| %AC |
|
percent area coverage |
| A&O |
|
Acquisition and Operations |
| A/D |
|
analog to digital |
| A |
|
Ampere(s) |
| AA |
|
Archive and Access |
| AA |
|
Assistant Administrator (NOAA) |
| AA |
|
Associate Administrator (NASA) |
| AAA |
|
aerosol, air chemistry, and air quality |
| AATSR |
|
Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer |
| ABI |
|
Advanced Baseline Imager |
| ABIE |
|
Advanced Baseline Imager Emulator |
| ABPL |
|
As-Built Parts List |
| AC |
|
Active Cooler |
| ACE |
|
Advanced Composition Explorer |
| ACK |
|
acknowledgement |
| ACM |
|
Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Clear Sky Mask |
| ACS |
|
Attitude Control System |
| ACSPO |
|
Advanced Clear-Sky Processor for Oceans |
| ACT |
|
Activation and Characterization Test |
| ACT |
|
ABI Cloud Type |
| ACU |
|
Antenna Control Unit |
| ACWP |
|
Actual Cost of Work Performed |
| ADC |
|
Analog to Digital Converter |
| ADD |
|
Algorithm Description Document |
| ADEB |
|
Algorithm Development Executive Board |
| ADIS |
|
Angle Detecting Inclined Sensor |
| ADM |
|
Angular Distribution Model |
| ADMP |
|
Algorithm Development Management Plan |
| ADP |
|
Aerosol Detection Product |
| ADPL |
|
As-Designed Parts List |
| ADR |
|
Algorithm Design Review |
| ADRR |
|
Algorithm Design Review Report |
| ADRS |
|
Ancillary Data Review System |
| ADT |
|
Advanced Dvorak Technique |
| AE |
|
Ångström exponent |
| AERI |
|
Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer |
| AERONET |
|
AErosol RObotics NETwork |
| AEROSE |
|
Aerosol and Ocean Science Expedition |
| AETD |
|
Applied Engineering and Technology Directorate |
| AF |
|
award fee |
| AFRB |
|
Award Fee Review Board |
| AFSCM |
|
Air Force Space Command Manual |
| AFSPCMAN |
|
Air Force Space Command Manual |
| AFSPC |
|
Air Force Space Command |
| AFWA |
|
Air Force Weather Agency |
| AG |
|
as generated |
| AGE |
|
Aerospace Ground Equipment |
| AGM |
|
Annual Guidance Memorandum |
| AGMA |
|
American Gear Manufacturers Association |
| AGO |
|
Acquisition and Grants Office (NOAA) |
| AI |
|
actiion item |
| AI&T |
|
assembly, integration, and test |
| AIAA |
|
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics |
| AIADD |
|
Algorithm Interface and Ancillary Data Description |
| AIM |
|
ABI Ice Motion |
| AIP |
|
Aerosol Imagery Products |
| AIR |
|
Action Item Review |
| AIRS |
|
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder |
| AIS |
|
Automated Instrument Scheduling |
| AISC |
|
American Institute of Steel Construction |
| AIT |
|
Algorithm Integration Team |
| AIT |
|
Assembly Integration and Test |
| AITA |
|
ABI Ice Thickness and Age |
| AITP |
|
Algorithm Implementation and Test Plan |
| AlloID's |
|
Allocation identifications |
| AMS |
|
American Meteorological Society |
| AMSR-E |
|
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System |
| AMSU |
|
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit |
| AMV |
|
Atmospheric Motion Vectors |
| ANGEN |
|
Analytic Generation of Spectral Response |
| ANSI |
|
American National Standards Institute |
| Ao |
|
Availability (Operational) |
| AO |
|
Annoucement of Opporunity |
| AoA |
|
Analysis of Alternatives |
| AOD |
|
Aerosol Optical Depth |
| AODT |
|
Advanced Objective Dvorak Technique |
| AOL |
|
Atmosphere Oceans and Land |
| AOS |
|
Acquisition of Signal |
| AOS |
|
Advanced Orbiting System |
| AP |
|
Algorithm Package |
| APA |
|
Allowance for Program Adjustment |
| API |
|
Application Programming Interface |
| APID |
|
Application Process Identifier |
| APOLLO |
|
AVHRR Processing Scheme over Land, Clouds and Ocean |
| APPL |
|
Academy of Program and Project Leardership |
| APS |
|
aerosol particle size |
| AQC |
|
Automatic Quality Control |
| AR |
|
Acceptance Review |
| AR |
|
as required |
| ARB |
|
Acquisition Review Board |
| ARES |
|
Applied Research and Engineering Sciences |
| ARM |
|
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (U.S. Department of Energy) |
| ARR |
|
Algorithm Readiness Review |
| ARTEMIS |
|
Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon's Interface with the Sun |
| ASCAT |
|
Advanced Scatterometer |
| ASCII |
|
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASCR |
|
Antenna Station Certification Review |
| ASD |
|
Acceleration Spectral Density |
| ASDR |
|
Antenna System Delivery Review |
| ASIC |
|
Application Specific Integrated Circuits |
| ASM |
|
Acquisition Strategy Meeting |
| ASOS |
|
Automated Surface Observing System |
| ASP |
|
Attitude Sensor Package |
| ASP |
|
Aerosol Size Parameter |
| ASPB |
|
Advanced Satellite Products Branch |
| ASPD |
|
Assistant System Program Director |
| ASQC |
|
American Society for Quality Control |
| AST |
|
All Software Test |
| ASTER |
|
Advanced Space Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer |
| ASTM |
|
American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATBD |
|
Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document |
| ATC |
|
Assurance Technology Corporation |
| ATCF |
|
Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecast |
| ATD |
|
Advanced Technology Development |
| ATIP |
|
Algorithm and Test Implementation Plan |
| ATM |
|
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| ATO |
|
Authority To Operate |
| ATP |
|
Aeronautics Test Program |
| ATP |
|
Authority To Proceed |
| ATRR |
|
Acceptance Test Readiness Review |
| ATS |
|
absolute time sequence |
| AVHRR |
|
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| AVIRIS |
|
| Airborne Visible Infrared Imaging Spectrometer |
|
| AVS |
|
Angular Velocity sensor |
| AWC |
|
Aviation Weather Center (NWS) |
| AWG |
|
Algorithm Working Group |
| AWIPS |
|
Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System |
| AWT |
|
Aviation Weather Test Bed |
