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6-DOF	AA	AASE	AAWO	AAWS
AB	ABL	ABLE	ACARS	ACCA
ACES	ACFP	ACIA	ACMAD	ACON
ACP	ACRF	ACRID	ACRIM	ACRP
ACRS	ACSG	ACTIF	ACU	ACVT
AD	ADAS	ADDS	ADEOS	ADFC
ADLP	ADMS	ADR	ADS	ADTS
ADW	ADWF	ADWS	AEE	AESS
AETC	AF	AFB	AFCCC	AFD
AFDD	AFGWC	AFLR	AFOS	AFR
AFSS	AGCM	AGE	AGFS	AgriMet
AGW	AH	AIDS	AIMPA	AIP
AIRS	AL	ALDARS	ALDS	ALP
ALR	ALWX	AM	AMA	AMAP
AMC	AMDAR	AMIDS	AMIS	AMMA
AMO	AMOS	AMRC	AMS	AMSR
AMSS	AMSU	AMU	ANARE	ANC
ANG	ANN SOC M…	AO	AOC	AOD
AOG	AOGCM	AOIPS	AOML	AOPC
APG	API	APIMS	APO	APPI
APT	AQ	AQHI	AQI	AR
AR-4	ARAD	ARAM	ARG	ARGOS
ARL	ARM	ARMOR	ARO	ARS
ARSPACE	ARSR	ARTCC	ARTS	ARTYMEY
AS	ASAC	ASAP	ASAPS	ASCOT
ASD	ASDAR	ASDC	ASHOE	ASME
ASMET	ASOS	ASR	ASTER	ASTM
ATC	ATCOS	ATDD	ATFP	ATH
ATL	ATM	ATMU	ATS	ATWC
AUBM	AVAPS	AVHRR	AVIM	AVS
AW	AWARE	AWC	AWDS	AWE
AWG	AWIPS	AWIS	AWN	AWOS
AWRS	AWS	AWSA	AWW	BA
BAMOS	BAMS	BAP	BASIS	BASMI
BBSS	BBWS	BC	BD	BDA
BDC	BDMD	BED	BF	BFB
BFE	BFT	BKN	BLIP	BMD
BNMS	BOB	BODC	BOM	BOMP
BOMSC	BOREAS	BRZ	BS	BSS
BST	BTEM	BUE	BUFR	BUREC
BWER	C	C4I	CAC	CAI
CAIT	CAO	CAPE	CAR	CARDS
CART	CASA	CAT	CATS	CAV
CAVOK	CAWIS	CAWX	CB	CBERS
CC	CCAFS	CCD	CCM	CCR
CCRP	CCSM	CDA	CDAS	CDCL
CDFI	CDFS	CDIC	CDL	CDM
CDMP	CDMS	CDO	CDR	CECOM
CEDAR	CEEF	CEMSCS	CENR	CEOI
CEOS	CERES	CET	CF	CFEP
CFF	CFIJ	CFLOS	CGCP	CGMS
CGSP	CHAMMP	CHANCES	CHC	CICS
CID	CIDE	CIMSS	CIN	CINC
CIRA	CLAMS	CLD	CLR	CMA
CMAP	CMC	CMDL	CME	CMFD
CMMS	CMOS	CMP	CMV	CNMOC
COADS	COAMPS	COARE	COD	COE
COMEDS	COMET	COMS	CONUS	COP
COPC	CORS	COTS	CP	CPAP
CPC	CPMC	CPOL	CPOM	CPOO
CPRS	CPTR	CPWW	CPWWFE	CQE
CRK	CRONOS	CRREL	CRU	CS
CSAG	CSF	CSNE	CSREES	CSSL
CSU	CTD	CTL	CTR	Cu
CVW	CW	CWA	CWB	CWEC
CWEEDs	CWG	CWMP	CWN	CWOP
CWR	CY	CZ	DA	DARN
DART	DAWN	DBK	DBZ	DCP
DCS	DD	DDN	DDT	DDTW
DDW	DE	DEM	DERM	DF
DHI	DHM	DHMS	DIG	DIN
DISS	DLP	DMD	DMDD	DMSO
DMSP	DNI	DNMI	DNP	DOC
DOD	DOI	DOMSAT	DOS	DOT
DOW	DPS	DRG	DRGS	DRWP
DSO	DTA	DTR	DTSS	DUAT
DWL	DWW	E	E2DIS	EA
EACC	EARS	ECC	ECMWF	ECOMET
ECW	EDAS	EDD	EDIS	EELT
EEN	EF	EH	EHI	EHP
EMC	EMR	ENAS	ENE	ENSO
EO	EO-ICWG	EOS	EOSDIS	EOSP
EOTDA	EP	EPA	EPIC	EQ
EQN	ER	ERA	ERB	ERC
ERF	ERL	ERM	EROS	ES
ESD	ESD/IPC	ESE	ESMA	ESP
ESR	ESSP	ET	ET/WFEU	ETL
ETM+	ETP	ETS	ETWA	EUMETSAT
EUV	EUVS	EV	EVE	EVM
EW	EXCIMS	EZWA	F	FA
FAA	FAC	FAME	FBAN	FC
FCMP	FCMSSR	FCST	FEB	FEMA
FFA	FFRA	FFRAP	FG	FGAT
FGDC	FGS	FH	FI	FIT
FLA	FLD	FLPP	FMF	FMH
FMI	FNMOC	FNMOD	FOG	FORSCOM
FOSDIC	FP	FRD	FRMAC	FS
FSAS	FSDPS	FSL	FSS	FTE
FTH	FTMY	FU	FW	FWF
FWI	FWL	FWX	FX	FY
FZFG	GA	GAC	GADS	GAF
GAIN	GAO	GAPP	GARP	GASP
GAW	GCC	GCCA	GCCD	GCCM
GCCN	GCM	GCOS	GCPS	GCRCC
GCRP	GD	GDF	GDL	GDPS
GEMS	GEO	GEOSS	GES	GES1
GES2	GES3	GES4	GES5	GES6
GES7	GES8	GFMPL	GFS	GGSS
GHCN	GHI	GHRSST	GI	GIN
GIS	GL	GLA	GLA1	GLA10
GLA11	GLA12	GLA13	GLA14	GLA15
GLA16	GLA17	GLA18	GLA19	GLA2
GLA20	GLA22	GLA23	GLA24	GLA25
GLA26	GLA27	GLA28	GLA29	GLA3
GLA30	GLA31	GLA4	GLA5	GLA6
GLA7	GLA8	GLA9	GLB	GLB1
GLB10	GLB11	GLB13	GLB14	GLB15
GLB16	GLB17	GLB18	GLB19	GLB2
GLB20	GLB21	GLB3	GLB4	GLB5
GLB6	GLB7	GLB8	GLB9	GLM
GLM1	GLM2	GLMC	GLOF	GLOFM
GLOMEX	GLOS	GLOS-RA	GLW	GLW1
GLW10	GLW11	GLW12	GLW13	GLW14
GLW15	GLW2	GLW3	GLW4	GLW5
GLW6	GLW7	GLW8	GLW9	GMET
GMS	GND	GNFE	GNU	GOAT
GODAR	GOES	GOIN	GOMOS	GOS
GPCP	gpdm	GPH	GPM	GPRS
GPS	GR&R	GRIB	GRIP	GSC
GSFC	GSM	GSOD	GST	GTS
GTSPP	GTWAPS	GVI	GW	GWC
GWC1	GWC10	GWC11	GWC12	GWC13
GWC14	GWC15	GWC16	GWC17	GWC2
GWC3	GWC4	GWC5	GWC6	GWC7
GWC8	GWC9	GWDS	GWIM	GWP
H	HAEV	HAL	HAM	HAP
HAZ	HCDT	HCDTS	HDD	HDSS
HED	HF	HFRB	HHV	HI
HID	HIRS/2	HIRT	HK	HL
HLACAM	HLACAMS	HLB	HLBL	HLC
HLCT	HME	HMP	HNMS	HOT
HP	HPA	HPC	HPCC	HPD
HPI	HRD	HRPT	HSMS	HSN
HST	HT	HTP	HVS	HW
HWCMO	HWS	HYMEX	I	IAAM
IABM	IAMS	IAP	IB	IC
ICAM	ICAO	ICCP	ICEO	ICMO
ICMSSR	ICSU	ICWG	ICWG-CC	IDCZ
IDF	IDGIS	IEEE	IEW	IFM
IFMS	IFR	IFS	IHC	IIP
IITA	IITM	IJB	IMBO	IMC
IMCR	IMD	IMDE	IMDES	IMETS
IMF	IMGI	IMHO	IMO	IMS
IMU	IMY	INSAM	INTEL	IOC
IOCI	IOCO	IOCQ	IOCZ	IODC
IODM	IOLC	IP	IPCC	IPO
IPV	IQ	IR	IRI	ISBN
ISCCP	ISOS	ISR	ITA	ITCZ
ITWS	IUM	IWR	IWRPC	IWRS
JAG	JAMC	JAMI	JASL	JAWOP
JCRMOD	JEDA	JESSE	JGE	JGOFS
JISM	JMA	JMFU	JMOC	JMSAC
JPL	JTWC	JWX	KEC-62	KIH-29
KIH-34	KK	KLUX	KMA	KMD
KMR	KSC	KTS	LAB	LAC
LADC	LADCP	LASE	LAWM	LB
LCD	LCL	LCM	LDAD	LDAR
LDCR	LDS	LES	LFCC	LFO
LGP	LI	LIA	LISN	LITE
LLJ	LLMM	LLWAS	LLWS	LM
LMA	LMCD	LMNE	LMS	LND
LOD	LOD2	LOL	LOS	LOVE
LP	LPZ	LRGS	LRM	LSD
LSIR	LSR	LT	LTCS	LTF
LVL	LVS	LWL	LWS	LWST
M&TE	M1FC	MA	MAB	MACOM
MAD	MAF	MAGTF	MAJCOM	MAP
MAQ	MARC	MARD	MARS	MARSTO
MAS	MAT	MATES	MATH	MATT
MB	MC	MCC	MCDW	MCH
MCIP	MCSST	MCTDM	MCV	MCWG
MDD	MDG	MDS	MDSD	MDV
MEHS	MEMS	MEPED	MES	MET
METAR	METMF	METOC	MFD	MFF
MGR	MHG	MHH	MHS	MIDS
MIMR	MIR	MISR	MIUB	MJO
MKSA	MLD	MLJ	MM	MMD
MME	MMHg	MMIM	MMMS	MMS
MMW	MO	MO&DA	MOA	MOAF
MOAP	MODIS	MOG	MOPITT	MOR
MOSS	MOST	MP	MPDA	MPING
MPS	MRAR	MRC	MRF	MRN
MRS	MS	MSC	MSCP	MSCW
MSL	MSLP	MSM	MSTR	MSU
MSWN	MTF	MTN	MTPE	MTSAT
MTSO	MVP	MW	MWC	MWFRS
MWL	MWM	MWO	MWP	MWS
MWSS	N-ROSS	NACS	NACW	NAD
NADIN	NADP	NAH	NAK	NAMS
NAO	NAOS	NAP	NAR	NAS
NASA	NASS	NATO	NAV	NAVAF
NAVICECEN	NAVOCEANO	NAWPC	NAWPP	NBP
NC	NCAR	NCDC	NCEP	NCFR
NCM	NCO	NCP	ND	NDACC
NDAO	NDBC	NDFD	NDI	NDSI
NDTI	NEJ	NEMOC	NESDIS	NESS
NEST	NEWS	NEXRAD	NFAF	NFDRS
NG	NGA	NGIC	NGP	NHC
NHOP	NHV	NIC	NIDS	NIFC
NIR	NITES	NL	NLMOC	NMAS
NMC	NMHS	NMI	NMIJ	NMOC
NMP	NMS	NMTN	NMU	NMUB
NOA	NOAA	NODC	NODDES	NODDS
NOGAPS	NOLC	NOR	NORA	NORAPS
NOS	NOTAM	NOWS	NP	NPL
NPMOC	NPOESS	NPS	NPSS	NR
NRC	NRCS	NRF	NRL	NS
NSCAT	NSF	NSIDC	NSSA	NSSFC
NSSL	NSTC	NSW	NSWP	NTC
NTD	NTP	NTS	NTSB	NTU
NV	NVA	NVDS	NVG	NW
NWA	NWCC	NWCP	NWL	NWLON
NWP	NWR	NWS	NZMS	O
OAML	OAR	OASIS	OAT	ODCSINT
ODCSOPS	OFCM	OGA	OGP	OIL
OIT	OKX	OL	OLR	OMB
OMC	OMEGA	OMNI	OMSS	ONR
OPARS	OPP	OR	ORA	ORAU
ORD	ORT	OSCAR	OSDPD	OSF
OSO	OTIS	OTS	OTSR	OVC
OVCST	OVG	OWC	OWS	OWSE
OWW	P	P3I	PA	PAC
PACS	PAL	PAW	PAWS	PB
PBL	PC	PCC	PCGRAFAX	PCIS
PD	PDE	PDM	PDR	PDSI
PE	PEER	PEMI II	PERSIST	PF
PFR	PGF	PHM	PHNL	PHWM
PHWW	PIBALS	PICS	PIL	PIRATA
PIREP	PIWW	PJS	PL/GP	PM2.5
PMC	PME	PMEL	PMF	PMMM
PNL	PNWSN	POAM	POGO	POH
POM	POP	POPS	PORT	PORTS
POSH	PPM	PPS	PRB	PRECP
PRH	PROG	PS	PSD	PSDA
PSG	PSI	PSWC	PTCM	PUP
PUX	PVA	PW	PWAT	PWV
Q	QBO	QCF	QCN	QCY
QMN	QNH	QPE	QPF	QPN
QQO	QWP	QWY	R	R&D
RAA	RAFC	RAMDIS	RAP	RASS
RAWB	RAWS	RC	RCA	RCH
RCL	RCZ	RD	RDA	RDT
RDTE	RF	RFC	RFD	RFE
RFO	RFP	RGC	RH	RIDGE
RISCO	RMC	RMDCN	RMF	RMTC
RMTN	RND	ROB	ROC	RP
RPG	RR	RRB	RRL	RSJ
RSM	RSMC	RT	RTA	RTE
RTH	RUC	RVR	RWB	RWH
RWIS	RWO	RWP	RWT	S
SAA	SAAR	SAC	SAF	SALSA
SALT	SAM	SAME	SAMOS	SAMRI
SAMS	SAO	SARP	SARSAT	SAT
SATCOM	SAV	SAWRS	SB	SBF
SBUB	SBUV	SC	SCAR	SCAS
SCCP	SCIT	SCO	SCOS	SCRF
SCRIM	SCT	SD	SDHS	SDL
SEAM	SEC	SECA	SECS	SEE
SEER	SELDADS	SELS	SEM	SEON
SEP	SEQ	SERCAA	SERDP	SET
SETT	SEU	SF	SFDF	SFMR
SHARE	SHGC	SI	SID	SIE
SIV	SIW	SKA	SKC	SLAP
SLI	SLM	SLP	SM	SMBL
SMHI	SMK	SMN	SMOG	SMOOS
SMOS	SMP	SMS	SMW	SMY
SNOTEL	SNW	SNY	SOAR	SOC
SOCC	SODAR	SOG	SOGS	SOLAR
SOM(S)	SONAR	SORD	SORP	SPAWAR
SPC	SPD	SPECI	SPECIAL	SPF
SPH	SPL	SPO	SPOSC	SR
SRA	SRBL	SRDC	SRH	SRM
SRS	SS	SSDC	SSE	SSF
SSM/I	SSU	ST	STA	STAR
STEPS	STHP	STI	STIWG	STK
STT	SUPER	SVG	SW	SWAT
SWE	SWEAT	SWI	SWIM	SWN
SWO	SWODY1	SWODY2	SWP	SWW
SWWP	SXI	T2	TAB	TACWX
TAF	TAFOR	TAG	TAMS	TAMSS
TAO	TAP	TAR	TAT	TBSS
tBTEM	TCCOR	TCE	TCU	TD
TD 13	TD 14	TD13	TD14	TDA
TDB	TDEW	TDU	TDV	TDWR
TEA	TEAM	TEC	TECOM	TED
TEMIS	TESS	TF	TFV	TG
TGA	TGF	THB	THERT	THI
THP	THW	TIBM	TIGER	TIMEX
TINA	TIROS	TLA	TMIC	TMQ-42
TMQ-50	TMT	TMTCA	TMY	TMZ
TNH	TO	TOA	TOGA	TOMS
TOP	TOPW	TOR	TOTE	TOTO
TOVS	TPC	TPEM	TPGAs	TPH
TPK	TPRH	TRADOC	TRB	TRMM
TROWAL	TS	TSJ	TSMS	TSRB
TTMM	TV	TVD	TVS	TW
TWEB	TWL	TWLM	TWM	TWR
TWS	TWV	TYX	TZC	TZD
U	UAAS	UAC	UAM	UAP
UAPTF	UAR	UATD	UAV	UCAR
UGF	UGS	UHA	UHI	UHM
UHP	UKMET	UKMO	UKV	ULF
ULI	ULJ	ULT	ULWRF	UMWL
UNEP	UNESCO	UNFCC	UNK	UNMA
UOM	UOP	UP	UPS	URI
USAF	USCG	USDA	USDOE	USDOI
USGS	USHCN	USIABP	USMC	USN
USNS	USRA	USWRP	UTC	UTH
UTM	UTO	UV-A	UV-B	UVA
UVB	UVC	UVD	UVE	UVF
UVI	UVIF	UVL	UVO	UVOC
UVP	UVS	UVV	UVW	UW
UWE	UWT	UWV	VA	VAAC
VAD	VAS	VAV	VBX	VCP
VDT	VEG	VEI	VEL	VFLO
VFR	VGJ	VHT	VHZ	VIL
VILD	VIP	VIPIR	VISSR	VLC
VLM	VLP	VMC	VNS	VOG
VORTEX	VOS	VP	VPD	VRAC
VSD	VSH	VSN	VSW	VT
VTEC	VWM	VWP	VWS	VWX
W/W	WA	WAAS	WABN	WAC
WADI	WAFC	WAFS	WALE	WALM
WAM	WAOB	WARF	WARI	WARN
WARP	WB	WB0	WBAS	WBFO
WBG	WBGT	Wbkf	WBMO	WBNM
WBSW	WBTM	WC	WCAM	WCET
WCF	WCFR	WCG	WCI	WCLM
WCNP	WCRP	WCT	WDC	WDCADS
WDI	WDIU	WDL	WDLC	WDM
WDMP	WDS	WDT	WDU	WEAX
WEFAX	WEFL	WEFS	WEL	WEMC
WEPP	WEPS	WEQ	WES	WETM
WFA	WFAS	WFO	WG	WGBT
WGCE	WGCH	WGCP	WGDC	WGGT
WGMA	WGRS	WGS-84	WGWA	WHFO
WHIS	WHTM	WHWP	WI	WIDA
WIDS	WIMS	WIOM	WIRDS	WISG
WISH	WISP	WIST	WIST-DSS	WJ
WKNG	WKPP	WKX-41	WKX-83	WL
WLI	WLMC	WLT	WLY	WMC
WMFW	WMI	WMII	WMO	WMSCR
WMWDCWMP	WN	WNA	WNAA	WNAO
WNAR	WND	WNW	WOB	WOBL
WOCE	WOD	WODB	WODM	WOTAN
WOUS	WP	WPAC	WPDN	WPRS
WPSH	WPWP	WQC	WRAI	WRCC
WRDC	WRDD	WRDE	WRF	WRH
WRI	WRIP	WRMA	WRPL	WRR
WRRM	WRS	WRSS	WRW	WS
WSC	WSDW	WSFO	WSKM	WSMO
WSMR	WSO	WSP	WSPH	WSR
WSR-88D	WSS	WSSF	WSSU	WSU
WT	WTAQ	WTBD	WTF	WTG
WTMA	WTNA	WTPM	WTR	WTWS
WTWY	WUA	WUBA	WUG	WV
WVC	WVD	WVDA	WVEL	WVHB
WVM	WVMS	WVN	WVO	WVP
WVPR	WVR	WVRE	WVS	WVSS
WVT	WVTA	WVTI	WVTR	WVTRA
WW	WWA	WWAN	WWAS	WWB
WWE	WWF-43	WWF-85	WWF-90	WWF-91
WWFP	WWG-55	WWH-34	WWH-35	WWH-39
WWIII	WWIS	WWOL	WWP	WWRP
WWV	WWVB	WWVH	WWW	WWWO
WX-500	WXA	WXC	WXD	WXDB
WXDM	WXEX	WXF	WXHK	WXJ-20
WXJ-43	WXJ-46	WXJ-51	WXJ-60	WXJ-71
WXJ-74	WXJ-75	WXJ-76	WXJ-86	WXJ-87
WXJ-88	WXJ-89	WXJ-90	WXJ-92	WXJ-93
WXJ-98	WXK-27	WXK-34	WXK-41	WXK-49
WXK-54	WXK-60	WXK-66	WXK-67	WXK-68
WXK-73	WXK-75	WXK-81	WXK-98	WXL-25
WXL-31	WXL-33	WXL-35	WXL-37	WXL-38
WXL-43	WXL-62	WXL-68	WXL-74	WXL-75
WXL-77	WXL-79	WXL-80	WXL-82	WXL-83
WXL-84	WXL-86	WXL-95	WXM-20	WXM-22
WXM-23	WXM-24	WXM-27	WXM-31	WXM-50
WXM-51	WXM-52	WXM-53	WXM-54	WXM-55
WXM-56	WXM-82	WXM-87	WXM-88	WXM-90
WXM-91	WXM-95	WXML	WXN	WXN-29
WXN-55	WXN-59	WXN-69	WXN-91	WXNS
WXP	WXQ	WXR	WXRS	WXU
WXUK	WXWP	WYEC	WYF	WYI
WZ	WZTD	X	XBT	XDC
XDW	XWC	XWX	XYP	XYR
YRO	YYYY	ZAP	ZDC	ZHR
ZIF	ZM	ZTD	ZTH	ZTM
ZW	ZWP	ZY-1	☁	☇
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