Annex V List of Acronyms

AOPC

Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate

BALTEX

The Baltic Sea Experiment

BSEC

Black Sea Economic Cooperation

CALM

Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring

CBS

Commission on Basic Systems

CEOP

Co-ordinated Enhanced Observation Period

CEOS

Committee on Earth Observation Satellites

CESR

Centre for Environmental Systems Research

CGIAR

Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research

CHy

Commission for Hydrology

CLIC

Climate and Cryosphere

CLIVAR

Climate Variability and Prediction Research Programme

COP

Conference of the Parties

CRU

Climate Research Unit

CSE

Continental Scale Experiment

DCP

Data Collection Platform

DEM

Digital Elevation Model

DMI

Danish Meteorological Institute (Copenhagen, Denmark)

DT

Delayed Time

DWD

Deutscher Wetterdienst

ECMWF

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

EFFS

European Flood Forecasting System

ENSO

El Nino/Southern Oscillation

ET

Evapotranspiration

FAO

Food ad Agriculture Organisation

FLUXNET

Flux network

FRIEND

Flow Regimes from International and Experimental Network Data

GAME

GEWEX Asian Monsoon Experiment

GAW

Global Atmospheric Watch

GCIP

GEWEX Continental- Scale International Project

GCM

General Circulation Model

GCOS

Global Climate Observing System

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GEMS

Global Environmental Monitoring System

GESAMP

Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution

GEWEX

Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment

GHOST

Global Hierarchical Observing Strategy

GHP

GEWEX Hydrometeorological Panel

GIS

Geographic Information System

GIWA

Global International Waters Assessment

GNIP

Global Network for Isotopes in Precipitation

GOFC

Global Observation of Forest Cover

GOOS

Global Ocean Observing System

GOSIC

Global Observing Systems Information Center

GPA

Global Programme of Action

GPCC

Global Precipitation Climatology Centre

GPCP

Global Precipitation Climatology Project

GPM

Global Precipitation Mission

GRDC

Global Runoff Data Centre

GSN

GCOS Surface Network

GSWP

Global Soil Wetness Project

GT-Net

Global Terrestrial Observing Network

GTN-E

Global Terrestrial Observing Network for Ecology

GTN-G

Global Terrestrial Observing Network for Glaciers

GTN-H

Global Terrestrial Network for Hydrology

GTN-P

Global Terrestrial Observing Network for Permafrost

GTOS

Global Terrestrial Observing System

GTS

Global Telecommunications Service

GUAN

GCOS Upper Air Network

GWCC

GEMS/Water Collaborating Centre

GWP

Global Water Partnership

HELP

Hydrology for the Environment, Life and Policy

HOPC

Hydrology Observation Panel for Climate

HWR

Hydrology and Water Resources

HWRP

Hydrology and Water Resources Programme

HYCOS

Hydrological Cycle Observing System

HYDRA-SAT

Hydrological Altimetry Satellite

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

IAHS

International Association of Hydrological Sciences

ICOLD

International Commission on Large Dams

ICSU

International Council of Scientific Unions

IGAD

Intergovernmental Authority of Development

IGBP

International Geosphere-Biosphere Program

IGOS

Integrated Global Observing Strategy

IGRAC

International Groundwater Resource Assessment Center

IHP

International Hydrology Programme (of UNESCO)

ILEC

International Lake Environment Committee

ILTER

International Long Term Ecological Research

INFOCLIMA

World Climate Data Information Referral Service

INFHYDRO

Hydrological Referral Information System

INFOTERRA

International Environment Information System

IOC

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

IOS

Initial Operational System

IPA

International Permafrost Association

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IRD

Institute of Research for Development

ISDR

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

ISLSCP

International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project

ISOHIS

Isotope Hydrology Information System

IWMI

International Water Management Institute

JDIMP

Joint Data and Information Management Panel

LBA

Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia

LDAS

Land Data Assimilation System

LOICZ

Land - Ocean Interaction in the Coastal Zone

MAGS

Mackenzie Basin GEWEX Study

MEDTAC

Mediterranean Technical Advisory Committee

MSSL

Mullard Space Science Laboratory

NAO

North Atlantic Oscillation

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)

NBA

Niger Basin Authority

NCAR

National Center for Atmospheric Research (US)

NCDC

National Climatic Data Center (US)

NCEP

National Center for Environmental Prediction (US)

NHS

National Hydrological Service

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

NPP

Net Primary Productivity

NRT

Near Real-Time

NWP

Numerical Weather Prediction

OHRAOC

Regional Hydrological Observatory for Western and Central Africa

OPAG

Open Programme Area Group

PAGES

Past Global Changes

PET

Potential evapotranspiration

POPs

Persistent Organochlorine Pollutants

PRC

Pilot Regional Centre

QA

Quality Assurance

QC

Quality Control

RBCN

Regional Basic Climate Network

RBSN

Regional Baseline Synoptic Network

RHMCIS

Regional Hydrological, Meteorological and Climatological Information System

RT

Real-Time

SADC

South African Development Community

SAF

Satellite Application Facility

SBSTA

Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice

SHI

State Hydrological Institute

SMHI

Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

SMOS

Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity

SSMI

Special Sensor Microwave Imaging

TCO

Terrestrial Carbon Observation

TEMS

Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites

TOPC

Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate

TRMM

Tropical Rainfall Mapping Mission

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNH

University of New Hampshire

UNU

United Nations University

USGS

United States Geological Survey

WCP

World Climate Programme

WCP-Water

World Climate Programme - Water

WCRP

World Climate Research Programme

WDC

World Data Centre

WHO

World Health Organisation

WHYCOS

World Hydrological Cycle Observing System

WMO

World Meteorological Organisation

WSAG

Water Systems Analysis Group

WSL

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

WWDP

World Water Development Programme

WWRD

World Water Development Report

WWWP

World Weather Watch Programme