ACE |
Aerosol Characterization Experiment |
AEROCE |
Atmosphere/Ocean Chemistry Experiment |
API-MS |
Atmosphere Pressure Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
APS |
Aerodynamic Particle Sizer |
ASTEX |
Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment |
AVHRR |
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
BNL |
Brookhaven National Laboratories (US) |
CCN |
Cloud Condensation Nuclei |
CIPRAS |
Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely Piloted Aircraft Studies (USA) |
CIT |
California Institute of Technology |
CN |
Condensation Nulei |
CNRM |
Centre National de Recherches Meteorologique (FR) |
CVI |
Counterflow Virtual Impactor |
DAA |
Droplet Aerosol Analyser |
DLR |
Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft und Raumfahrt |
DMPS |
Differential Mobility Particle Sizer |
DMA |
Differential Mobility Analyzer |
DMS |
Dimethylsulfide |
Dp |
Particle diameter |
EC |
European Commission |
ECMWF |
European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecast |
EIJRC |
Environment Institute Joint Research Centre (EC) |
ERAST |
Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology |
GCM |
General Circulation Model |
GFDL |
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA) |
HPLC |
High Pressure Liquid Chromatography |
HTDMA |
relative humidity controlled TDMA |
IGAC |
International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project |
INMES |
Spanish national meteorological institute |
IMPT |
Portuguese national meteorological institute |
ISS |
Integrated Sounding System |
ITE |
Institute for Terrestrial Ecology (UK) |
LES |
Large Eddy Simulation |
LIF |
Laser Induced Fluorescence |
LIM |
Leipzig Institute of Meteorology (DE) |
LOA |
Laboratoire d'Optique Atmospherique, Uni. Lille (FR) |
MASP |
Multiangle scattering probe |
MBL |
Marine Boundary Layer |
MISU |
Meteorological Institute Stockholm University (SE) |
MRF |
Meteorological Research Flight (UK) |
MSA |
Methane Sulphonic Acid |
NASA |
National Aeronautical and Space Administration |
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NMHC |
Non Methane Hydrocarbons |
NPS |
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey |
OCTS |
Ocean Color and Temperature Sensor (on ADEOS1 satellite) |
OPC |
Optical Particle Counter |
OVID |
Optical Visible and near Infrared Detector |
PIXE |
Particle Induced XRay Emission |
PFC |
Perfluorocarbon |
PMEL |
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA |
POLDER |
Polarization and Directionality of the Earth's Reflectances |
RASS |
Radio Acoustic Sounding System |
RPA |
Remotely Piloted Aircraft |
SeaWiFS |
Sea Viewing Wide Field of View Sensor |
SEM/EDXA |
Scanning Electron Microscope/Energy Dispersive XRay Analysis |
TDMA |
Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer |
TOR |
Tropospheric Ozone Research (EUROTRAC project) |
UDMPS |
Ultrafine Differential Mobility Particle Sizer |
UMIST |
University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology |
UW |
University of Washington |
WFF |
Wallops Flight Facility |
WWW |
World Wide Web |