The list of military acronyms and abbreviations.

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WMO:
World Meteorological Organization(United Nations, Weather Forecast)
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PI:
Principal Investigator(Celestial objects, Astronomy, Army)
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IAEA:
International Atomic Energy Agency(Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Technology)
10
ORNL:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory(Power, Energy, Government)
9
NCDC:
National Climatic Data Center(Government, Science, Military)
9
NRC:
National Research Council(Geological, Geology, CANADIAN)
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UARS:
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite(SpaceCraft)
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ARM:
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement(Meterology, Climatology, Army)
8
IPCC:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(Meteorology, Energy)
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TRMM:
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission(Environmental Satellite, Hydrology)
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LLNL:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(RESEARCH, Celestial objects)
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NSIDC:
National Snow and Ice Data Center(Science, Military)
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UCAR:
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research(Meterology)
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USGS:
United States Geological Survey(Geological, Geology, Hurricane management)
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ICSU:
International Council of Scientific Unions(Natural Science, Science)
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GOOS:
Global Ocean Observing System(Environment, Meterology, Climatology)
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NGDC:
National Geophysical Data Center(Geophysics, Earth sciences, DATA)
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GCOS:
Global Climate Observing System(Meterology, Climatology, Science)
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ANL:
Argonne National Laboratory(Government, Science, Military)
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CW:
Continuous Wave(Atomic Physics, Laser application, Light radiation)
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