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Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society
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Acronyms
AAS
American Astronomical Society
ACE
Advanced Composition Explorer
ACR
anomalous cosmic ray
AFOSR
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
AFRL
Air Force Research Laboratory
AFWA
Air Force Weather Agency
AGS
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Division
AGU
American Geophysical Union
AIA
Atmospheric Imaging Assembly
AIM
atmosphere-ionosphere-magnetosphere (system); Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere
(mission)
AIMI
atmosphere-ionosphere-magnetosphere interactions
AIP
American Institute of Physics
AMISR
Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar
AMPERE
Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment
AMPTE
Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorers
AO
Announcement of Opportunity
APS
American Physical Society; active pixel sensor
AST
Division of Astronomical Sciences
ATST
Advanced Technology Solar Telescope
AU
astronomical unit
AURA
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
AXAF
Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility
BARREL
Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses
BBSO
Big Bear Solar Observatory