Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Earth sciences’
- Code
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Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- PRQA
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Plan Régional de la Qualité de l'Air
- PRQA
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Plan Régional pour la Qualité de l'Air
- PalOc
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Paleoceanography
- PetDB
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Petrological Database of the Ocean Floor (https://www.earthchem.org/petdb)
PetDB (Petrological Database of the Ocean Floor) is a searchable database of published geochemical data for igneous and metamorphic rocks of the ocean floor, including magmatic rocks generated at mid-ocean ridges, back-arc basins, or young seamounts, abyssal peridotites, old oceanic crust, mantle xenoliths, and ophiolites.
- PhChE
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Physics and Chemistry of Earth
- PlPh
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Plasma Physics
- PolAt
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Pollution Atmosphérique
- PolRe
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National Institute Polar Research Memoirs
- PrOce
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Progress in Oceanography
- QAPF
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Quartz, Alkali feldspar, Plagioclase, Feldspathoid
- QBO
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Quasi-Biennial Oscillation
- QJRMS
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Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
- QSRv
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Quaternary Science Reviews
- QUICKEST
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Quadratic Upstream Interpolation for Convective Kinematics with Estimated Streaming Terms
- RAISE
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Rangelands Atmosphere-Hydrosphere-Biosphere Interaction Study Experiment in Northeastern Asia
- RAMS
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Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (http://rams.atmos.colostate.edu)
- RCB
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Réseau Complémentaire de Bassin
- RERE
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Ressources en Eau Renouvelables Externes
- RERI
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Ressources en Eau Renouvelables Internes
- RERR
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Ressources en Eau Renouvelables Réelles
- RERT
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Ressources en Eau Renouvelables Totales
- RGF
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Rudarsko Geološki Fakultet
- RGII
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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
- RIAPS
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Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System
- RIG
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Rivista Italiana di Geofisica
- RIGSA
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Rivista Italiana di Geofisica e Scienze Affini
- RISH
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Research Institute of Sustainable Humanosphere (www.rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
- RMS
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Royal Meteorological Society
- RMetA
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Rivista di Meteorologia Aeronautica
- RNB
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Réseau National de Bassin
- RNDE
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Réseau National des Données sur l’Eau
- ROMS
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Regional Ocean Modeling System (www.myroms.org)
- RORSAT
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Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite
- RPDE
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Réseau Partenarial des Données sur l’Eau
- RRA
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River Research and Applications
- RSEnv
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Remote Sensing of Environment
- RSM
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Régularisation de Situation Militaire
- RSQ
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Remote Sensing Quarterly
- ReSMA
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Reparto Sperimentazioni di Meteorologia Aeronautica
- RvAqS
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Reviews in Aquatic Sciences
- RvGPG
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Revue de Géographie Physique et de Géologie Dynamique
- RvGSP
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Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics
- RvGeS
-
Reviews of Geophysics Supplement
- RvGeo
-
Reviews of Geophysics
- RéNaSS
-
Réseau National du Surveillance Sismique (http://renass.u-strasbg.fr)
- SA
-
Sables d’Auteuil
- SAA
-
South Atlantic Anomaly
- SADIEau
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Système Africain de Documentation et d'Information sur l'Eau
SADIEau is equivalent to AWIS (African Water Information (and Documentation) System) in English.
- SAFE
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San Andreas Fault Experiment
- SAGE
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Schéma d'Aménagement et de Gestion des Eaux
- SAGE
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Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment
- SAGE
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Sub-Arctic Gyre Experiment
- SAL
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Saharan Air Layer
- SANDRE
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Service d’Administration Nationale des Données et Référentiels sur l’Eau
- SAWS
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South African Weather Service (https://www.weathersa.co.za/)
- SBI
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Subsidiary Body for Implementation
- SBSTA
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Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
- SC
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Sables de Cuise
- SCF
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Strategic Climate Fund
- SCOR
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Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (www.scor-int.org)
- SDAGE
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Schéma Directeur d’Aménagement et de Gestion des Eaux
- SEA-EAT
-
South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog
- SED
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Schweizerischer Erdbebendienst (www.seismo.ethz.ch)
- SEEDS
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Subarctic ocean Enrichment and Ecosystem Dynamics Study
- SEG
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Society of Economic Geologists
- SEGeo
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Seismology and Exploration Geophysics
- SEM
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Service d'Économie Maritime
- SEMIDE
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Système Euro-Méditerranéen d'Information sur les savoir-faire dans le Domaine de l'Eau
- SEOS
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Synchronous Earth Observation Satellite
- SESAR
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Solid Earth SAmple Registry (www.geosamples.org)
- SF
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Sables de Fontainebleau
- SFMH
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Sondeur Multifaisceaux Halieutique
- SGC
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Stabilized Ground Cloud
- SGI
-
Società Geologica Italiana
- SGORS
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Studies in Geophysical Optics and Remote Sensing
- SGeo
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Surveys in Geophysics
- SHAD
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Stellar Horizon Atmospheric Dispersion
- SICI
-
Sistema Informativo Catastrofi Idrogeologiche
- SIE
-
Système d'Information sur l'Eau
- SIMAC
-
SIMulateur d'Agitation Côtière
- SIO
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography (www-sio.ucsd.edu)
- SKS
-
Subkommission für Kreide-Stratigraphie
- SL
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Sea Level
- SLBD
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Sea Light-Beam Director
- SLE
-
Sea-Level Equivalent
- SLOA
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Sustainable Landscapes Opportunity Analysis
- SLOSH
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Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge due to Hurricanes
- SMB
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Space Meteorology Branch
- SMBL
-
Syndicat Mixte du Bassin du Lot
- SMG
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Space Flight Meteorology Group
- SMHI
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Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (www.smhi.se)
SMHI is equivalent to SMHI (Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute) in English.
- SMHI
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Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance (Association) (https://www.smhi.ca/)
- SMHI
-
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (www.smhi.se)
SMHI is equivalent to SMHI (see above).
- SMHV
-
Séisme Maximal Historiquement Vraisemblable
- SMIP
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Seasonal Prediction Model Intercomparison Project
- SMOW
-
Standard Mean Ocean Water
- SMPP
-
Séisme Maximal Physiquement Possible
- SMS
-
Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
- SMS
-
Séisme Majoré de Sécurité
- SMSPS
-
Stephan Mueller Special Publication Series
- SMVM
-
Schéma de Mise en Valeur de la Mer
- SNV
-
Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie
- SODA
-
Simple Ocean Data Assimilation
- SOFA
-
System for Ocean Forecasting and Analysis
- SOI
-
Southern Oscillation Index
- SOLAS
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Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (www.uea.ac.uk/env/solas/)
- SPARC
-
Stratospheric Processes And their Role in Climate
- SPC
-
Storm Prediction Center
- SPI
-
Standardized Precipitation Index
- SPOT
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Système Probatoire d’Observation de la Terre
- SPOT
-
Système Probatoire pour l'Observation de la Terre
- SS
-
Sables Supérieurs
- SSGSR
-
Springer Verlag Springer Series on Group Geophysics Space Research
- SSH
-
Sea Surface Height
- SSI
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Système de Surveillance International
- SSM/I
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Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (www.ssmi.com)
- SSS
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Sea Surface Salinity
- SSSA
-
Soil Science Society of America (https://www.soils.org/)
- SSSAJ
-
Soil Science Society of America Journal
- SST
-
Sea Surface Temperature
- ST
-
Sciences de la Terre
- STD
-
Stratigraphische Tabelle von Deutschland
- STEREO
-
Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory
- STERJ
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Solar, Terrestrial and Environmental Research Japan
- STOIC
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Study of Tropical Oceans in Coupled Models
- STOIC
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Stratospheric Ozone Intercomparison Campaign
- STOWA
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Stichting Toegepast Onderzoek Waterbeheer (www.stowa.nl)
- STP
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Solar-Terrestrial Physics
- STP
-
Significant Tornado Parameter
- STU
-
Sciences de la Terre et de l'Univers
- SUMS
-
Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer
The abbreviation SUMS (Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer) includes the abbreviation MS (Mass Spectrometer).
- SUSUSE
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Sustainable Use and Conservation of Marine Living Resources
- SVAT
-
Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Transfer
- SVC
-
Subvisible Cirrus
- SVE
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Société Volcanologique Européenne (www.sveurop.org)
- SVT
-
Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre
- SWD
-
Seismic While Drilling
- SWEAT
-
Severe WEAther Threat
- SYNOP
-
Synoptic Ocean Prediction Experiment
- SedG
-
Sedimentary Geology (www.elsevier.com/locate/sedgeo)
- Sedim
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Sedimentology
- SmCES
-
Smithsonian Contributions to Earth Sciences
- SpWea
-
Space Weather
- StGG
-
Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica
- StGeo
-
Studies in Geophysics
- TAGU
-
Transactions of the American Geophysical Union
- TAO
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Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project (www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/)
- TAS
-
Total-Alkali-Silica
- TCU
-
Towering CUmulus
- TEMSI
-
TEMps SIgnificatif
- TFHTAP
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Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution
The abbreviation TFHTAP (Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution) includes the abbreviation TF (Task Force).
- THCP
-
Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential
- THIR
-
Temperature/Humidity Infrared Radiometer
- THORPEX
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The Hemispheric Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment
- TOGA
-
Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere Program
- TOLEX
-
Tokyo-Ogasawara Line Experiment
- TOMS
-
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
- TOMS
-
Terrain-following Ocean Modeling System
- TPAG
-
Theory and Practice of Applied Geophysics
- TRIP
-
Total Runoff Integrating Pathways
- TRMM
-
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
- TSDMO
-
Tellus Series Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
- TSOP
-
The Society for Organic Petrology (https://www.tsop.org/)
The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP) is a non-profit organization for scientists and engineers involved with coal petrology, kerogen petrology, organic geochemistry and related disciplines. Its objectives are to promote research and state-of-the-art technologies in organic petrology, as well as to work for acceptable classifications of sedimentary organic matter.
- Tecto
-
Tectonics
- Tectp
-
Tectonophysics
- ThApC
-
Theoretical and Applied Climatology
- TrGRC
-
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- TraGe
-
Travaux Géophysiques
- UARS
-
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
- UCRE
-
Unité de Coordination des Ressources en Eau
- UGC
-
Union Géophysique Canadienne (www.cgu-ugc.ca)
UGC is equivalent to CGU (Canadian Geophysical Union) in English.
- UGGI
-
Union Géodésique et Géophysique Internationale (www.iugg.org)
UGGI is equivalent to IUGG (International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics) in English.
- UGSJR
-
US Geological Survey Journal Research
- UNCCD
-
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
The abbreviation UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).
- UNFCCC
-
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (https://unfccc.int/)
The abbreviation UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).
UNFCCC is equivalent to CMNUCC (Convenio Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático) in Spanish, CCNUCC (Convention-Cadre des Nations Unies sur les Changements Climatiques) in French, 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.
- UNFCCC
-
聯合國氣候變化綱要公約 (https://unfccc.int/)
UNFCCC is equivalent to CMNUCC, CCNUCC, CQNUMC, КИК (see above).
- UNFCCC
-
気候変動枠組条約 (https://unfccc.int/)
UNFCCC is equivalent to CMNUCC, CCNUCC, CQNUMC, КИК (see above).
- UNFCCC
-
기후 변화에 관한 국제 연합 기본 협약 (https://unfccc.int/)
UNFCCC is equivalent to CMNUCC, CCNUCC, CQNUMC, КИК (see above).
- USAM
-
Ufficio Generale Spazio Aereo e Meteorologia
- USAMCC
-
United States Army Meteorology and Calibration Center
- USWB
-
United States Weather Bureau
- UWZ
-
Unwetterzentrale
- VAMOS
-
Variability of the Americal Monsoon Systems
- VAPOR
-
Visualization and Analysis Platform for Ocean, atmosphere, and solar Researchers (www.vapor.ucar.edu)
- VAS
-
VISSR Atmospheric Sounder
- VC
-
Visible Cirrus
- VLANEZO
-
Vlaams-Nederlandse samenwerking in zeeonderzoek
- VLPE
-
Very Long Period Experiment
The report presents the results of a study of the noise characteristics of Very Long Period Experiment (VLPE) stations. One-hour vertical component and one-hour three-component noise samples were processed and analyzed for short- and long-term vertical component noise trends, three-component spectra, and two-component coherence spectra.
- VMIS
-
Visual Marine Information Systems
- VMM
-
Veille Météorologique Mondiale
- VOCALS
-
VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study (https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/vocals)
- VSJ
-
Volcanological Society of Japan
- VeZPE
-
Veroffentlichungen des Zentralinstituts für Physik der Erde
- WBC
-
Western Boundary Current
- WCRP
-
World Climate Research Programme (http://wcrp.wmo.int)
- WGGG
-
Wydział Geoinżynierii, Górnictwa i Geologii
- WHOI
-
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (www.whoi.edu)
- WINDII
-
Wind Imaging Interferometer
- WINDS
-
Weather Information Network Display System
- WIS
-
Water Information System