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Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society
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LEO
low Earth orbit
LET
Low Energy Telescope
LISM
Local Interstellar Medium
LPV
Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance
LT
local time
LWS
Living With a Star
MAC
Magnetospheric-Atmosphere Coupling (mission)
MagCat
Magnetospheric Constellation and Tomography (mission)
MagCon
Magnetospheric Constellation (mission)
MEDICI
Magnetosphere Energetics, Dynamics, and Ionospheric Coupling Investigation
MEMS
microelectromechanical system
MESSENGER Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging
MHD
magnetohydrodynamic
MI
magnetosphere-ionosphere
MIDEX
Mid-size Explorer
MISTE
Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Source Term Energetics (mission)
MIT
magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere
MLSO
Mauna Loa Solar Observatory
MLT
mesosphere and lower thermosphere
MMS
Magnetospheric Multiscale (mission)
MO&DA
mission operations and data analysis
MODIS
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
MPS
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
MREFC
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (program)
MRF
Medium-Scale Research Facility
MSO
Mees Solar Observatory
MWO
Mt. Wilson Observatory
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCAR
National Center for Atmospheric Research
NESDIS
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
NESSF
NASA’s Earth and Space Science Fellowship (program)
NGDC
National Geophysical Data Center
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NJIT
New Jersey Institute of Technology
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
NSO
National Solar Observatory
NST
New Solar Telescope
NSWP
National Space Weather Program
NuSTAR
Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
NWM
Neutral Wind Meter
NWS
National Weather Service