Acronyms and Abbreviations
| A | |
|---|---|
| ABI | Advanced Baseline Imager (on the GOES-R satellite series) |
| AHI | Advanced Himawari Imager (on Himawari-8 and Himawari-9) |
| AMI | Advanced Meteorological Imager (on GEO-KOMPSAT-2A) |
| AMV | Atmospheric Motion Vector |
| AOT | Aerosol Optical Thickness |
| AS | Antenna Site |
| ASWinds | AMV-based Sea-surface Winds |
| ATOVS | Advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| B | |
|---|---|
| BUFR | Binary Universal Form for data Representation |
| C | |
|---|---|
| CGMS | Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellite |
| CSR | Clear Sky Radiance |
| D | |
|---|---|
| DBNet | Direct Broadcast Network |
| DC | Data Center |
| DCP | Data Collection Platform |
| DCS | Data Collection System |
| DPC | Data Processing Center |
| E | |
|---|---|
| ESA | European Space Agency |
| EUMETSAT | European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites |
| F | |
|---|---|
| FY | Feng Yun |
| G | |
|---|---|
| GARP | Global Atomospheric Reserch Programme |
| GEO | Group on Earth Observations |
| GEOSS | Global Earth Observation System of Systemseostationary Meteorological Satellite |
| GMS | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite |
| GOES | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
| GOMS | Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite |
| GSICS | Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System |
| GTS | Global Telecommunication System |
| H | |
|---|---|
| HCAI | High-resolution Cloud Analysis Information |
| HiRID | High Resolution Imager Data (HiRID dissemination was end at March 12, 2008) |
| HIRS | High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |
| HOPE | Himawari Operation Enterprise Corporation |
| HRIT | High Rate Information Transmission |
| HRPT | High Rate Picture Transmission |
| HSD | Himawari Standard Data ( Observational imagery of Himawari-8/9 ) |
| I | |
|---|---|
| Imager | The instrument for imaging Earth's weather, ocean, and environment. |
| IDCP | International DCP |
| IR | Infrared |
| ISCCP | International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project |
| J | |
|---|---|
| JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| JDDS | JMA Data Dissemination System |
| JMA | Japan Meteorological Agency |
| JMBSC | Japan Meteorological Business Support Center |
| JST | Japan Standard Time |
| K |
|---|
| L | |
|---|---|
| LEO | Low Earth Orbit |
| LRIT | Low Rate Information Transmission |
| LRPT | Low Rate Picture Transmission |
| M | |
|---|---|
| MANAM | Manual Amendment |
| METEOSAT | Meteorological Satellite |
| METOP | Meteorological Operational satellite |
| MSC | Meteorological Satellite Center |
| MSG | Meteosat Second Generation |
| MTG | Meteosat Third Generation |
| MTSAT | Multi-functional Transport Satellite |
| MTSAT-1R | Multi-functional Transport Satellite 1 Replacement |
| N | |
|---|---|
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NIR | Near Infra-Red |
| NMHS | National Meteorological and Hydrological Service |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NWP | Numerical Weather Prediction |
| O | |
|---|---|
| OSCAR | Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool |
| P | |
|---|---|
| PFI | Private Finance Initiative |
| Q |
|---|
| R | |
|---|---|
| RDCP | Regional DCP |
| RGB | red, green, blue |
| RSMC | Regional Specialized Meteorological Center |
| S | |
|---|---|
| SST | Sea Surface Temperature |
| S-VISSR | Stretched VISSR |
| T | |
|---|---|
| TCR (Imagery) | True Color Reproduction |
| TIROS | Television Infrared Observation Satellite |
| TOVS | TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
| U | |
|---|---|
| UTC | Universal Time Coordinated |
| V | |
|---|---|
| VIS | Visible |
| VISSR | Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer |
| W | |
|---|---|
| WEFAX | Weather Facsimile |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
| WV | Water Vapor |
| WWW | World Weather Watch |
| X |
|---|
| Y |
|---|
| Z |
|---|