Earth Sciences

AVHRR -Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

CAS- Centre for Atmospheric Sciences

AGCM -Atmospheric General Circulation Model

CMAP -CPC (Climate Prediction Centre) Merged Analysis of Precipitation

C-MMACS- Centre for Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation

COMAP -Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System

COMNAP -Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes

CRS -Central Receiving Station

CSIR -Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

CVC -Central Vigilance Commission

DGS&D -Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals

ECMRWF- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast

EDB -Electronic Display Board

EEZ -Exclusive Economic Zone

EEIO -Eastern Equatorial Indian Ocean

ENSO -Elnino and Southern Oscillation

E-OSF- Experimental Ocean State Forecast

GFDL -Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

GIF -Graphic Interchange Format

GOOS -Global Ocean Observing System

GRAND -GOOS Regional Alliances Networking Development

GRCC -Global and Regional Climate Change

GTS -Global Telecommunication System

IITM -Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

IMD -India Meteorological Department

INDOMOD- Indian Ocean Modelling and Dynamics

IOC -Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

IODE -International Oceanographic Data Exchange

IOGOOS -Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System

ISRO -Indian Space Research Organisation

IRS -Indian Remote Sensing Satellite

ITWC -Interim Tsunami Warning Centre


MODIS -Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

MOM -Modular Ocean Model

NCEP -National Centre for Environmental Prediction

NCMRWF -National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting

NIO,Goa -National Institute of Oceanography, Goa

NIOT -National Institute of Ocean Technology

NOAA -National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NODC -National Oceanographic Data Centre

NPOL -Naval Physical Oceanographic Laboratory

NRSA- National Remote Sensing Agency

OGCM -Oceanographic General Circulation Model

OOIS -Ocean Observations and Information System

PBL- Planetary Boundary Layer

POGO -Partnership for Observation of Global Ocean

RDBMS -Relational Data Base Management System

ROM -Regional Ocean Model

RRSSC -Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre

SAC -Space Applications Centre

SATCORE -Satellite Coastal and Oceanographic Research

SDAPS -Satellite Data Acquisition and Processing System

SLD -Sonic Layer Depth

SODA -Simple Ocean Data Assimilation

SOI -Survey of India

SSH -Sea Surface Height

SSHA -Sea Surface Height Anomaly

SST -Sea Surface Temperature

SWAN -Simulating Waves Nearshore

TRMM -Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

UNESCO -United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

WAM-3GC Wave Model - 3

WEB-GIS Web based Geographical Information System

WMO -World Meteorological Organization