ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS
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TAGI
Tropical Atlantic Gradient Index
T/P
TOPEX/POSEIDON altimeter satellite
TAO
Tropical Atmosphere Ocean array
TAS
Tropical Atlantic Study
THC
Thermohaline circulation
TIROS
Television Infrared Observation Satellite
TMI
The Microwave Imager
TOGA
Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere (WCRP)
TRM
Temporal-Residual-Mean
TRMM
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
T-S or T/S
Temperature/Salinity
TTO
Transient Tracers in the Ocean (Experiment)
TWXXPPC
TOGA-WOCE XBT/XCTD Planning Committee
UCDW
Upper Circumpolar Deep Water
UDEL
University of Delaware (USA)
UH
University of Hawaii (USA)
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UOP
Upper Ocean Panel (CLIVAR)
VOS
Volunteer Observing Ship (WMO)
WCRP
World Climate Research Programme
WDC
World Data Center (USA)
WGASF
Working Group on Air–Sea Fluxes
WHOI
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (USA)
WHP
WOCE Hydrographic Programme
WHPO
WOCE Hydrographic Programme Office
WJ
Wyrtki Jet
WMDW
Western Mediterranean Deep Water
WMO
World Meteorological Organization (UN)
WOCE
World Ocean Circulation Experiment (project of WCRP)
WSBW
Weddell Sea Bottom Water
WSDW
Weddell Sea Deep Water
WWW
World Wide Web (Internet)
XBT
Expendable Bathythermograph
XCP
Expendable Current Profiler
XCTD
Expendable CTD profiler