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Acronyms
IOCCG
International Ocean-Colour Coordinating Group
IOD
Indian Ocean Dipole
IOP
Inherent Optical Properties
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IR
Infra-Red
ISAR
Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar
ISWs
Internal Solitary Wave
ITs
Internal Tide
JAXA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
JERS
Japanese Earth Resources Satellite
JRC
Joint Research centre (of the European Commission)
LAADS
Level 1 and Atmospheres Archive and Distribution System
LEGOS
Laboratoire d’Etude en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiale
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
LRIT
Long Range Identification and Tracking
MADT-DT Maps of Absolute Dynamic Topography – Delayed Time
MARISS
Maritime Security Information Services
MBR
Maximum Band Ratio
MC
Mozambique Channel
MCI
Maximum Chlorophyll Index
MDT
Mean Dynamic Topography
MERIS
Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
METOP
METeorological OPerational Satellite
MODIS
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectometer
MOI
Mauritius Oceanography Institute
MPH
Maximum Peak Height (algorithm)
MPH
Moving Polar High (pressure)
MSG
Meteosat Second Generation
MSS
Multiple Solution Scheme
MSS
Multiple Spectral Scanner (on Landsat satellites)
NARSSS
National Authority Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (Egypt)
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASRDA
National Space Research and Development Agency (of Nigeria)
NCAR
National Center for Atmospheric Research
NCDC
National Climatic Data Center (of NOAA)
NCEP
National Center for Environmental Prediction
NDBC
National Data Buoy Center
NDDC
Niger Delta Development Commission
NDVI
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
NDWI
Normalized Difference Water Index
NESDIS
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
NIR
Near Infra-Red
NFLH
Normalized Fluorescence Line Height