Acronyms | Turkish State Meteorological Service

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AARI: Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
ACC: Advisory Committee on Coordination
ACMAD :African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development
ACSYS: Arctic Climate System Study
ADEOS: Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
ADM: Alternative Dissemination Method
AGRHYMET: Regional Training Centre for Agrometeorology and Operational Hydrology and their Applications
AIC: Argo Information Centre
AMDAR: Aircraft Meteorological Data Acquisition and Relay
AMMA: African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis
AMC: Area Meteorological Coordinator
AMP: Applications of Meteorology Programme
ANSEP: Air Navigation Services Economics Panel
AOML: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (NOAA)
AOPC: Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate
AR4: Fourth Assessment Report
AREP: Atmospheric Research and Environment Programme Department
AREP: Aviation Report
ARGO:Array for Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography Programme
ARGOS: Data Relay and Platform Location System (Sat.)
ASAP: Automated Shipboard Aerological Programme
ASAPP: Automated Shipboard Aerological Programme Panel
ASEAN: Association of South-East Asian Nations
ASECNA: Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar
ASPeCT: Antarctic Sea-ice Processes, Ecosystems and Climate
ASDAR: Aircraft to Satellite Data Relay
AST: Argo Science Team
ATCM :Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
AWG:Advisory Working Group Danışmanlık
AWS: Automatic Weather System

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BATHY: Bathythermograph report
BIPM: International Bureau of Weights and Measures
BIP-MT: Basic Instrument Package for Meteorological Technicians
BOM: Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)
BSIM :Baltic Sea Ice Meeting
BUFR: Binary Universal Form for Representation of Meteorological Data
BUOY: Report for Buoy Observations

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CAeM :Commisssion for Aeronautical Meteorology
CAgM :Commission for Agricultural Meteorology
CAL :Computer-assisted Learning
CAPMON: Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network
CAS :Commission for Atmospheric Sciences
CAVASSO: Project for Atlantic VOS pCO2 measurement
CBD :Convention on Biological Diversity
CBS : Commission for Basic Systems (WMO)
CCI :Commission for Climatology
CDIAC: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Centre
CDMS :Climate Database Management System
CEOP :Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period
CEOS :Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
CGMS : Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites
CHMI : Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
CHy :Commission for Hydrology
C/IAIS :Chief, Internal Audit and Investigations Office
CILSS :Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel
CIMO :Commission for instruments and Methods of Observation (WMO)
CIWG :Canadian Ice Working Group
CLIC :Climate and Cryosphere
CLICOM :Climate Computing
CLIMAR :Workshop on Advances in Marine Climatology
CLIPS :Climate Information and Prediction Services
CLIVAR : Climate Variability and Predictability (WCRP)
CLS : Collecte Localisation Satellites
CMA: China Meteorological Administration
CMDL: Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory
CMM :Commission for Marine Meteorology (WMO)
CNES : Centre National d'etudes spatiales (France)
CNRS: French National Centre for Scientific Research
COADS: Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Dataset
COAPS: Center for Ocean Atmosphere Prediction Studies
COMET: Cooperative Programme for Operational Meteorology Education and Training Operasyonel
COOP: CLIVAR Ocean Observation Panel CLIVAR
COOP :Coastal Ocean Observation Panel
COP :Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change
COPES :Coordinated Observation and Prediction of the Earth System
COSNA: Composite Observing System for the North Atlantic
COST :European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research
CPD :Conferences, Printing and Documentation Department
CRS :Coastal Radio Station
CSD :United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
CSIRO: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
CTD: Conductivity-temperature-depth probe

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DAC: Data Assembly Centre
DARE: Data Rescue
DART: Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis Dein
DBCP: Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (WMO-IOC)
DCP: Data Collection Platform
DCPC: Data Collection or Product Centre
DCS: Data Collection System
DIVERSITAS: International Programme of Biodiversity
DMC: Drought Monitoring Centre
DMCG :Data management Coordination Group
DNA: Designated National Agency
DODS : Distributed Oceanographic Data System
DPFS: Data-processing and Forecasting System
DPM :Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
DRS :DCP Retransmission System
DWD : Deutscher Wetterdienst
DAC :Data Assembly Centre
DARE: Data Rescue
DART: Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis Dein
DBCP: Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (WMO-IOC)
DCP : Data Collection Platform
DCPC: Data Collection or Product Centre
DCS : Data Collection System
DIVERSITAS: International Programme of Biodiversity
DMC: Drought Monitoring Centre
DMCG :Data management Coordination Group
DNA :Designated National Agency
DODS :Distributed Oceanographic Data System
DPFS :Data-processing and Forecasting System
DPM: Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
DRS : DCP Retransmission System
DSC: Digital Selection Calling

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EAMAC: African School of Meteorology and Civil Aviation
EANET: Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia
EART: Emergency Assistance Response Team
E-ASAP: EUMETNET ASAP
EC: Executive Council
ECDIS: Electronic Chart Display Information System
ECMWF: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting
EDRG: Emergency and Disaster Response Group
EEZ : Exclusive Economic Zone
EGC : Enhanced Group Code
EGOS : European Group on Ocean Stations
EMEP: Cooperative Programme for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe
EMWIN :Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
ENSO :El Nino/Southern Oscillation
EOS :Earth Observation System
EOT: End of Text or Transmission
EPS: Ensemble Prediction System
ERP: Early Retirement Programme
ESA: European Space Agency
ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
ESOC : European Space Operations Centre
ESSP :Earth System Science Partnership
E-SURFMAR: Eucos-Surface Marine Programme
ET : Expert Team
ET -ODRRGOS CBS : CBS Expert Team on Observational Data Requirements and Redesign of theGlobal Observing System
ETMC: Expert Team on Marine Climatology
ETMSS : Expert Team on Maritime Safety Services
ETR :Education and Training
ETRP: Education and Training Programme
EUCOS EUMETNET: Composite Observing System
EUMETNET: Network of European Meteorological Services
EUMETSAT: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
EUROCONTROL: European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation
EuroGOOS :European GOOS Avrupa Global

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5LTP: Fifth WMO Long Term Plan
FAO : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FARO :Forum of Arctic Research Operators
FDP: Forecast Demonstration Project
FRGPC: French Argos Global Processing Centre
FTB : First Transmitted Bit
FWIS: Future WMO Information System

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G/T: Gain-to-Temperature ratio
GAC: Global Area Coverage
GARP: Global Atmospheric Research Programme
GAW: Global Atmosphere Watch
GCC: Global Collecting Centres
GCM: General Circulation Model
GCN GLOSS: Core Network Gloss
GCMD: Global Change Master Directory
GCOS : Global Climate Observing System
GDP : Global Drifter Programme
GDPFS: Global Data-processing and Forecasting System
GDSIDB: Global Digital Sea Ice Data Bank
GECR: Global Environment Change Research
GEF: Global Environment Facility
GEO :Global Earth Observations
GEOSS :Global Earth Observation System of Systems Sistemlerin
GESAMP: Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Pollution
GEWEKS: Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment
GHRSST GODAE: High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature GODAE
GHRSST-PP : Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE) High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature Pilot Project GODAE
GISC: Global Information System Centre
GLOSS : Global Sea-level Observing System
GIS :Geographic Information System
GMA :Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment
GMDSS :Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
GMS :Global Marine Assessment
GNI :Gross National Income
GODAE: Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment
GOES :Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
GOOS : Global Ocean Observing System
GOS :Global Observing System
GOSUD: Global Ocean Surface Underway Data
GPCC :Global Production Centre
GPS :Global Positioning System
GRDC :Global Runoff Data Centre
GSN :GCOS Surface Network
GTN-H: Global Terrestrial Network-Hydrology
GTOS :Global Terrestrial Observing System
GTS : Global Telecommunication System (WMO)
GTSPP :Global Temperature Salinity Profile Programme
GUAN GCOS: Upper-air Network
GURME GAW:Urban Research Meteorology and Environment

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HDLC : High-level Data Link Control frame
HELCOM: Baltic Marine Environmental Protection Commission
HHWS: Health/Health Warning System
HMEI: Association of Hydrometeorological Equipment Industry
HOMS: Hydrological Operational Multipurpose System
HRMS: Human Resources Management Strategy
HRPT : High Resolution Picture Transmission
HWR: Hydrology and Water Resources
HWRP: Hydrology and Water Resources Programme
HYCOS: Hydrological Cycle Observing System
HYMES-TRACECA: Hydrometeorological Safety of TRACECA

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IABP: International Arctic Buoy Programme
IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
IASC: International Arctic Science Committee
IBPIO: International Buoy Programme for the Indian Ocean
ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization
ICES: International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
ICL: International Consortium on Landslides
ICPAC IGAD :Climate Prediction and Applications Centre IGAD
ICS: International Chamber of Shipping
ICSPRO: Inter-Secreteriat Committee on Scientific Programmes Relating to Oceanography
ICSU: International Council for Science
ICT: Information and Communication Technology
ICTT: Intercommission Task Team
IDCS : International Data Collection System
IDNDR: International Decade for National Disaster Reduction
IF: Intermediate Frequency
IFRC: International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
IFREMER : Institut Francais de Recherche pour I'exploitation de la Mer
IFSMA :International Federation of Shipmasters Associations
IGAC: International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Programme
IGACO: Integrated Global Atmospheric Chemistry Observations
IGAD: Intergovernmental Authority on Development
IGAD-HYCOS: Intergovernmental Authority on Development-Hydrological Cycle Observing System
IGBP: International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
IGOOS : Intergovernmental Committee for GOOS GOOS
IGOS: Integrated Global Observing Strategy
IGOSS :Integrated Global Ocean Services System
IGRAC: International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre
IHDP: International Human Dimensions Programme
IHO : International Hydrographic Organization
IHP: International Hydrological Programme
IICWG: International Ice Charting Working Group
IMD: India Meteorological Department
IMET : Improved Meteorology Program
IMMA: International Maritime Meteorological Archive
IMMT: International Maritime Meteorological Tape
IMO : International Maritime Organization
IMO :Iceland Meteorological Office
IMO :International Meteorological Organization
IMOP :Instruments and Methods of Observation Programme
IMSO : International Mobile Satellite Organization
IMTN: Improved Main Telecommunication Network
INFOCLIMA :World Climate Data Information Referral Service
INMARSAT: International Mobile Satellite Organization
INMET : Brazilian National Institute of Meteorology
IOC :Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (of UNESCO)
IOCINCWIO IOC: Regional Committee for the Cooperative Investigation in the North and Central Western Indian Ocean
IODE: International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IOC)
IOCCP: International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project
IOI :International Ocean Institute
IOM: Instruments and Observing Methods
IOS: Integrated Observing Systems
IPA: Information and Public Affairs
IPAB: International Programme for Antarctic Buoys
IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPY :International Polar Year
IRD : Instituit francais de recherche scientifique pour le development en cooperation
IRI :International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
ISABP : International South Atlantic Buoy Programme
ISC: International Seismological Centre
ISCDC: International Surface Current Data Centre
ISCS :International Satellite Communications System
ISDR: International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
ISO : International Standards Organization
ISPS: International Ship and Port Facility Security
ISRO :Indian Space Research Organization
ISS: Information Systems and Services (CBS)
IT: Information Technology
ITSU :International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific
ITU : International Telecommunication Union, which sets international communications standards
ITU-R ITU :Radiocommunication Sector
IUCN: World Conservation Union
IUGG: International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics

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JCL :Joint Circular Letter İşbirliği Genelgesi
JCOMM : Joint WMO/IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology
JCOMMOPS JCOMM:Observing Platform Support Centre JCOMM
JCOMMTRAN JCOMM: Transition Planning Meeting JCOMM
JCRP :Joint Climate Research Fund
JIU :Joint Inspection Unit
JMA : Japan Meteorological Agency
JOC :Joint Organizing Committee
JOMDB : JCOMM in situ ODAS Metadata Database
JSC :Joint Scientific/li>
JTA : Argos Joint Tariff Agreement

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KEWL: Knowledge Environment for Web-based Learning
KMA: Korea Meteorological Administration
KMD :Kenya Meteorological Department
KNMI : Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

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LAC: Local Area Coverage
LAPB: Link Access Procedure - Balanced
LDC: Least Developed Country
LES: Land Earth Station (Inmarsat)
LSP: Linguistic Services and Publications Department
LTB: Last Transmitted Bit

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MARPOLSER: International Seminar/Workshop on the Marine Pollution Emergency Response Support System
MAP: Mesocale Alpine Programme
MCC: Mission Control Centre
MCSS: Marine Climatological Summaries Scheme
MEDI: Marine Environmental Data and Information Referral System
MEDS: Marine Environmental Data Service (Canada)
MEDSEEME-PEP: Mediterranean South-Eastern Europe-Middle East-Precipitation Enhancement Project
METEOREX: Exhibition of Meteorological Instruments, Equipment and Services
MMS: Marine Meteorological Services
MQC :Minimum Quality Control
MQCS: Minimum Quality Control Standards
MPERSS: Marine Pollution Emergency Response Support System
MSC : Meteorological Service of Canada
MPERSS :Marine Pollution Emergency Response Support System
MPI: Marine Pollution Incident
MSNZ: Meteorological Service of New Zealand
MSG METEOSAT :Second Generation
MSI :Maritime Safety Information
MTN :Main Telecommunication Network

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NADP: National Atmospheric Deposition Program
NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASDA: National Space Development Agency
NC: National Centre
NCDC: National Climatic Data Centre
NCEP: National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NOAA)
NCEP US: National Centers for Environmental Prediction
NCS: Network Coordination Station
NDBC: National Data Buoy Center
NEAR-GOOS: North East Asian Regional GOOS
NEPAD: New Partnership for Africa's Development
NESDIS: NOAA Satellites and Information Service
NHS: National Hydrological Service
NMC: National Meteorological Centre
NMHS: National Meteorological and Hydrological Service
NMS: National Meteorological or Hydrometeorological Service
NOAA: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (USA)
NODC: National Oceanographic Data Center (NOAA)
NPDBAP: North Pacific Data Buoy Advisory Panel
NPOESS : National Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite (USA)
NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
NWP : Numerical Weather Prediction
NWS : National Weather Service

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OceanObs: International Conference on the Ocean Observing System for Climate
OCG JCOMM :Observations Programme Area Coordination Group JCOMM
ODAS : Ocean Data Acquisition Systems
ODINAFRICA :Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa
ODINEA: Ocean Data and Information Network for East Africa
ODINLAC: Ocean Data and Information Network for the Latin American and Caribbean Regions
ONR : Office of Naval Research (USA)
OOPC : Ocean Observation Panel for Climate (of GOOS, GCOS, WCRP)
OOSDP : Ocean Observing System Development Panel
OPA: Observations Programme Area
OPAG: Open Programme Area Group
OPSCOM: U.S. Argos Operations Committee
OSEs: Observing System Experiments
OSPAR: Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
OSSEs : Observing System Simulation Experiments

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PDS: Publication and Distribution Services Department
PDUS: Primary Data User Station
PGS: Primary Ground Station
PIRATA : Pilot Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic
PLANETA: Scientific and Research Centre on Space Hydrometeorology
PMEL: Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (USA)
PMO: Port Meteorological Officer
PMOCs: Principal Meteorological or Oceanographic Centres
PMT: Platform Messaging Transceiver Platform
POES: Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite
POGO: Partnership for Observations of the Global Ocean
PRF: Pulse Repetition Frequency Sinyal
PSMSL: Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level
PTT: Post Telephone and Telegraph administration
PUMA: Preparation for the Use of Meteosat Second Generation in Africa METEOSAT
PWS: Public Weather Services

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QC: Quality Control
QMF: Quality Management Framework
QMS: Quality Management System
QPF: Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting

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RA: Regional Association
RAMSAR: Convention on Wetlands
RANET: Radio and Internet
RBB: Result-based Budgeting
RBCN: Regional Basic Climatological Network
RBSN: Regional Basic Synoptic Network
RCC: Regional Climate Centre
RCOF: Regional Climate Outlook Forum
R&D: Research and Development
RF: Radio Frequency
RI: Rainfall Intensity
RIC: Regional Instrument Centre
RM : Responsible Members (MCSS)
RMDCN: Regional Meteorological Data Communication Network
RMTC: Regional Meteorological Training Centre
RMTN: Regional Meteorological Telecommunication Network
RNODC: Responsible National Oceanographic Data Centre
ROSE: Radar Ocean Sensing
ROSHYDROMET: Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring
RSMC: Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre
RTH : Regional Telecommunications Hub
RTMC: Real Time Monitoring Centre

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6LTP: Sixth WMO Long-term Plan
SADC :Southern African Development Community
SADIS: Satellite Distribution System for Information Relating to Air Navigation
SAMOS: Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System
SAR: Search and Rescue
SAWS: South African Weather Service
SBSTA: Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (of the COP)
SCAR: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Antartika
SCOR: Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
SDUS : Secondary Data User Station
SEACAMP: South East Asian Centre for Atmospheric and Marine Prediction
SEAS: Shipboard Environmental Data Acquisition System
SES: Ship Earth Station
SHIP: Report of Surface Observation from Sea Station
SIDS: Small Island Developing States
SIGRID: Format for the Archival of Sea-ice Data in Digital Form
SIGWX: Significant Weather
SMHI: Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
SPARC: Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate
SOBP: Southern Ocean Buoy Programme
SOC: Specialized Oceanographic Centre
SOCA :Subcommittee on Oceans and Coastal Areas
SOLAS: Safety of Life at Sea
SOO :Ship-of-Opportunity
SOOP: Ship-of-Opportunity Programme
SOOPIP JCOMM: Ship-of-Opportunity Programme Implementation Panel JCOMM
SOT: Ship Observations Team (JCOMM)
SSS: Sea Surface Salinity
SST: Sea Surface Temperature
STIP: Stored TIROS Information Processor
SUA : Argos System Use Agreement
SURFA: Surface Flux Analysis Project
SVP : Surface Velocity Programme Drifter
SVPB: Surface Velocity Programme Barometer Drifter
SWIC:Severe Weather Information Centre

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TAO: Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Array
TCDC: Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries
TCO: Technical Cooperation Programme
TCP: Tropical Cyclone Programme
TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TDCF: Table-driven Code Forms
TECO :Technical Conference
TEMA :Training, Education and Mutual Assistance
TEMP-SHIP: Upper-level temperature, humidity and wind report from a sea station
TESAC: Temperature, Salinity and Current Report
THORPEX: The Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment
TIP TAO :Implementation Panel TAO
TOGA: Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere (WCRP)
TOPC: Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate
TOR :Terms of References
TRACECA: Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia
TRACKOB: Code for reporting marine surface observations along a ship's track
TRITON: Triangle Trans-ocean Buoy Network
TSG: Thermosalinograph
TT/QCAS: Task Team on Quality Control and Automated Systems (SOOPIP)

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UCAR: University Cooperation for Atmospheric Research
UHF: Ultra High Frequency
UKMO: United Kingdom Meteorological Office
UN : United Nations/li>
UNCCD :United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UNCED :United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNCLOS: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
UNDP: United Nations Development Programme
UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Conventian on Climate Change
UNICPOLOS: United Nations Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and Law of the Sea
UN/OCHA: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
UOP: Upper Ocean Panel (CLIVAR)
UOT: Upper-Ocean Thermal Project (WOCE)
UOT-1999: Upper Ocean Thermal Review
UPU: Universal Postal Union
URL: Universal Resource Locator
USGPC: US Argos Global Processing Center

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VCP: Voluntary Cooperation Programme
VCP(ES): Voluntary Cooperation Equipment and Services
VCP(F): Voluntary Cooperation Fund
VOS: Voluntary Observing Ship
VOSClim :Voluntary Observing Ship Climate
VSAT: Very Small Aperture terminal
VSP: Voluntary Separation Programme
VSOP-NA: VOS Special Observing Project-North Atlantic
VOSP: Voluntary Observing Ship Panel
VTS: Vessel Traffic Service

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WAFS: World Area Forecast System
WAMIS: World Agrometeorological Information System
WCASP: World Climate Applications and Services Programme
WCP: World Climate Programme
WCIRP: World Climate Impact Assessment and Response Strategies Programme
WCRP: World Climate Research Programme
WDC: World Data Centre
WEFAX: Weather Facsimile (analogue image dissemination)/li>
WGNE: World Group on Numerical Experimentation
WGOA: Working Group on Observations and Assimilation
WHO: World Health Organization
WHYCOS: World Hydrological Cycle Observing System
WIOMAP: Western Indian Ocean Marine Applications Project
WIS : WMO Information System
WMD: World Meteorological Day
WMO : World Meteorological Organization
WOCE: World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WCRP)
WRAP: Worldwide Recurring ASAP Project
WSIS: World Summit on Information System
WSSD: World Summit on Sustainable Development
WWIS: World Weather Information Service
WWRP: World Weather Research Programme
WWW :World Weather Watch

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XBT: Expendable Bathythermograph
XCTD :Expendable conductivity-temperature-depth probe
XML: Extensible Mark-up Language