Acronyms

AcronymDefinition
ACCPAerosol, Cloud, Convection and Precipitation
AEWArchitecture Evaluation Workshop
AITApplications Impact Team
AMESAmes Research Center
AOSAtmosphere Observing System
ARAssessment Report
BOLBeginning Of Life
BSBackscatter
CBECurrent Best Estimate
CDCCollaborative Design Center
CEMACost Estimating, Modeling, & Analysis Office
CNESNational Centre for Space Studies
CSACanadian Space Agency
DLRDeutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Center)
EOLEnd Of Life
FOVField Of View
FreqFrequency
GHzGigahertz
GPMGlobal Precipitation Measurement
GRCGlenn Research Center
GSFCGoddard Space Flight Center
HGAHigh-Gain Antenna
HQHeadquarters
HSRLHigh Spectral Resolution Lidar
IPCCIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
JAXAJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency
JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory
L/VLaunch Vehicle
LaRCLangley Research Center
LGALow-Gain Antenna
LidarLight Detection and Ranging
LWIRLong Wave Infrared
m/sMeters per second
MELMaster Equipment List
MEVMaximum Expected Value
mm/hMillimeters per hour
MSFCMarshall Space Flight Center
NIRNear Infrared
OAOrbit Average
PALProject Authorization Letter
PDFPortable Document Format
PkPeak
PMParticulate matter
PoRProgram of Record
RadarRAdio Detection And Ranging
RWAReaction Wheel Assembly
S/CSpacecraft
SALTScience/Applications Leadership Team
SATMScience and Applications Traceability Matrix
SBGSurface Biology and Geology
SETSystems Engineering Team
SITScience Impact Team
SMTStudy Management Team
SNRSignal-to-Noise Ratio
STCStereo Camera
SWIRShort Wave Infrared
TBDTo Be Determined
TIMTotal Irradiance Monitor
TIRThermal Imaging Radar
TRATechnology Readiness Assessment
UV/VISUltraviolet/Visible
WLWavelength