101. Find Quick Facts / Reference Resources On The Web acronyms Almanacs Archives Associations Astronomy Awards Calculator CalendarsCareers Jobs Citation Guides Colleges Concordances Consumer Information http://library.queensu.ca/reference/

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102. The Read-Out Instrumentation Signpost: Acronyms And Initials the Photonics Dictionary may also help you with terms and acronyms in this CGPM GeneralConference on Weights and Measures; CHEMPID ISA s Chemical Petroleum http://read-out.net/signpost/cl.html

Acronyms Site Map Yawn! I'm bored already - get me outa here! Signpost Events ... Publications Acronyms Education and Research Standards Jobs News and Discussion Groups ... View Our Guestbook You are visitor number FastCounter by LinkExchange to directly access this site. Details of awards received by the Signpost are here The Read-Out Instrumentation Signpost Measurement, Control and Automation Resources throughout the World Contact Details Statistics Your Advert This Site Last changes to this page: 28/5/04 Acronyms and Initials Index Used in Instrumentation, Controls and on the Net Readout acknowledges the list published by the The Institute of Measurement and Control in the Instrument Engineer's Yearbook which forms the original basis for this list. John Gerry's list of Process Control Glossary is a most useful resource. Unload More (much more) acronyms on the ftp site from the University of Arizona Students for the Exploration of Space You may find the Photonics Dictionary may also help you with terms and acronyms in this growing area A B C D ... Z A A/D Analogue to Digital AA Airport Authority AAS American Astronomical Society ABET Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (US) ABRC Advisory Board for the Research Councils ABS acrylonitrile butadiene styrene AC Alternating Current ACARD Advisory Council on applied Research and Developenent ACC Adaptive cruise control ACCM Advisory Council on Calibration and Measurement ACLR Adjacent channel leakage ratio ACPR Adjacent channel power ratio ACOST Advisory Council on Science and Technology

103. Glossary Of Satellite Acronyms Glossary of Satellite acronyms. National Weather Association (NWA) RemoteSensing Committee. The following terms are used in descriptions http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/arad/fpdt/glossary.html

Glossary of Satellite Acronyms National Weather Association (NWA) Remote Sensing Committee The following terms are used in descriptions of meteorological satellite instruments, data, or their display via the Internet. AMSU - Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit. Microwave instrument onboard the NOAA-15 spacecraft. The AMSU-A instrument consists of fifteen channels from 23.8 to 89.0 GHz with a subpoint resolution of 48 km. The AMSU-B is a five channel instrument from 89.0 to 183.0 GHz with a subpoint resolution of 16 km. APT - Automatic Picture Transmission. Mode of transmitting images from the NOAA AVHRR. Provides low resolution (4 km) Infrared (IR) and Visible data. ASOS - Automated Surface Observing System. A network of automatic weather observation stations operated by the U.S. National Weather Service or Dept. of Defense. AVHRR - Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. Imaging instrument onboard the NOAA polar orbiting satellites. Produces infrared (IR) and visible images with a resolution of 1 km at the earth's surface. CONUS - CONtinental United States.

104. NIH Acronym List FY Fiscal Year. GAO - general Accounting Office. NIGMS - National Instituteof general Medical Sciences. NIH - National Institutes of Health. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/acronym_list.htm

Hide Graphics Advanced Search NIH Acronym List (Updated: September 10, 2002) AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AREA - Academic Research Enhancement Award BECON - Bioengineering Consortium BML - Biological Material License BRDPI - Biomedical Research and Development Price Index BSC - Board of Scientific Counselors CC - Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CEL - Commercial Evaluation License CFDA - Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance CFR - Code of Federal Regulations CIT - Center for Information Technology CRADA - Cooperative Research and Development Agreement CRC - Cooperative Research Center CRISP - Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Programs CSR - Center for Scientific Review DCA - Division of Cost Allocation DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services EA - Expanded Authorities EIR - Employee Invention Report ERA - Electronic Research Administration ESA - Extramural Scientist Administrator - Facilities and Administrative Costs FACA - Federal Advisory Committee Act FAR - Federal Acquisition Regulations FCTR - Federal Cash Transaction Report (SF-269 or 269A) FDA - Food and Drug Administration FDP - Federal Demonstration Partnership FIC - John E. Fogarty International Center

105. EPA Terms Of Environment EPA Terms of Environment Terms Of Environment defines in nontechnical language the more commonly used environmental terms appearing in EPA publications, news releases, and other Agency documents http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/&y=02844F6FC6

106. Whatis?com whatis?com This very comprehensive and excellent information technology encyclopedia explains every computer and Internet term imaginable thoroughly in layman apos;s language. TechTarget.com Inc http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://whatis.techtarget.com/&y=02A58AE93A3

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