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NGDC:
National Geophysical Data Center(Geophysics, Earth sciences, DATA)
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CCD:
Charge Coupled Device(Atomic Physics, Astronomical, Molecular Physics)
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CW:
Continuous Wave(Atomic Physics, Light radiation, Laser Physics)
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GRACE:
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment(Geophysics, Earth sciences)
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AGU:
American Geophysical Union(Geophysics, Earth sciences, Physics)
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ESO:
European Southern Observatory(Observatory, Optics, Physics)
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AIP:
American Institute of Physics(Physics, Journal, Periodical)
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APL:
Applied Physics Laboratory(RESEARCH, Physics, Army)
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IUGG:
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics(Cartography, Geodesy)
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SAW:
Surface Acoustic Wave(Acoustics, Sound, Electronics)
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TEM:
Transmission Electron Microscopy(Laboratory technique, Laboratory)
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VLA:
Very Large Array(Telescope, Physics, Celestial objects)
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AES:
Auger Electron Spectroscopy(Laboratory technique, Laboratory)
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FOS:
Faint Object Spectrograph(Analytical Chemistry, Instrument)
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FPA:
Focal Plane Array(Physics, Army, Science)
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GFDL:
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory(Earth sciences, Geophysics)
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GHRS:
Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph(Analytical Chemistry, Instrument)
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LHC:
Large Hadron Collider(Physics facilities, Accelerator, Particle Physics)
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PPPL:
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory(Plasma Physics, RESEARCH, Physics)
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VLT:
Very Large Telescope(Telescope, Optics, Physics)
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