*GLOBAL*,Conventions,"COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3, NCCSV-1.0" acronym,*DATA_TYPE*,String fullName,*DATA_TYPE*,String *END_METADATA* acronym,fullName AASP,Australian Antarctic Sciences Program AATSR,Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer ABOM,Australia Bureau of Meteorology ACCLAIM,Antarctic Circumpolar Currents Levels by Altimetry and Island Measurement ACECRC,Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre ADCP,Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ADCIRC,ADvanced CIRCulation adcirc,ADvanced CIRCulation AFSC,Alaska Fisheries Science Center AI,Agouron Institute AIMS,Australian Institute of Marine Science AKRO,Alaska Regional Office ALACE,Autonomous Lagrangian Circulation Explorer AMIP,Atmosphere Model Intercomparison Project AMSR-2,Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer on JAXA's GCOM-W1 AMSRE,Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer on EOS AMSR-E,Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer on EOS AMSR,Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer ANDAS,Automated Near-real-time Data Acquiring System ANT,Antarctic Sciences AOD,Aerosol Optical Depth AODC,Australian Oceanographic Data Center AOML,Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory AOOS,Alaska Ocean Observing System AOU,Apparent Oxygen Utilization APDRC,Asia-Pacific Data-Research Center ARC,Arctic Sciences ARGO,Array for Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography AR3,Third Assessment Report AR4,Fourth Assessment Report AR5,Fifth Assessment Report AR6,Sixth Assessment Report ARL,Air Resources Laboratory ARRM,Asynchronous Regional Regression Model ARSLOE,Atlantic Remote Sensing Land/Ocean Experiment ARW,Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting Model ASCAT,Advanced SCATterometer ASMD,Atlas of Surface Marine Data ASTEP,Astrobiology Science & Technology for Exploring Planets ATDB,Accession Tracking Data Base ATES,Alcatel Espace Systems AVHRR,Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer AVISO,"Archiving, Validation and Interpretation of Satellite Data in Oceanography" AVNIR,Advanced Visible & Near-Infrared Radiometer AWI,Alfred Wegener Instituite for Polar and Marine Research AWIPS,Automated Weather Interactive Processing System AXBT,Airborne eXpendable BathyThermograph BCO-DMO,Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office BIRS,Biological Information Retrieval System BODC,British Oceanographic Data Centre BOEM,Bureau of Ocean Energy Management BoM,Bureau of Meteorology BOM,Bureau of Meteorology C-DEBI,Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations CalCOFI,California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations CAMMP,Coastal and Marine Management Program CAMS,Climate Anomaly Monitoring System CaRA,Caribbean Regional Association CariCOOS,Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System CARDEEP,CARbon dioxide and DEEPwater formation CARDS,Comprehensive Aerological Reference Data Set CASG,California Sea Grant CBMP,Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Program CCMA,Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment CCRS,Canadian Center for Remote Sensing CCSP,Climate Change Science Program CDAS,Climate Data Assimilation System CDFW,California Department of Fish and Wildlife CDOM,Colored Dissolved Organic Matter CDRI,Climate Data Research Institute CEMES,Centre d'Etudes de la Meteorologie Spatiale CeNCOOS,Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System CEONet,Canadian Earth Observation Network CERSAT,Centre ERS d'Archivage et de Traitment CF,Climate and Forecast CFC,ChloroFlouroCarbon CGDI,Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure CHLA,Chlorophyll-a CIGAR,Cooperative Investigations of the Caribbean & Adjacent Regions CIMAR,Centro de Investigacao Marinha e Ambiental CIMT,Center for Integrated Marine Technology CINECA,Cooperative Investigations of the Northern part of the Eastern Central Atlantic CIOSS,Cooperative Institute for Oceanographic Satellite Studies CIRA,Cooperative Institute for Research the Atmosphere CIRES,Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences CLASS,Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System CLIMAP,Climate: Long-range Investigation Mapping and Prediction CLIVAR,Climate Variability and Predictability programme CLS,Collecte Localisation Satellites C-MAN,Coastal Marine Automated Networks CMAN,Coastal Marine Automated Networks CMC,Canadian Meteorological Centre CMD,Continuously Managed Database CMIP,Climate Model Intercomparison Project CMIP4,Climate Model Intercomparison Project 4 CMIP5,Climate Model Intercomparison Project 5 CMIP6,Climate Model Intercomparison Project 6 CMOR,Climate Model Output Rewriter CNES,Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales CNMI,Commonwealth of the Northen Mariana Islands CNR,National Research Council COADS,Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set COADS1,Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set 1 COAP,Center for Ocean Analysis and Prediction COAPS,Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies COAS,College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences COAWST,Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport COCMP,Coastal Ocean Currents Monitoring Program CODAR,Coastal Ocean Dynamics Applications Radar CODAS,Common Oceanographic Data Analysis System COGOW,Climatology of Global Ocean Winds CONICYT,"National Commission for Science and Technology (CONICYT), Chile" CONUS,Contiguous United States COOA,Coastal Ocean Observing and Analysis CPC,Climate Prediction Center CPO,Climate Program Office CPR,Continuous Plankton Recorder CRM,Coastal Relief Model CRMN,Coral Reef Monitoring Network CRU,Climatic Research Unit CRW,Coral Reef Watch CSCOR COP,Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program CSIRO,Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation CTD,"Conductivity, Temperature, Depth" CWCGOM,CoastWatch Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico CW,CoastWatch DATARING,Data Acquisition for Tidal Applications for the Remote Interrogation of Network Gauges DCDB,Data Center for Digital Bathymetry DEB,Division of Environmental Biology DFO,Department of Fisheries and Oceans DOC,Department of Commerce DOD,Department of Defense DOE,Department of Energy DMI,Danish Meteorological Institute DMSP,Defense Meteorological Satellite Program DSTL,Defence Science and Technology Laboratory DWD,Deutscher Wetterdienst DORIS,Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite ECDA,Ensemble Coupled Data Assimilation ECDC,European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECMCA,European Commission Marie Curie Actions Program ECMWF,European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts ECOMSED,Estuarine and Coastal Ocean Model with Sediment Transport EGMEX,Eastern Gulf of Mexico ENSO,El Nino - Southern Oscillation ENVISAT,ENVironmental SATellite EPA,Environmental Protection Agency ERS,European Remote Sensing Satellite ESDIM,Environmental Science Data and Information Management ESPRESSO,Experimental System for Predicting Shelf and Slope Optics ESPreSSO,Experimental System for Predicting Shelf and Slope Optics Espresso,Experimental System for Predicting Shelf and Slope Optics ESRL,Earth System Research Laboratory EU,European Union EUMETSAT,European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites EUREF,European REference Frame FAGS,Federation of Astronomical and Geophysical Data Analysis Services FLH,Fluorescence Line Height FCCC,Framework Convention on Climate Change FMRC,Forecast Model Run Collection FNMOC,Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center FOCI,Fisheries-Oceanography Cooperative Investigations FONACIT,"Fondo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnolog\u00eda e Innovaci\u00f3n of Venezuela" FP7-ENV-2010,European Commission Seventh Framework Program FRST,"Foundation for Research, Science and Technology" FSM,Free Surface Mask FWS,Fish & Wildlife Service GAC,Global Area Coverage GADR,Global Argo Data Repository GAMSSA,Global Australian Multi-Sensor SST Analysis GARFO,Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office GCOS,Global Climate Observing System GCOOS,Gulf of Mexico Coastal Observing System GDAC,Global Data Assembly Centres GEOS,Geodetic Satellite GEOSAT,GEodetic and Oceanographic SATellite GES DAAC,Goddard Earth Sciences Distributed Active Archive Center GEWEX,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment GFDL,Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory GFO,Geosat Follow-On GHCN,Global Historical Climatology Network GHRSST,Global High-Resolution Sea Surface Temperature GISS,Goddard Institute for Space Studies GLCFS,Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System GLERL,Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory GLOBEC,GLOBal Ocean ECosystems Dynamics GLOSS-ALT,Global Sea Level Observing System subset used for ALTimetry calibrations GLOSS-LTT,Global Sea Level Observing System subset used for Long Term Trends studies GLOSS-OC,Global Sea Level Observing System subset used for ongoing Ocean Circulation monitoring GLOSS,Global Sea Level Observing System GLOS,Great Lakes Observing System GMS,Geostationary Meteorology Satellite GOCE,Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer GODAE,Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment GODAR,Global Oceanographic Data Archaeology and Rescue GODAS,Global Ocean Data Assimilation System GOES,Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOFS,Global Ocean Flux Study GoMOOS,Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System GOM,Gulf of Mexico GOOS,Global Ocean Observing System GOSAMOR,Global Ocean SAlinity MonitORing GOTS,Global Ocean Temperature & Salinity GPCC,Global Precipitation Climatology Centre GPCP,Global Precipitation Climatology Project GPI,GOES Precipitation Index GPS,Global Positioning System GRCTellus,Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Tellus GRACE,Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment GSFC,Goddard Space Flight Center GSHHS,"Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical, High-resolution Shorelines" GSMFC,Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission GTMBA,Global Tropical Moored Buoy Array GTOS,Global Terrestrial Observing System GTS,Global Telecommunications System GTSPP,Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Program HAB,Harmful Algal Bloom HadISST,Hadley Centre Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature HadISST1,Hadley Centre Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature 1 HadISST1.1,Hadley Centre Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature 1.1 HadISST1.2,Hadley Centre Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature 1.2 HFRadar,High Frequency Radar HFR,High Frequency Radar HF,High Frequency HIRAM,HIgh Resolution Atmospheric Model HOTO,Health Of The Oceans HOTS,Hawaiian Ocean Time Series HRPT,High Resolution Picture Transmission HSSTD,Historical Sea Surface Temperature Data project HURL,Hawai'i Undersea Research Laboratory HYCOM,HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model IASNFS,Intra-Americas Sea Nowcast/Forecast System IATTC,Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission ICER,Division of Integrative and Collaborative Education and Research ICOADS,International Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set ICRAN,International Coral Reef Action Network IFREMER,Institut Francais de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer IGBP,International Geosphere Biosphere Programme IGOS,Integrated Global Observing Strategy IGOSS,Integrated Global Ocean Services System IHB,International Hydrographic Bureau IHO,International Hydrographic Organisation ILP,International Lithosphere Programme IMI,Irish Marine Institute IMOS,Integrated Marine Observing System INMARSAT,International Maritime Satellite Organisation INODC,Indian National Oceanographic Data Center INQUA,International Union for Quaternary Research INSAT,Indian National Satellite IOC,Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IODE,International Oceanographic Data Exchange IOCCG,International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group IOOS,Integrated Ocean Observing System IOS,Division of Integrative Organismal Systems IPCC,Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPRC,International Pacific Research Center IR,InfraRed ISAT,International Science and Technology Fund ISOS,International Southern Ocean Studies ITCZ,InterTropical Convergence Zone ITF,Indonesian Through Flow IWP,Ice Water Path JASL,Joint Archive for Sea Level JAXA,Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JCDAS,JMA Climate Data Assimilation System JCLI,Journal of Climate JCOMM,Joint WMO/IOC technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology JGOFS,Joint Global Ocean Flux Study JGR,Journal of Geophysical Research JISAO,Joint Institue for the Study of Atmoshere and Ocean JMA,Japanese Meteorological Agency JPL,Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPO,Journal of Physical Oceanography JRA,Japanese Reanalysis KAUST,King Abdullah University of Science and Technology KFM,Kelp Forest Monitoring LAC,Local Area Coverage LTM,Long Term Mean LWP,Liquid Water Path MAO,Marine and Aviation Operations MARACOOS,Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System MCB,Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences MCI,Maximum Chlorophyll Index MDNR,Maine Department of Marine Resources MEaSUREs,Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments MEDAR,Mediterranean Data Archeology and Rescue MEDS,Marine Environmental Data Service MERSEA,Marine EnviRonment and Security for the European Area METEOSAT,Geostationary Meteorological Satellite METOFFICE,Meteorological Office MHI,Main Hawaiian Islands MMRP,Marine Mammal Research Program MNSG,Minnesota Sea Grant MOBS,Marine Optical Buoy System MOBY,MArine Optical BouY MOCE,Marine Optical Characterization Experiment MOCNESS,Multiple Opening/Closing Net & Environmental Sensing System MODAS,Modular Ocean Data Assimilation System MODB,Mediterranean Oceanic Data Base MODISA,Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on Aqua MODIS,Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MOHSST,Meteorological Office Historical Sea Surface Temperature MOODS,Master Oceanographic Observations Data Set MOP,Meteosat Operational Programme MOPITT,Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere MPA,Marine Protected Area MPSOC,Multi-Purpose Stellite Operations Center MSAS,Marine Spill Analysis System MSFC,Marshall Space Flight Center MSFCMA,Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act MSG,Meteosat Second Generation MSL,Mean Sea Level MSR,Microwave Scanning Radiometer MSS,MultiSpectral Scanner MSTF,Marine Science and Technology Foundation MSU,Microwave Sounding Unit MTPE,Mission to Planet Earth MUR,Multi-scale Ultra-high Resolution NAAPS,Navy Aerosol Analysis and Prediction System NABE,North Atlantic Bloom Experiment NAMDI,National Marine Data Inventory NANOOS,Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems NAM,North Americal Model NAO,North Atlantic Oscillation NASA,National Aeronautics and Space Administratio NATO,North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NAVGEM,Navy Global Environmental Model NAVOCEANO,Naval Oceanographic Office NAVO,Naval Oceanography NCAR,National Center for Atmospheric Research NCCCS,Northern California Coastal Circulation Study NCCOS,National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NCDC,National Climatic Data Center NCDDC,National Coastal Data Development Center NCDS,NASA Climate Data System NCEI,National Centers for Environmental Information NCEP,National Centers for Environmental Prediction NCODA,Navy Coupled Ocean Data Assimilation NCOM,Navy Coastal Ocean Model NCRI,National Coral Reef Institute NCRIS,National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy NDBC,National Data Buoy Center NDBO,National Data Buoy Office NDMC,National Drought Mitigation Center NDSI,Normalized Difference Snow Index NDVI,Normalized Difference Vegetation Index NEC,NorthEast Consortium NECC,North Equatorial CounterCurrent NEFSC,NorthEast Fisheries Science Center NEGOA,NorthEast Gulf of Alaska NEP,North East Pacific NERACOOS,Northeastern Regional Association Ocean Observing Systems NERC,Natural Environment Research Council NERRS,National Estuarine Reserve Research System NESDIS,"National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service" NetCDF,Network Common Data Format NEXRAD,NEXt Generation Weather RADar NGDC,National Geophysical Data Center NGWLMS,Next Generation Water Level Measurement System NHC,National Hurricane Center NIEHS,National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIH,National Institutes of Health NIST,National Institute of Standards and Technology NIWA,National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research NJSOS,New Jersey Shelf Observing System NMAO,NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations NMC,National Meteorological Center NMFS,National Marine Fisheries Service NMS,National Marine Sanctuaries NOAA,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NODC,National Oceanographic Data Center NOGAPS,Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System NOMAD,Navy Oceanographic Meteorological Automatic Device NOP,National Oceanic Program NOPP,National Ocean Partnership Program NOS,National Ocean Service NPOESS,National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System NPOES,National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite NPP,National Polar-orbiting Partnership NPS,Naval Postgraduate School NRL,Naval Research Laboratory NROSS,Navy Remote Oceanographic Sensing System NRT,Near Real Time NSDI,National Spatial Data Infrastructure NSF,National Science Foundation NTF,National Tidal Facility NSERC,National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada NSIDC,National Snow and Ice Data Center NSP,Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning NSSDAC,NOAA Shipboard Sensor Data Acquisition NSSDC,National Space Science Data Center NSSL,National Severe Storms Laboratory NSTS,Nearshore Sediment Transport Study NTON,National Tide Observation Network NTU,Nephelometric Turbidity Units NWS,National Weather Service NVI,Normalized Vegetation Index NVODS,National Virtual Ocean Data System NWFSC,Northwest Fisheries Science Center NYHOPS,New York Harbor Observing and Prediction System OAR,Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research OBIS,Ocean Biogeographic Information System OBPG,Ocean Biology Processing Group Obs4MIPs,Observations for Model Intercomparisons obs4MIPs,Observations for Model Intercomparisons OCB,Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Program OCDD,Ocean Current Drifter Data OCE,Division of Ocean Sciences OCL,Ocean Climate Laboratory OCMP,Ocean-Coastal Management Program OCRM,Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management OCTS,Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner ODP,Ocean Drilling Program ODV,Ocean Data View OEP,Ocean Exploration Program OGCM,Oceanic General Circulation Model OHC,Office of Habitat Conservation OIA,Office of International Affairs OISE,Office of International Science and Engineering OISST,Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature OI,Optimum Interpolation OLR,Outgoing Longwave Radiation ONR,Office of Naval Research OOPC,Ocean Observation Panel for Climate OOSDP,Ocean Observing System Development Panel OPDB,Oceanographic Profile DataBase OPR,Office of Protected Resources ORNL,Oak Ridge National Laboratory OSDPD,Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution OSF,Office of Sustainable Fisheries OSI SAF,Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility OSISAF,Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility OSI,Ocean and Sea Ice OSMC,Observing System Monitoring Center OSO,Office of Satellite Operations OSPO,Office of Satellite and Product Operations OST,Office of Science and Technology OSTI,Office of Science and Technology Infrastructure OSTIA,Operational Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Ice Analysis OSU,Oregon State University OWG,Open Working Group PACHAB,Pacific Region Harmful Algal Blooom PacIOOS,Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System PAR,Photosynthetically Available Radiation PCMDI,Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison PDO,Pacific Decadal Oscillation PDSI,Palmer Drought Severity Index PEQUOD,Pacific Equatorial Ocean Dynamics PFEG,Pacific Fisheries Environmental Group PFEL,Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory PFRP,Pelagic Fisheries Research Program PHOD,Physical Oceanography Division PhOD,Physical Oceanography Division PIFSC,Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIRATA,Pilot Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic PIRO,Pacific Islands Regional Office PLR,Division of Polar Programs PMEL,Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory PODAAC,Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center PODG,Physical Ocean Data Group POES,Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite POL,Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory POM,Princeton Ocean Model POMSS,Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellite System POO,Platforms of Opportunity PORTS,Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems PSD,Physical Sciences Division PSS,Practical Salinity Scale PSMSL,Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level PSU,Practical Salinity Unit PTWC,Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre QA,Quality Assurance QC,Quality Control RAMA,Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction RAMSSA,Regional Australian Multi-Sensor SST Analysis RDAC,Regional Data Assembly Centres REMSS,Remote Sensing Systems RF,Radio Frequency ROMS,Regional Ocean Modeling System Roms,Regional Ocean Modeling System ROV,Remotely Operated Vessel RQDS,Research Quality Data Set RSL,Relative Sea Level RSMAS,Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science RTOFS,Real-Time Ocean Forecast System SAFT,Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique SAIC,Science Applications International Corporation SAL,Satellite Altimetry Laboratory SAR,Synthetic Aperture Radar SCAR,Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCOR,Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research scPDSI,Self-calibrated Palmer Drought Severity Index SCS,South China Sea SCUD,Surface CUrrents from a Diagnostic model SCCOOS,Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System SCOR,Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research SEAMAP,Southeast Area Monitoring & Assessment Program SeaWiFS,Sea-Wide Field-of-View Sensor SECOORA,Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association SEFSC,Southeast Fisheries Science Center SERO,Southeast Regional Office SEVIRI,Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager SFERPM,"South Florida Ecosystem Restoration, Prediction, and Modeling Program" SFSU,San Francisco State University SIO,Scripps Institution of Oceanography SLAR,Side-Looking Airborne Radar SLOSH,"Sea, Lake & Overland Surge from Hurricanes" SLP,Sea Level Pressure SLR,Satellite Laser Ranging SMI,Standard Mapped Image SNSF,Swiss National Science Foundation SODA,Simple Ocean Data Assimilation SOEST,School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology SOFAR,Sound Fixing and Ranging SOI,Schmidt Ocean Institute SOLO,Sounding Oceanographic Lagrangian Observer SOSLC,Southern Ocean Sea Level Centre SPCZ,South Pacific Convergence Zone SPURS,Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study SQU,Sultan Qaboos University SSES,Single Sensor Error Statistics SSFC,Severe Storms Forecast Center SSH,Sea Surface Height SSP,Sub-Surface Pressure SST,Sea Surface Temperature SSTA,Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly SSTOP,Sea Surface Topography STD,Salinity-Temperature-Depth profiler STWS,Storm Tide Warning Service SWAN,Simulating WAves Nearshore model SWFSC,Southwest Fisheries Science Center SWH,Significant Wave Height TAO,Tropical Atmosphere/Ocean TGBM,Tide Gauge Bench Mark TIROS,Television Infrared Observation Satellite TMI,TRMM Microwave Imager TOGA,Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere TOPEX,Topography Experiment TOVS,TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder TPFO,TOPEX/POSEIDON Follow-On TRMM,Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission TUD,Technische Universiteit Delft UCAR,University Corporation for Atmospheric Research UCONN,University of Connecticut UCSD,"University of California, San Deigo" UH,University of Hawaii UHF,Ultra High Frequency UHSLC,University of Hawaii Sea Level Center UKMO,United Kingdom Meteorology Office UMe,University of Maine UNCED,United Nations Conference on Environment and Development UNDP,United Nations Development Programme UNEP,United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO,"United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation" UNOLS,University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System US,United States USCRN,United States Climate Reference Network USDA,United States Department of Agriculture USDOC,United States Department of Commerce USDOD,United States Department of Defense USDOE,United States Department of Energy USF,University of South Florida USFWS,United States Fish & Wildlife Service USGS,United States Geological Survey USHCN,United States Historical Climatological Network USTEC,United States Total Electron Content USWC,United States West Coast UUC,Unmanned Underwater Vehicle UV,UltraViolet VHF,Very High Frequency VHRR,Very High Resolution Radiometer VI,Vegetation Index VIRR,Visible and Infrared Radiometer VIRS,Visible InfraRed Scanner VIRSR,Visible InfraRed Scanning Radiometer WCN,West Coast Node WCRN,West Coast Regional Node WCRO,West Coast Regional Office WMC,World Meteorological Center WOD,World Ocean Database WRF,Weather Research and Forecasting Model VIIRSN,Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite/Suomi-NPP VIIRS-N,Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite/Suomi-NPP VIIRS,Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite VOS,Voluntary Observing Ships VLBI,Very Long Baseline Interferometry VPR,Video Plankton Recorder WCRP,World Climate Research Programme WDC,World Data Centre WEPOCS,Western Equatorial Pacific Ocean Circulation Study WESTRAX,Western Tropical Atlantic Experiment WFO,Weather Forecast Office WHOI,Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WMO,World Meteorological Organisation WOA05,World Ocean Atlas 2005 WOA09,World Ocean Atlas 2009 WOA13,World Ocean Atlas 2013 WOA17,World Ocean Atlas 2017 WOA,World Ocean Atlas WOCE,World Ocean Circulation Experiment WOD,World Ocean Database WPO,West Pacific Oscillation WRCC,Western Regional Climate Center WRRC,Water Resources Research Center XBT,Expendible Bathythermograph XCTD,eXpendable Conductivity-Temperature-Depth profiler X-SAR,X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar YOTO,Year Of The Ocean *END_DATA*