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Acronyms

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• AARI Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
• ACC Advisory Committee on Coordination
• ACMAD African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development
• ACSYS Arctic Climate System Study
• ADEOS Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
• ADM Alternative Dissemination Method
• AGRHYMET Regional Training Centre for Agrometeorology and Operational Hydrology and their Applications
• AIC Argo Information Centre
• AMDAR Aircraft Meteorological Data Acquisition and Relay
• AMMA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis
• AMC Area Meteorological Coordinator
• AMP Applications of Meteorology Programme
• ANSEP Air Navigation Services Economics Panel
• AOML Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (NOAA)
• AOPC Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate
• AR4 Fourth Assessment Report
• AREP Atmospheric Research and Environment Programme Department
• AREP Aviation Report
• ARGOArray for Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography Programme
• ARGOS Data Relay and Platform Location System (Sat.)
• ASAP Automated Shipboard Aerological Programme
• ASAPP Automated Shipboard Aerological Programme Panel
• ASEAN Association of South-East Asian Nations
• ASECNA Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar
• ASPeCT Antarctic Sea-ice Processes, Ecosystems and Climate
• ASDAR Aircraft to Satellite Data Relay
• AST Argo Science Team
• ATCM Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
• AWGAdvisory Working Group Danışmanlık
• AWS Automatic Weather System

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• BATHY Bathythermograph report
• BIPM International Bureau of Weights and Measures
• BIP-MT Basic Instrument Package for Meteorological Technicians
• BOM Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)
• BSIM Baltic Sea Ice Meeting
• BUFR Binary Universal Form for Representation of Meteorological Data
• BUOY Report for Buoy Observations

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• CAeM Commisssion for Aeronautical Meteorology
• CAgM Commission for Agricultural Meteorology
• CAL Computer-assisted Learning
• CAPMON Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network
• CAS Commission for Atmospheric Sciences
• CAVASSO Project for Atlantic VOS pCO2 measurement
• CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
• CBS Commission for Basic Systems (WMO)
• CCI Commission for Climatology
• CDIAC Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Centre
• CDMS Climate Database Management System
• CEOP Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period
• CEOS Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
• CGMS Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites
• CHMI Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
• CHy Commission for Hydrology
• C/IAIS Chief, Internal Audit and Investigations Office
• CILSS Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel
• CIMO Commission for instruments and Methods of Observation (WMO)
• CIWG Canadian Ice Working Group
• CLIC Climate and Cryosphere
• CLICOM Climate Computing
• CLIMAR Workshop on Advances in Marine Climatology
• CLIPS Climate Information and Prediction Services
• CLIVAR Climate Variability and Predictability (WCRP)
• CLS Collecte Localisation Satellites
• CMA China Meteorological Administration
• CMDL Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory
• CMM Commission for Marine Meteorology (WMO)
• CNES Centre National d'etudes spatiales (France)
• CNRS French National Centre for Scientific Research
• COADS Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Dataset
• COAPS Center for Ocean Atmosphere Prediction Studies
• COMET Cooperative Programme for Operational Meteorology Education and Training Operasyonel
• COOP CLIVAR Ocean Observation Panel CLIVAR
• COOP Coastal Ocean Observation Panel
• COP Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change
• COPES Coordinated Observation and Prediction of the Earth System
• COSNA Composite Observing System for the North Atlantic
• COST European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research
• CPD Conferences, Printing and Documentation Department
• CRS Coastal Radio Station
• CSD United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
• CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
• CTD Conductivity-temperature-depth probe

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• DAC Data Assembly Centre
• DARE Data Rescue
• DART Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis Dein
• DBCP Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (WMO-IOC)
• DCP Data Collection Platform
• DCPC Data Collection or Product Centre
• DCS Data Collection System
• DIVERSITAS International Programme of Biodiversity
• DMC Drought Monitoring Centre
• DMCG Data management Coordination Group
• DNA Designated National Agency
• DODS Distributed Oceanographic Data System
• DPFS Data-processing and Forecasting System
• DPM Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
• DRS DCP Retransmission System
• DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst
• DAC Data Assembly Centre
• DARE Data Rescue Veri Kurtarma
• DART Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis Dein
• DBCP Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (WMO-IOC)
• DCP Data Collection Platform
• DCPC Data Collection or Product Centre
• DCS Data Collection System
• DIVERSITAS International Programme of Biodiversity
• DMC Drought Monitoring Centre
• DMCG Data management Coordination Group
• DNA Designated National Agency
• DODS Distributed Oceanographic Data System
• DPFS Data-processing and Forecasting System
• DPM Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
• DRS DCP Retransmission System
• DSC Digital Selection Calling

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• EAMAC African School of Meteorology and Civil Aviation
• EANET Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia
• EART Emergency Assistance Response Team
• E-ASAP EUMETNET ASAP
• EC Executive Council
• ECDIS Electronic Chart Display Information System
• ECMWF European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting
• EDRG Emergency and Disaster Response Group
• EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone
• EGC Enhanced Group Code
• EGOS European Group on Ocean Stations
• EMEP Cooperative Programme for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe
• EMWIN Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
• ENSO El Nino/Southern Oscillation
• EOS Earth Observation System
• EOT End of Text or Transmission
• EPS Ensemble Prediction System
• ERP Early Retirement Programme
• ESA European Space Agency
• ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
• ESOC European Space Operations Centre
• ESSP Earth System Science Partnership
• E-SURFMAR Eucos-Surface Marine Programme
• ET Expert Team
• ET -ODRRGOS CBS CBS Expert Team on Observational Data Requirements and Redesign of theGlobal Observing System
• ETMC Expert Team on Marine Climatology
• ETMSS Expert Team on Maritime Safety Services
• ETR Education and Training
• ETRP Education and Training Programme
• EUCOS EUMETNET Composite Observing System
• EUMETNET Network of European Meteorological Services
• EUMETSAT European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
• EUROCONTROL European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation
• EuroGOOS European GOOS Avrupa Global

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• 5LTP Fifth WMO Long Term Plan
• FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• FARO Forum of Arctic Research Operators
• FDP Forecast Demonstration Project
• FRGPC French Argos Global Processing Centre
• FTB First Transmitted Bit
• FWIS Future WMO Information System

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• G/T Gain-to-Temperature ratio
• GAC Global Area Coverage
• GARP Global Atmospheric Research Programme
• GAW Global Atmosphere Watch
• GCC Global Collecting Centres
• GCM General Circulation Model
• GCN GLOSS Core Network Gloss
• GCMD Global Change Master Directory
• GCOS Global Climate Observing System
• GDP Global Drifter Programme
• GDPFS Global Data-processing and Forecasting System
• GDSIDB Global Digital Sea Ice Data Bank
• GECR Global Environment Change Research
• GEF Global Environment Facility
• GEO Global Earth Observations
• GEOSS Global Earth Observation System of Systems Sistemlerin
• GESAMP Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Pollution
• GEWEKS Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment
• GHRSST GODAE High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature GODAE
• GHRSST-PP Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE) High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature Pilot Project GODAE
• GISC Global Information System Centre
• GLOSS Global Sea-level Observing System
• GIS Geographic Information System
• GMA Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment
• GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
• GMS Global Marine Assessment
• GNI Gross National Income
• GODAE Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment
• GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
• GOOS Global Ocean Observing System
• GOS Global Observing System
• GOSUD Global Ocean Surface Underway Data
• GPCC Global Production Centre
• GPS Global Positioning System
• GRDC Global Runoff Data Centre
• GSN GCOS Surface Network
• GTN-H Global Terrestrial Network-Hydrology
• GTOS Global Terrestrial Observing System
• GTS Global Telecommunication System (WMO)
• GTSPP Global Temperature Salinity Profile Programme
• GUAN GCOS Upper-air Network
• GURME GAWUrban Research Meteorology and Environment

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• HDLC High-level Data Link Control frame
• HELCOM Baltic Marine Environmental Protection Commission
• HHWS Health/Health Warning System
• HMEI Association of Hydrometeorological Equipment Industry
• HOMS Hydrological Operational Multipurpose System
• HRMS Human Resources Management Strategy
• HRPT High Resolution Picture Transmission
• HWR Hydrology and Water Resources
• HWRP Hydrology and Water Resources Programme
• HYCOS Hydrological Cycle Observing System
• HYMES-TRACECA Hydrometeorological Safety of TRACECA

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• IABP International Arctic Buoy Programme
• IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
• IASC International Arctic Science Committee
• IBPIO International Buoy Programme for the Indian Ocean
• ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
• ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
• ICL International Consortium on Landslides
• ICPAC IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre IGAD
• ICS International Chamber of Shipping
• ICSPRO Inter-Secreteriat Committee on Scientific Programmes Relating to Oceanography
• ICSU International Council for Science
• ICT Information and Communication Technology
• ICTT Intercommission Task Team
• IDCS International Data Collection System
• IDNDR International Decade for National Disaster Reduction
• IF Intermediate Frequency
• IFRC International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• IFREMER Institut Francais de Recherche pour I'exploitation de la Mer
• IFSMA International Federation of Shipmasters Associations
• IGAC International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Programme
• IGACO Integrated Global Atmospheric Chemistry Observations
• IGAD Intergovernmental Authority on Development
• IGAD-HYCOS Intergovernmental Authority on Development-Hydrological Cycle Observing System
• IGBP International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
• IGOOS Intergovernmental Committee for GOOS GOOS
• IGOS Integrated Global Observing Strategy
• IGOSS Integrated Global Ocean Services System
• IGRAC International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre
• IHDP International Human Dimensions Programme
• IHO International Hydrographic Organization
• IHP International Hydrological Programme
• IICWG International Ice Charting Working Group
• IMD India Meteorological Department
• IMET Improved Meteorology Program
• IMMA International Maritime Meteorological Archive
• IMMT International Maritime Meteorological Tape
• IMO International Maritime Organization
• IMO Iceland Meteorological Office
• IMO International Meteorological Organization
• IMOP Instruments and Methods of Observation Programme
• IMSO International Mobile Satellite Organization
• IMTN Improved Main Telecommunication Network
• INFOCLIMA World Climate Data Information Referral Service
• INMARSAT International Mobile Satellite Organization
• INMET Brazilian National Institute of Meteorology
• IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (of UNESCO)
• IOCINCWIO IOC Regional Committee for the Cooperative Investigation in the North and Central Western Indian Ocean
• IODE International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IOC)
• IOCCP International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project
• IOI International Ocean Institute
• IOM Instruments and Observing Methods
• IOS Integrated Observing Systems
• IPA Information and Public Affairs
• IPAB International Programme for Antarctic Buoys
• IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• IPY International Polar Year
• IRD Instituit francais de recherche scientifique pour le development en cooperation
• IRI International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
• ISABP International South Atlantic Buoy Programme
• ISC International Seismological Centre
• ISCDC International Surface Current Data Centre
• ISCS International Satellite Communications System
• ISDR International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
• ISO International Standards Organization
• ISPS International Ship and Port Facility Security
• ISRO Indian Space Research Organization
• ISS Information Systems and Services (CBS)
• IT Information Technology
• ITSU International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific
• ITU International Telecommunication Union, which sets international communications standards
• ITU-R ITU Radiocommunication Sector
• IUCN World Conservation Union
• IUGG International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics

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• JCL Joint Circular Letter İşbirliği Genelgesi
• JCOMM Joint WMO/IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology
• JCOMMOPS JCOMMObserving Platform Support Centre JCOMM
• JCOMMTRAN JCOMM Transition Planning Meeting JCOMM
• JCRP Joint Climate Research Fund
• JIU Joint Inspection Unit
• JMA Japan Meteorological Agency
• JOC Joint Organizing Committee
• JOMDB JCOMM in situ ODAS Metadata Database
• JSC Joint Scientific/li>
• JTA Argos Joint Tariff Agreement

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• KEWL Knowledge Environment for Web-based Learning
• KMA Korea Meteorological Administration
• KMD Kenya Meteorological Department
• KNMI Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

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• LAC Local Area Coverage
• LAPB Link Access Procedure - Balanced
• LDC Least Developed Country
• LES Land Earth Station (Inmarsat)
• LSP Linguistic Services and Publications Department
• LTB Last Transmitted Bit

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• MARPOLSER International Seminar/Workshop on the Marine Pollution Emergency Response Support System
• MAP Mesocale Alpine Programme
• MCC Mission Control Centre
• MCSS Marine Climatological Summaries Scheme
• MEDI Marine Environmental Data and Information Referral System
• MEDS Marine Environmental Data Service (Canada)
• MEDSEEME-PEP Mediterranean South-Eastern Europe-Middle East-Precipitation Enhancement Project
• METEOREX Exhibition of Meteorological Instruments, Equipment and Services
• MMS Marine Meteorological Services
• MQC Minimum Quality Control
• MQCS Minimum Quality Control Standards
• MPERSS Marine Pollution Emergency Response Support System
• MSC Meteorological Service of Canada
• MPERSS Marine Pollution Emergency Response Support System
• MPI Marine Pollution Incident
• MSNZ Meteorological Service of New Zealand
• MSG METEOSAT Second Generation
• MSI Maritime Safety Information
• MTN Main Telecommunication Network

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• NADP National Atmospheric Deposition Program
• NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• NASDA National Space Development Agency
• NC National Centre
• NCDC National Climatic Data Centre
• NCEP National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NOAA)
• NCEP US National Centers for Environmental Prediction
• NCS Network Coordination Station
• NDBC National Data Buoy Center
• NEAR-GOOS North East Asian Regional GOOS
• NEPAD New Partnership for Africa's Development
• NESDIS NOAA Satellites and Information Service
• NHS National Hydrological Service
• NMC National Meteorological Centre
• NMHS National Meteorological and Hydrological Service
• NMS National Meteorological or Hydrometeorological Service
• NOAA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (USA)
• NODC National Oceanographic Data Center (NOAA)
• NPDBAP North Pacific Data Buoy Advisory Panel
• NPOESS National Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite (USA)
• NSIDC National Snow and Ice Data Center
• NWP Numerical Weather Prediction
• NWS National Weather Service

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• OceanObs International Conference on the Ocean Observing System for Climate
• OCG JCOMM Observations Programme Area Coordination Group JCOMM
• ODAS Ocean Data Acquisition Systems
• ODINAFRICA Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa
• ODINEA Ocean Data and Information Network for East Africa
• ODINLAC Ocean Data and Information Network for the Latin American and Caribbean Regions
• ONR Office of Naval Research (USA)
• OOPC Ocean Observation Panel for Climate (of GOOS, GCOS, WCRP)
• OOSDP Ocean Observing System Development Panel
• OPA Observations Programme Area
• OPAG Open Programme Area Group
• OPSCOM U.S. Argos Operations Committee
• OSEs Observing System Experiments
• OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
• OSSEs Observing System Simulation Experiments

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• PDS Publication and Distribution Services Department
• PDUS Primary Data User Station
• PGS Primary Ground Station
• PIRATA Pilot Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic
• PLANETA Scientific and Research Centre on Space Hydrometeorology
• PMEL Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (USA)
• PMO Port Meteorological Officer
• PMOCs Principal Meteorological or Oceanographic Centres
• PMT Platform Messaging Transceiver Platform
• POES Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite
• POGO Partnership for Observations of the Global Ocean
• PRF Pulse Repetition Frequency Sinyal
• PSMSL Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level
• PTT Post Telephone and Telegraph administration
• PUMA Preparation for the Use of Meteosat Second Generation in Africa METEOSAT
• PWS Public Weather Services

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• QC Quality Control
• QMF Quality Management Framework
• QMS Quality Management System
• QPF Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting

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• RA Regional Association
• RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands
• RANET Radio and Internet
• RBB Result-based Budgeting
• RBCN Regional Basic Climatological Network
• RBSN Regional Basic Synoptic Network
• RCC Regional Climate Centre
• RCOF Regional Climate Outlook Forum
• R&D; Research and Development
• RF Radio Frequency
• RI Rainfall Intensity
• RIC Regional Instrument Centre
• RM Responsible Members (MCSS)
• RMDCN Regional Meteorological Data Communication Network
• RMTC Regional Meteorological Training Centre
• RMTN Regional Meteorological Telecommunication Network
• RNODC Responsible National Oceanographic Data Centre
• ROSE Radar Ocean Sensing
• ROSHYDROMET Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring
• RSMC Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre
• RTH Regional Telecommunications Hub
• RTMC Real Time Monitoring Centre

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• 6LTP Sixth WMO Long-term Plan
• SADC Southern African Development Community
• SADIS Satellite Distribution System for Information Relating to Air Navigation
• SAMOS Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System
• SAR Search and Rescue
• SAWS South African Weather Service
• SBSTA Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (of the COP)
• SCAR Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Antartika
• SCOR Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
• SDUS Secondary Data User Station
• SEACAMP South East Asian Centre for Atmospheric and Marine Prediction
• SEAS Shipboard Environmental Data Acquisition System
• SES Ship Earth Station
• SHIP Report of Surface Observation from Sea Station
• SIDS Small Island Developing States
• SIGRID Format for the Archival of Sea-ice Data in Digital Form
• SIGWX Significant Weather
• SMHI Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
• SPARC Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate
• SOBP Southern Ocean Buoy Programme
• SOC Specialized Oceanographic Centre
• SOCA Subcommittee on Oceans and Coastal Areas
• SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea
• SOO Ship-of-Opportunity
• SOOP Ship-of-Opportunity Programme
• SOOPIP JCOMM Ship-of-Opportunity Programme Implementation Panel JCOMM
• SOT Ship Observations Team (JCOMM)
• SSS Sea Surface Salinity
• SST Sea Surface Temperature
• STIP Stored TIROS Information Processor
• SUA Argos System Use Agreement
• SURFA Surface Flux Analysis Project
• SVP Surface Velocity Programme Drifter
• SVPB Surface Velocity Programme Barometer Drifter
• SWICSevere Weather Information Centre

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• TAO Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Array
• TCDC Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries
• TCO Technical Cooperation Programme
• TCP Tropical Cyclone Programme
• TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
• TDCF Table-driven Code Forms
• TECO Technical Conference
• TEMA Training, Education and Mutual Assistance
• TEMP-SHIP Upper-level temperature, humidity and wind report from a sea station
• TESAC Temperature, Salinity and Current Report
• THORPEX The Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment
• TIP TAO Implementation Panel TAO
• TOGA Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere (WCRP)
• TOPC Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate
• TOR Terms of References
• TRACECA Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia
• TRACKOB Code for reporting marine surface observations along a ship's track
• TRITON Triangle Trans-ocean Buoy Network
• TSG Thermosalinograph
• TT/QCAS Task Team on Quality Control and Automated Systems (SOOPIP)

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• UCAR University Cooperation for Atmospheric Research
• UHF Ultra High Frequency
• UKMO United Kingdom Meteorological Office
• UN United Nations/li>
• UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
• UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
• UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
• UNDP United Nations Development Programme
• UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
• UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• UNFCCC United Nations Framework Conventian on Climate Change
• UNICPOLOS United Nations Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and Law of the Sea
• UN/OCHA United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
• UOP Upper Ocean Panel (CLIVAR)
• UOT Upper-Ocean Thermal Project (WOCE)
• UOT-1999 Upper Ocean Thermal Review
• UPU Universal Postal Union
• URL Universal Resource Locator
• USGPC US Argos Global Processing Center

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• VCP Voluntary Cooperation Programme
• VCP(ES) Voluntary Cooperation Equipment and Services
• VCP(F) Voluntary Cooperation Fund
• VOS Voluntary Observing Ship
• VOSClim Voluntary Observing Ship Climate
• VSAT Very Small Aperture terminal
• VSP Voluntary Separation Programme
• VSOP-NA VOS Special Observing Project-North Atlantic
• VOSP Voluntary Observing Ship Panel
• VTS Vessel Traffic Service

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• WAFS World Area Forecast System
• WAMIS World Agrometeorological Information System
• WCASP World Climate Applications and Services Programme
• WCP World Climate Programme
• WCIRP World Climate Impact Assessment and Response Strategies Programme
• WCRP World Climate Research Programme
• WDC World Data Centre
• WEFAX Weather Facsimile (analogue image dissemination)/li>
• WGNE World Group on Numerical Experimentation
• WGOA Working Group on Observations and Assimilation
• WHO World Health Organization
• WHYCOS World Hydrological Cycle Observing System
• WIOMAP Western Indian Ocean Marine Applications Project
• WIS WMO Information System
• WMD World Meteorological Day
• WMO World Meteorological Organization
• WOCE World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WCRP)
• WRAP Worldwide Recurring ASAP Project
• WSIS World Summit on Information System
• WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development
• WWIS World Weather Information Service
• WWRP World Weather Research Programme
• WWW World Weather Watch

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• XBT Expendable Bathythermograph
• XCTD Expendable conductivity-temperature-depth probe
• XML Extensible Mark-up Language