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Verzeichnis der verwendeten Abkürzungen

AATSR Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer ADM Angular Distribution Models AIRS Advanced Infrared Sensor AMBETI Agrarmeteorologisches Modell zur Berechnung von Evaporation, Transpiration und Interzeption AMSU Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit APOLLO AVHRR Processing scheme over Clouds, Land and Ocean ASOS Automated Surface Observing System ATOVS Advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder ATSR Along Track Scanning Radiometer AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer BALTEX Baltic Sea Experiment BRDF Bi-directional Reflectance Distribution Function BSRN Baseline Surface Radiation Network BUFR Binary Universal Form for the Representation of Meteorological Data CCSP Climate Change Science Program CDR Climate Data Record CERES Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System CFC Cloud Fraction Cover CHAMP Challenging Minisatellite Payload for Geophysical Application CLASS Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System CLIVAR Climate and Variability and Prediction Project CM Cloud Mask / Contributing Member CM SAF SAF on Climate Monitoring CMAP CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation CMIS Conical Microwave Imager Sounder CMM Commission for Maritime , WMO COT Cloud Optical Thickness CPC Climate Prediction Centre CPH Cloud Phase CRU Climate Research Unit (University of East Anglia) CTH Cloud Top Height CTT Cloud Top Temperature CTY Cloud Type Cu cong Cumulus congestus CWP Cloud Water Path DAK Doubling-Adding KNMI DEKLIM Deutsches Klimaforschungsprogramm/German Climate Research Programme DIARAD Differential Absolute Radiometer DLR German Aerospace Centre DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program DWD (German MetService) ECC European Cloud Climatology ECMWF European Centre for midrange weather forecast ECV Essential Climate Variable EGPM European contribution to GPM ENVISAT Environmental Satellite EOS Earth Observing System EPS European Polar System ERBE Earth Radiation Budget Experiment ERS Earth Research Satellite EUMETCast EUMETSAT´s Data Distribution System EUMETSAT European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (UN) FCDR Fundamental CDR FMI Finnish Meteorological Institute 206 DWD Klimastatusbericht 2004

FOP Full Operations Phase FTP File Transfer Protocol GADS Global Aerosol Data Set GCC Global Collecting Centres GCOS Global Climate Observing System GDP GOME Data Processor GEWEX Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment GHCN Global Historical Climatology Network GME Global Model Extended GMES Global Monitoring of the Environment and Security GOES Global Observation Earth Satellite GOE-SS Group of Earth Observation – System of Systems GOME Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment GPCC Global Precipitation Climatology Centre GPCP Global Precipitation Climatology Project GPM Global Precipitation Mission GPS Global Positioning System GRAS GPS Receiver for Atmospheric Sounding GRM SAF SAF on GRAS Meteorology GTOPO Global Topographic Data Set GTS Global Telecommunication System GUAN GCOS Upper Air Network HCP Humidity Composite Product HDF5 Hierarchical Data Format HIRS High Resolution Infrared Sounder HLW Layered water vapour HQC High Quality Check HRPT High Resolution Picture Transmission HSH Specific humidity and temperature at pressure levels HTW Vertical Integrated water vapour information IASI Infrared Atmospheric Sounder Interferometer ICSU International Council for Science IGBP International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme IMMT International Maritime Meteorological Tape Format IOP Initial Operations Phase IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IRW Infrared Window ISCCP International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project IT Information Technology JMA Japan Meteorological Agency KNMI Konijklik Netherland Meteorological Institute LibRadTran Library for Radiative Transfer LSA SAF SAF on Land Surface Analysis LPW Layered Precipitable Water Vapour LUT Look-up table MCSS Marine Climatological Summaries Scheme MeteoSwiss of Switzerland METOP/ EUMETSAT Meteorological Operational Satellite Program MHS Microwave Humidity Sensor MIPAS The Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (ENVISAT) MLB Modified Lambert-Beer MODIS Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectrometer MSG Meteosat Second Generation NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCEP National Centers for Environmental Prediction NDVI Normalised Differential Vegetation Index NESDIS National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (USA) NEXRAD NOAA Next Generation Klimastatusbericht 2004 DWD 207

NILU Norwegian Institute for Air Research NIMBUS Meteorological Research Satellites Series NMHS National Meteorological and Hydrological Service NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration NPOESS National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System NPP NPOESS Preparatory Program NVAP NASA Water Vapor Project NVAP - NG NASA Water Vapor Project New Generation NWC SAF SAF on Support to Nowcasting and Very Short Range Forecasting NWP Numerical Weather Prediction NWP SAF SAF on Numerical Weather Prediction O3M SAF SAF on Ozone Monitoring OLE Operations Leading Entity OPAC Optical Properties of Aerosols and Clouds OSI SAF SAF on Ocean and Sea Ice PAR Photosynthetic Active Radiation PATMOS Pathfinder Atmosphere PMO Port Meteorological Officers POES Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites POLDER Polarization and Directionality of the Earth’s Reflectances ppbv parts per billion volume pptv parts per trillion volume PSC Polar Stratospheric Cloud QBO Quasi Biennial Oscillation QC Quality Control RA VI Regional Association VI of WMO RCC Regional Climate Centre RDCC Regional Dobson Calibration Centre RM Responsible Member RMDCN Regional Meteorological Data Communication Network RMIB The Royal Meteorological Institute Of Belgium RMS Root mean square ROSE Global 3D-Chemistry-Transport Model RS90 Radiosonde Type RTM Radiative Transfer Model RTTOV Radiative Transfer for TOVS SAF Satellite Application Facility SAGE Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment SAL Surface Albedo SBUV Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet ScaRaB The Scanner for Radiation Budget SCIAMACHY Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Cartography SDL Surface downward long-wave radiation SDS Scientific Data Stewardship SEVIRI Scanning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager SHDOM Spherical Harmonics Discrete Ordinate Model SIS Surface incoming short-wave radiation SMAC Simplified Method for Atmospheric Correction SMHI Swedish Meteorological Institute SNL Surface net long-wave radiation SNS Surface net short-wave radiation SOL Surface outgoing long-wave radiation SRB Surface radiation budget SSM/I Special Sensor Microwave/Imager TCDR Thematic CDR TET Emitter thermal radiative flux at the top of the atmosphere TIS Incoming solar radiative flux at the top of the atmosphere TMI The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission´s (TRMM) Microwave Imager TOMS Total Ozone Mapping Sensor 208 DWD Klimastatusbericht 2004

TOVS TIROS Operational Vertical Sounding TPW Total Precipitable Water Vapour TRS Reflected solar radiative flux at the top of the atmosphere TRY Test Reference Year UARS Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite UMARF Unified Meteorological Archive and Retrieval Facility UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFCCC United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change URL Universal Resource Locator UTC Universal Time Co-ordinated VAPIC Water Vapor Profiling Inter-Comparison Campaign at SIRTA VASClimO Variability Analysis of Surface Climate Observations VIRGO Variability of Solar Irradiance and Gravity Oscillations VOS Voluntary Observing Ship VOSClim Voluntary Observing Ship Climate Subset Project VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland WCRP World Climate Research Program of WMO WDC World Data Centre WDC-RSAT World Data Centre for Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere WMO World Meteorological Organisation WWW World Wide Web