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ADC |
Astronomical Data
Center |
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ADF |
Astrophysics Data
Facility |
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AE |
Atmospheric Explorer |
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AEROS |
AEROnomy Satellite |
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AIM |
Automated Internal
Management |
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AIP |
Archive Information
Package |
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ANSI |
American National
Standards Institute |
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API |
Applications Programming
Interface |
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ARCAD |
Arc Aurorale et
Densite |
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ASCII |
American Standard
Code for information Interchange |
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ATMOWeb |
Web interface for
ATMOspheric data |
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CCSDS |
Consultative Committee
for Space Data Systems |
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CD-ROM |
Compact Dist-Read
Only Memory |
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CD-WO |
Compact Disk-Write
Once |
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CDAW |
Coordinated Data
Analysis Workshop |
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CDF |
Common Data Format |
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CGRO |
Compton Gamma Ray
Observatory |
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COBE |
Cosmic Background
Explorer |
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COHO |
Coordinated Heliospheric
Observations |
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DE |
Dynamics Explorer |
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DEDSL |
Data Entity Dictionary
Specification Language |
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DLT |
Digital Linear Tape |
|
DTD |
Document Type Definition |
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DVD |
Digital Versatile
Disk (originally, V = video) |
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EOSDIS |
Earth Observing
System Data and Information System |
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ESA |
European Space Agency |
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EUVE |
Extreme Ultraviolet
Explorer |
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FAME |
Full-sky Astrometric
Mapping Explorer |
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FAST |
Fast Auroral SnapshoT |
|
FEP |
Formats Evolution
Process |
|
FEPC
|
Formats Evolution
Process Committee |
|
FITS |
Flexible Image Transport
System |
|
FSO |
FITS Support Office |
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FTP
|
File Transfer Protocol |
|
FUSE |
Far Ultraviolet
Spectroscopic Explorer |
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GB |
Gigabyte |
|
GOES |
Geostationary Observational
Environmental Satellite |
|
GSFC |
Goddard Space Fligbht
Center |
|
GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
|
HEAO |
High Energy Astrophysics
Observatory |
|
HST |
Hubble Space Telescope |
|
HUT |
Hopkins Ultraviolet
Telescope |
|
IAU |
International Astronomical
Union |
|
IDA |
Interactive Data
Archive |
|
IMAGE |
Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora
Global Exploration |
|
IMP |
Interplanetary Monitoring
Platform |
|
IRAND |
Interactive Request
and Name Directory |
|
IRAS |
Infrared Astronomical
Satellite |
|
ISEE |
International Sun-Earth
Explorer |
|
ISIS |
International Satellite
for Ionosphere Studies |
|
ISO |
International Standards
Organization |
|
ISTP |
International Solar-Terrestrial
Physics |
|
IUE |
International Ultraviolet
Explorer |
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K-12 |
Kindergarten through
Grade 12 |
|
KP |
Key Parameters |
|
LANL |
Los Alamos National
Laboratory |
|
MAGSAT |
MAGnetic field SATellite |
|
MAST |
Multimission Archive
at STScI |
|
M-O |
Magneto-optic |
|
MSIS |
Mass Spectrometer
and Incoherent Scatter |
|
MSU |
Moscow State University |
|
NASA
|
National Aeronautics
and Space Administration |
|
NDADS |
NSSDC Data Archive
and Distribution System |
|
NMC |
NSSDC Master Catalog |
|
NOST |
NASA/Science Office
of Standards and Technology |
|
NRAO |
National Radio Astronomy
Observatory |
|
NSDF |
NSSDC Supplementary
Data File |
|
NSSDC |
National Space Science
Data Center |
|
OAIS |
Open Archival Information
System |
|
OGLE |
Optical Gravitational
Lensing Experiment |
|
OMNI |
Interplanetary Medium
Data (not an acronym) |
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OSO |
Orbiting Solar Observatory |
|
OV |
Orbitting Vehicle |
|
PDS |
Planetary Data System |
|
PIMS |
Personnel Information
Management System |
|
PVL |
Parameter Value
Language |
|
RAID |
Redundant Array
of Independent Disks (originally, "I" was "Inexpensive") |
|
SAMPEX |
Solar Anomalous
and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer |
|
SEC |
Sun Earth Connection |
|
SECEF |
SEC Education Forum |
|
SOHO |
Solar and Heliospheric
Observatory |
|
SOLRAD |
SOLar RADiation |
|
SPyCAT |
Space Physics CATalog |
|
SSC |
Satellite Situation
Center |
|
SSDOO |
Space Science Data
Operations Office |
|
STScI |
Space Telescope
Science Institute |
|
SWAS |
Submillimeter Wave
Astronomy Satellite |
|
TB |
Terabyte |
|
TIFF |
Tagged Image File
Format |
|
TRF |
Technical Reference
File |
|
UIT |
Ultraviolet Imaging
Telescope |
|
WDC-SI |
World Data Center
for Satellite Information (formerly WDC-A-Rockets and Satellites, WDC-A-R&S) |
|
WORM |
Write-Once, Read-Many |
|
WUPPE |
Wisconsin Ultraviolet
Photopolarimetry Experiment |
|
WWW |
World Wide Web |
|
XML |
eXtensible Markup
Language |