| ACRONYM |
DESCRIPTION |
| g |
ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY |
| G & A |
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE (USUALLY OVERHEAD) |
| G/T |
GAIN OVER TEMPERATURE |
| G/T |
ANTENNA GAIN TO SYSTEM NOISE TEMPERATURE (dB/K) |
| Ga |
BILLION YEARS (UNIT) |
| GaAs |
GALLIUM ARSENIDE |
| GAC |
GLOBAL AREA COVERAGE |
| GAGE |
GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC GASES EXPERIMENT |
| gal |
GALLON(S) |
| GALE |
GENESIS OF ATLANTIC LOWS EXPERIMENT |
| GALILEO |
GALILEO (NASA/JUPITER'S ATMOSPHERE AND SATELLITES; LAUNCH) |
| GAMP |
GROUP AGROMET MONITORING PROJECT |
| GAR |
GOES ANOMALY REPORT |
| GARP |
GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH PROGRAM |
| GARS |
GOES ARCHIVE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM |
| GAS BRIDGE |
GET-AWAY-SPECIAL BRIDGE (NASA SHUTTLE) |
| GASCOFIL |
GAS CORRELATION FILTER |
| GATE |
GARP ATLANTIC TROPICAL EXPERIMENT |
| GB |
GIGABYTE |
| GBL |
GOVERNMENT BILL OF LADING |
| GCE |
GROUND CONTROL EQUIPMENT |
| GCF |
GROUND COMMUNICATION FACILITY (NASA) |
| GCM |
GENERAL/GLOBAL CIRCULATION MODEL |
| GCRP |
GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM |
| GDAS |
GLOBAL DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM |
| GDC |
GENERAL DYNAMICS CONVAIR |
| GDCS |
GROUND DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM |
| GDE |
GIMBAL DRIVE ELECTRONICS |
| GDMS |
GROUND DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
| GDR |
GEOPHYSICAL DATA RECORD |
| GDR |
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (EAST GERMANY) |
| GDS |
GOLDSTONE DEEP SPACE (NASA COMMUNICATIONS COMPLEX, CA) |
| GDS |
GOLDSTONE, CA, STDN STATION |
| GE |
GENERAL ELECTRIC |
| GED |
GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS |
| GELD |
GRIDDING AND EARTH LOCATION DETERMINATION |
| GELDS |
GRID AND EARTH LOCATION DATA SYSTEM |
| GEM |
GSFC EARTH MODEL (FREQUENCY FOLLOWED BY A NUMBER) |
| GEMS |
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT MONITORING SYSTEM (UNEP) |
| GEO |
GEOSYNCHRONOUS EARTH/EQUATORIAL ORBIT |
| GEODAT |
GEOMETRIC DATA SOFTWARE |
| GEOS |
GEOPHYSICAL ORBITING SATELLITE |
| GEOS |
GEODYNAMIC EXPERIMENTAL OCEAN SATELLITE (NASA) |
| GEOSTAR |
GEOSTAR (INTERACTIVE RADIODETERMINATION SATELLITE; -1 LAUNCH) |
| GEOSTAT |
GEODESY SATELLITE (NAVY) |
| GEOTAIL |
GEOMAGNETIC TAIL LABORATORY |
| GERTS |
GENERAL ELECTRIC RADIO TRACKING SYSTEM |
| GET |
GROUND ELAPSED TIME |
| GeV |
GIGA-ELECTRON VOLT |
| GEVS |
GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL VERIFICATION SPECIFICATION |
| GEWEX |
GLOBAL ENERGY AND WATER-CYCLE EXPERIMENT |
| GFDL |
GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS LABORATORY (NOAA, PRINCETON, NJ) |
| GFDL |
GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS LABORATORY |
| GFDM |
CDA STATION (NESDIS, GILMORE CREEK, AK) |
| GFE |
GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED EQUIPMENT |
| GFI |
GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION |
| GFLOPS |
BILLION FLOATING POINT OPERATIONS PER SECOND |
| GFOM |
NESDIS GILMORE, ALASKA, CDA STATION |
| GFP |
GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY |
| GFRP |
GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC |
| GFY |
GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR |
| GGEM |
GRAVITY GRADIOMETER EXPLORER MISSION (NASA) |
| GGI |
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM GEOSCIENCE INSTRUMENT |
| GH2 |
GASEOUS HYDROGEN |
| GHB |
GSFC HANDBOOK |
| GHz |
GIGAHERTZ |
| GIA |
GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AGENCY |
| GIAG |
GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY ADVISORY GROUP |
| GIDEP |
GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY/INTERAGENCY DATA EXCHANGE PROGRAM |
| GIIS |
GENERAL INSTRUMENT INTERFACE SPECIFICATION |
| GIMGSP |
GOES I-M GROUND SYSTEM PROJECT |
| GIMMS |
GLOBAL INVENTORY, MONITORING, AND MODELING STUDIES (NASA) |
| GIMTACS |
GOES I-M TELEMETRY AND COMMAND SYSTEM |
| GIS |
GEOGRAPHIC/GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM |
| GISP |
GREENLAND ICE SHEET PROGRAM |
| GISS |
GENERAL INSTRUMENT INTERFACE SPECIFICATION |
| GISS |
GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES (GSFC, GREENBELT, MD) |
| GLAS |
GODDARD LABORATORY FOR ATMOSPHERIC STUDIES |
| GLAVCOSMOS |
SOVIET CIVILIAN SPACE AGENCY |
| GLERL |
GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (NOAA/OAR) |
| GLIS |
GLOBAL LAND INFORMATION SYSTEM (EDC) |
| GLL |
GALLILEO |
| GLOBE |
GLOBAL BACKSCATTER EXPERIMENT |
| GLOMR |
GLOBAL LOW-ORBIT MESSAGE RELAY (NASA) |
| GLOW |
GLOW (NASA/ATMOSPHERIC LUMINOSITIES INVESTIGATION) |
| GLRS |
GEODYNAMIC/GEOSCIENCE LASER RANGING SYSTEM |
| GLS |
GOMR LIMB SOUNDER |
| GLS |
GOVERNMENT LAUNCH SERVICES |
| GLSA |
GOVERNMENT LARGE STRUCTURES ASSEMBLY |
| GLSC |
GOVERNMENT LAUNCH SERVICES (CRYOGENIC) |
| GMACS |
GOES MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM/SUBSYSTEM (CURRENT GIMTACS) |
| GMCC |
GEOPHYSICAL MONITORING FOR CLIMATIC CHANGE |
| GMDF |
GLOBAL METEOROLOGICAL DATA FACILITY |
| GMI |
GODDARD MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTION |
| GMI |
GRAY-McCRARY INDEX OF VEGETATION |
| GMS |
GEOSTATIONAY METEOROLOGY SATELLITE (JAPAN) |
| GMSS |
GMS SYSTEM (JAPAN) |
| GMT |
GREENWICH MEAN TIME (ZULU, SAME AS UNIVERSAL TIME) |
| GN |
GROUND NETWORK (EXAMPLE, NASA GSTDN AND DSN) |
| GN & C |
GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL |
| GN2 |
GASEOUS NITROGEN |
| Gnd |
GROUND |
| GNS |
GOMR NADIR SOUNDER |
| GO2 |
GLOBAL POSITIONING |
| GOASEX |
GULF OF ALASKA SEASAT EXPERIMENT |
| GOC |
GLOBAL OCEANIC COVERAGE |
| GOES |
GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE (NOAA) |
| GOESTAP |
GOES SECTOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM |
| GOFS |
GLOBAL OCEAN FLUX STUDY |
| GOLD |
GLOBAL ON-LINE DIRECTORY (NSIDC) |
| GOMR |
GLOBAL OZONE MONITORING RADIOMETER |
| GOMS |
GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (USSR) |
| GOR |
GROUND OPERATIONS REVIEW |
| GOS |
GEOMAGNETIC/GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM |
| GOSSTCOMP |
GLOBAL OPERATIONAL SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE COMPUTATION) |
| GOWG |
GROUND OPERATIONS WORKING GROUP |
| GP |
GAVITY PROBE (NASA/PROBE TO TEST EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF RELATIVITY) |
| GPC |
GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTER |
| GPCP |
GLOBAL PRECIPITATION CLIMATOLOGY PROJECT |
| GPI |
GOES PRECIPITATION INDEX |
| GPO |
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE |
| GPP |
GROSS PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY |
| GPS |
GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELLITE/SYSTEM (DoD LEAD) |
| GPS |
GEOPHYSICAL PROCESSOR SYSTEM |
| GPSDIS |
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM (JPL) |
| GR |
GROWTH |
| GRASP |
GRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSIS PACKAGE |
| GRD |
GROUND STDN RECEIVER DEMODULATOR |
| GRD |
GROUND |
| GRE |
GRAVITATIONAL REDSHIFT EXPERIMENT |
| GREM |
GEOPOTENTIAL RESEARCH EXPLORER MISSION (NASA) |
| GRID |
GLOBAL RESOURCE INFORMATION DATA BASE (UNEP) |
| GRIS |
GLOBAL RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM |
| GRM |
GEOPOTENTIAL RESEARCH MISSION |
| GRO |
GAMMA RAY OBSERVATORY (NASA/EXTRATERRESTRIAL GAMMA-RAY SOURCES) |
| GRP |
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM |
| GRT |
GOES REAL-TIME (DATA BASE) |
| GRU |
GROUND RECONDITIONING UNIT |
| GS |
GROUND STATION/SYSTEM |
| GSD |
GROUND SYSTEMS DIVISION (NOAA/NESDIS, SUITLAND, MD) |
| GSE |
GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT |
| GSE |
GOVERNMENT SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT |
| GSFC |
GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (NASA-GREENBELT, MARYLAND) |
| GSI |
GOVERNMENT SOURCE INSPECTION |
| GSIM |
GVAR SIMULATOR |
| GSIWG |
GROUND SYSTEMS INTEGRATION WORKING GROUP |
| GSN |
GLOBAL SEISMIC NETWORK |
| GSO |
GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT |
| GSOP |
GROUND SYSTEM AND OPERATIONS PROJECT |
| GSS |
GOES SIMULATION SYSTEM |
| GSSF |
GOVERNMENT SATELLITE SERVICES FACILITY |
| GSSS |
GROUND-SUPPORT SOFTWARE SYSTEM |
| GSST |
GROUND SEGMENT SYSTEM TEST |
| GSTDN |
GROUND SATELLITE/SPACEFLIGHT TRACKING AND DATA NETWORK (NASA) |
| GSTS |
GROUPEMENT SCIENTIFIQUE DE TELEDETECTION |
| GTCP |
GLOBAL TROPOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY PROGRAM |
| GTE |
GLOBAL TROPOSPHERIC EXPERIMENT |
| GTO |
GEOSYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER ORBIT |
| GTOS |
GROUND TERMINAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| GTS |
GROUND TEST SOFTWARE |
| GTS |
GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (WMO/WWW) |
| GTT |
GROUND TRUTH TERMINAL |
| GVAR |
GOES VARIABLE (GOES I-M RETRANSMITTED PROCESSED DATA FORMAT) |
| GVHRR |
GEOSYNCHRONOUS VERY-HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER |
| GVI |
GLOBAL VEGETATION INDEX |
| GWC |
GLOBAL WEATHER CENTRAL |
| GWE |
GLOBAL WEATHER EXPERIMENT |
| GWM |
GUAM STDN STATION (NASA) |
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