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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
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Office of the Chief Technologist
OEDG
Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (program)
ORBITALS
Outer Radiation Belt Injection, Transport, Acceleration and Loss Satellite
OVSA
Owens Valley Solar Array
PARS
Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science
PFISR
Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar
PI
principal investigator
POES
Polar Operational Environmental Satellite
P-POD
Poly Picosatellite Orbital Deployer
PUI
pickup ion
PW
planetary waves
QBO
quasi-biennial oscillation
R E
Earth radius
R S
Sun radius
R&A
research and analysis
RAX
Radio Aurora Explorer
RBSP
Radiation Belt Storm Probe; renamed Van Allen Probes
REPT
Relativistic Electron-Proton Telescope
REU
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
RFI
request for information
RHESSI
Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager
RISR
Resolute Bay Incoherent Scatter Radar
ROSES
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences
RPA
Ion Retarding Potential Analyzer
SABER
Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry
SALMON
Stand Alone Missions of Opportunities Notice
SAMPEX
Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer
SAPS
subauroral polarization streams
SCOSTEP
Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics
SDO
Solar Dynamics Observatory
SEE
Solar Eruptive Events (mission)
SEP
solar energetic particle
SFO
San Fernando Observatory
SHINE
Solar, Heliosphere and Interplanetary Environment
SHP
solar and heliospheric physics
SKR
Saturnian Kilometric Radio
SM
servicing mission
SMD
Science Mission Directorate
SMEI
Solar Mass Ejection Imager
SMEX
Small Explorer
SNOE
Student Nitric Oxide Explorer
SNR
signal-to-noise ratio