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Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society
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SOLAR AND SPACE PHYSICS: A SCIENCE FOR A TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY
CADRE
CubeSat Investigating Atmospheric Density Response to Extreme Driving
CAREER
Faculty Early Career Development
CASSIOPE
Cascade, Small Satellite, and Ionospheric Polar Explorer
CATE
cost and technical evaluation
CAWSES
Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System
CCD
charge-coupled device
CCE
Charge Composition Explorer
CCMC
Community Coordinated Modeling Center
CDC
Concept Design Center
CEDAR
Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions
CHAMP
Challenging Mini-Satellite Payload
CINDI
Coupled Ion Neutral Dynamic Investigation
CINEMA
CubeSat for Ions, Neutrals, Electrons, Magnetic Fields
CIR
corotating interaction region
CISM
Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling
CME
coronal mass ejection
CMOS
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
C/No
carrier signal-to-noise strength
C/NOFS
Communications/Navigation Outage Forecasting System
COBE
Cosmic Background Explorer
CoBRA
Complexity Based Risk Assessment
COSMIC
Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate
COSMO
Coronal Solar Magnetism Observatory
COTS
commercial off-the-shelf
CPU
central processing unit
CRRES
Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite
CSSWE
Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment
DASI
distributed array of small instruments
DC
direct current
DICE
Dynamic Ionosphere Cubesat Experiment
DLR
German Aerospace Center
DMSP
Defense Meteorological Satellites Program
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
DRIVE
Diversify, Realize, Integrate, Venture, Educate
DSCOVR
Deep Space Climate Observatory
DYNAMIC
Dynamical Neutral Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling (mission)
EASCO
Earth-Affecting Solar Causes Observatory
ECT
Energetic Particle, Composition, and Thermal Plasma Suite
EIA
equatorial ionization anomaly
EISCAT
European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association
ELaNa
Educational Launch of Nanosatellites
ENA
energetic neutral atom
ENASI
Energetic Neutral Atom Spectroscopic Imager