In Japanese

          CCSRP

          Collège de Contrôle et de Surveillance des Ressources Pétrolières

          In French

          CDEX

          Center for Deep Earth Exploration

          In English

          CDIAC

          Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center

          In English

          CDO

          Central Dense Overcast

          In English

          CEDRE

          Centre de Documentation, de Recherche et d'Expérimentations sur les pollutions accidentelles des eaux

          In French

          CEOP

          Coordinated Energy and Water Cycle Observing Period (www.ceop.net)

          In English

          CEPMMT

          Centre Européen pour les Prévisions Météorologiques à Moyen Terme

          In French

          CEPMMT
          Centre Européen de Prévision Météorologique à Moyen Terme (https://www.ecmwf.int/)

          = ECMWF | European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts | In English

          In French

          CEREGE

          Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement

          In French

          CES

          Conservation des Eaux et des Sols

          In French

          CFS

          Climate Forecast System

          In English

          CG

          Computers and Geosciences

          In English

          CGA

          Caractérisation et Gestion de l'Atmosphère

          In French

          CGAM

          Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling (www.cgam.nerc.ac.uk)

          In English

          CGES

          Centre de Géotechnique et d'Exploitation du Sous-sol

          In French

          CGSESE
          Centre de Gestion de la Sécheresse pour l’Europe du Sud-Est

          = DMCSEE | Drought Management Centre for South-Eastern Europe | In English

          In French

          CGU
          Canadian Geophysical Union (www.cgu-ugc.ca)

          = UGC | Union Géophysique Canadienne | In French

          In English

          CHA

          Centre Hydrométéorologique Alpes

          In French

          CHA

          Centre Hydrométéorologique des Alpes

          In French

          CHASER

          CHemical AGCM for Study of atmospheric Environment and Radiative forcing

          In English

          CIAP

          Climatic Impact Assessment Program

          In English

          CIESIN

          Center for International Earth Science Information Network

          In English

          CIESM

          Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la mer Méditerranée

          In French

          CIRESS

          Colloque International sur les Ressources en Eau Souterraines dans le Sahara

          In French

          CIS

          Commissione Italiana di Stratigrafia

          In Italian

          CISK

          Conditional Instability of the Second Kind

          In English

          CIST

          Centre d'Information sur les Sciences de la Terre

          In French

          CKRA

          Cape Kennedy Reference Atmosphere

          In English

          CLAMP

          Climate Leaf Analysis Multivariate Program

          In English

          CLIC

          Climate and Cryosphere (http://clic.npolar.no)

          In English

          CLIVAR

          Climate Variability and Predictability (https://www.clivar.org/)

          In English

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