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GEBCO  

General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans  

GEF  

Global Environmental Facility  

GEO  

Global Eulerian Observing System  

GEOSAT  

Geodetic Satellite (US)  

GEWEX  

Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment  

GLAS  

Goddard Laboratory of Atmospheric Sciences (US)  

GLI  

Global Imager  

GMT  

Greenwich Mean Time  

GOCE  

Gravity field and steady state Ocean Circulation Experiment  

GODAE  

Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment  

GOOS  

Global Ocean Observing System  

COP  

Conference of the Parties (to the UN FCCC)  

GOSIC  

Global Observation System Information Center  

GOSSP  

Global Observing Systems Space Panel  

GPCP  

Global Precipitation Climate Project  

GPO  

GCOS Project Office  

GPS  

Global Positioning System  

GRACE  

Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment  

GSC  

GOOS Steering Committee  

GTS  

Global Telecommunications System  

GTSPP  

Global Temperature Salinity Profile Program  

GUAN  

Global Upper Air Network  

G3OS  

Shorthand for GOOS, GCOS, GTOS  

HDX  

High Density XBT Line  

HOTO  

Health of the Ocean Panel (of GOOS)  

HOTS  

Hawaii Ocean Time Series Station  

International Bathymetric Chart of the  Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of 

IBCCA  

Mexico  

IBCEA  

International Bathymetric Chart of the Central Atlantic  

IBCM  

Int'l Bathymetric Chart of the Mediterranean  

IBCWIO  

International Bathymetric Chart of the Western Indian Ocean  

ICESAT  

Ice Satellite (NASA)  

ICPO  

International CLIVAR Project Office  

IGOS  

Integrated Global Observing Strategy  

IGOSS  

Integrated Global Ocean Services System  

IGST  

International GODAE Science Team  

IHB  

International Hydrographic Bureau  

IHO  

International Hydrographic Organization  

IMO  

International Maritime Organization  

IOC  

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission  

IOCCG  

International Ocean Color Coordinating Group  

IOOS  

Integrated Ocean Observing System (US)  

IP  

Implementation Plan  

IPCC  

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change  

IR  

Infrared  

ISRO  

Indian Satellite Research Organization  

JAMSTEC  

Japan Marine Science and Technology Centre  

JCOMM  

Joint  Technical  Commission  On  Oceanography  and  Marine 

Meteorology  

JDIMP  

Joint Data and Information Management Panel