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Acronyms
IR
InfraRed
IRSO
Indian Space Research Organization
IRS-P3
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
ISAR
Infrared Scanning Autonomous Radiometer
ISDGM
Instituto per lo Studio della Dinamica delle Grandi Masse
ISMAR
Instituto di Scienze Marine
ITF
Indonesian Throughflow
IUCRM
Inter-Union Commission on Radio Meteorology
IWs
Internal Waves
JASON-1
US-French (Dual Frequency) Altimeter Satellite, 2001
JASON-2
US-French (Dual Frequency) Altimeter Satellite, 2008
JAXA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Formally NASDA)
JMA
Japan Meteorological Agency
JPL
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JRC
Joint Research Center
KMA
Korean Meteorological Administration
KUSTWAD
Dutch Wadden Sea Numerical Circulation Model
L0
Level 0
L1
Level 1 – Geolocated Radiances Over a Single Swath
L1b
Level 1b
L2
Level 2 – Geolocated SSTs Over a Single Swath
L2OP
Level 2 Ocean Salinity Processor
L2P
Level 2 – Pre-processed (GHRSST Format L2 File)
L3
Level 3 – Composite, Gridded, SST Product from L2 Data
L4
Gridded, Gap-Free, SST Analyses (by Interpolation)
LAC
Local Area Coverage
Landsat-7
Latest Satellite of the USGS/NASA’s Landsat Program
LECT
Local Equator Crossing Times
LICEF
Lightweight Cost-Effective Front-End
L-RIT
Long-Range Identification and Tracking
LUT
Look Up Table
M-AERI
Marine-Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer
MCI
Maximum Chlorophyll Index
MDB
Matchup Database
MDT
Mean Dynamic Topography
MERCATOR
Numerical Global Ocean Circulation Model
MERIS
Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
MERSEA
Marine Environment and Security for the European Area
MetOp
Meteorological Operational Satellite
METOP
European METeorological OPerational Satellite
MGDSST
Merged Satellite and In-Situ Data Global Daily SST
MIRAS
Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis
MIS
Microwave Imager Sounder
MODIS
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
MOS
Modular Optoelectrical Scanner
MOSE
Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico
MOVE
Multivariate Ocean Variational Estimation
MRI
Meteorological Research Institute(Japan)
MSG
Meteosat Second Generation
MSG
METEOSAT Second Generation
MSS
Mean Sea Surface
MTG
METEOSAT Third Generation
MTSAT
Meteorological Geostationary Satellite of Japan
Acronyms
IR
InfraRed
IRSO
Indian Space Research Organization
IRS-P3
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
ISAR
Infrared Scanning Autonomous Radiometer
ISDGM
Instituto per lo Studio della Dinamica delle Grandi Masse
ISMAR
Instituto di Scienze Marine
ITF
Indonesian Throughflow
IUCRM
Inter-Union Commission on Radio Meteorology
IWs
Internal Waves
JASON-1
US-French (Dual Frequency) Altimeter Satellite, 2001
JASON-2
US-French (Dual Frequency) Altimeter Satellite, 2008
JAXA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Formally NASDA)
JMA
Japan Meteorological Agency
JPL
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JRC
Joint Research Center
KMA
Korean Meteorological Administration
KUSTWAD
Dutch Wadden Sea Numerical Circulation Model
L0
Level 0
L1
Level 1 – Geolocated Radiances Over a Single Swath
L1b
Level 1b
L2
Level 2 – Geolocated SSTs Over a Single Swath
L2OP
Level 2 Ocean Salinity Processor
L2P
Level 2 – Pre-processed (GHRSST Format L2 File)
L3
Level 3 – Composite, Gridded, SST Product from L2 Data
L4
Gridded, Gap-Free, SST Analyses (by Interpolation)
LAC
Local Area Coverage
Landsat-7
Latest Satellite of the USGS/NASA’s Landsat Program
LECT
Local Equator Crossing Times
LICEF
Lightweight Cost-Effective Front-End
L-RIT
Long-Range Identification and Tracking
LUT
Look Up Table
M-AERI
Marine-Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer
MCI
Maximum Chlorophyll Index
MDB
Matchup Database
MDT
Mean Dynamic Topography
MERCATOR
Numerical Global Ocean Circulation Model
MERIS
Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
MERSEA
Marine Environment and Security for the European Area
MetOp
Meteorological Operational Satellite
METOP
European METeorological OPerational Satellite
MGDSST
Merged Satellite and In-Situ Data Global Daily SST
MIRAS
Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis
MIS
Microwave Imager Sounder
MODIS
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
MOS
Modular Optoelectrical Scanner
MOSE
Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico
MOVE
Multivariate Ocean Variational Estimation
MRI
Meteorological Research Institute(Japan)
MSG
Meteosat Second Generation
MSG
METEOSAT Second Generation
MSS
Mean Sea Surface
MTG
METEOSAT Third Generation
MTSAT
Meteorological Geostationary Satellite of Japan