| Term |
Definition |
| AOD |
Aerosol Optical Depth |
| ADCIRC |
Advanced Circulation Model for oceanic, coastal and estuarine waters |
| CFS |
Canadian Forest Service |
| CMAQ |
Community Multi-scale Air Quality |
| COT |
Cloud Optical Thickness |
| CSA |
Canadian Space Agency |
| CTI-S |
Centre for Topographic Information-Sherbrooke |
| EOSD |
Earth Observation for Sustainable Development |
| EFFORT |
Empirical Flat Field Optimal Reflectance Transformation |
| ELM |
Empirical Line Method |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| GEOSS |
Global Earth Observation System of Systems |
| GPL |
General Public License |
| GSD |
Ground Sample Distance |
| HAB |
Harmful Algal Bloom |
| HCA |
High Consequence Areas |
| JALBTCX |
Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise |
| LiDAR |
Light Detection and Ranging |
| MODIS |
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer |
| MNF |
Minimum Noise Fraction |
| NAAQS |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| NCOM |
Navy Coastal Ocean Model |
| NGS |
National Geodetic Survey |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOS |
National Ocean Service |
| NPP |
NPOESS Preparatory Project |
| OSS |
Open Source Software |
| RAQMS |
Regional Air Quality Modeling System |
| SAFORAH |
System of Agents for Forest Observation Research with Automation Hierarchies |
| USDA |
US Department of Agriculture |
| VGEO |
Virtual Global Explorer and Observatory |
