Funding Smithsonian Scientific Research (2003)
Chapter: Appendix F: List of Acronyms
Appendix F
List of Acronyms
ARI
Interoceanic Canal Authority
AURA
Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy
AZA
American Zoo and Aquarium Association
CAL
Conservation Analytical Laboratory
CBCES
Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies
CCI
Canadian Conservation Institute
CRL
Conservation Research Laboratory
CXO
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DOC
Department of Commerce
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
DOI
Department of the Interior
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ELIPSE
Environmental Latino Initiative Promoting Science Education
GCI
Getty Conservation Institute
GIS
Geographical Information System
INAA
Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis
LTER
Long Term Ecological Research
LTREB
Long Term Research in Environmental Biology
MBL
Marine Biological Laboratory
MMT
Multiple Mirror Telescope
NAIC
National Atmospheric and Ionospheric Center
NAPA
National Academy of Public Administration
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCAR
National Center for Atmospheric Research
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NMNH
National Museum of Natural History
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAO
National Optical Astronomy Observatories
NRAO
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
NSF
National Science Foundation
NZP
National Zoological Park
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OSTP
Office of Science and Technology Policy
PAEC
Performance Accomplishment Evaluation Committee
SAO
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
SCMRE
Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education
SERC
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
SI
Smithsonian Institution
SI/MAB
Smithsonian Institution/Man and the Biosphere Biological Diversity Program
SMA
Submillimeter Array
STRI
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
STScI
Space Telescope Science Institute
SWAS
Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite
UCAR
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
USAID
United States Agency for International Development
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
USFWS
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS
United States Geological Survey
VLBI
Very- Long- Baseline Interferometry
WHRC
Woods Hole Research Center
