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Global Climate Change Digest
A Guide to Information on Greenhouse Gases and Ozone Depletion
Published July 1988 through June 1999
INDEX OF ABBREVIATIONS
AAAS: American Association for the Advancement of Science
ABARE: Australian Bureau of Agricultural & Resource Economics
Acad.: Academy or Academic
ACEEE: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
ACS: American Chemical Society
AEERL/EPA: Air & Energy Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency.
Aeron.: Aeronautics
Agric.: Agriculture or Agricultural
AGU: American Geophysical Union
AK: Alaska
AL: Alabama
Amer.: American or America
AMS: American Meteorological Society
Anal.: Analysis
Appl.: Applied
AR: Arkansas
AS: American Somoa
ASCE: American Society of Civil Engineers.
ASES : American Solar Energy Society
Assoc.: Association
Atmos: Atmospheric
attn.: attention
Ave.: Avenue
AWMA: Air & Waste Management Association
AWRA: American Water Resources Association.
AZ: Arizona
Bd.: Board
Belg.: Belgium
Biol.: Biology or Biological
Biosci.: Bioscience or biosciences
BIOSIS: Biological Abstracts Inc.
Blvd.: Boulevard
BNA: Bureau of National Affairs
BPI: Business Publishers Inc.
Bur.: Bureau
CA: California
CAB: Center for Agriculture & Bioscience [correct?].
CAF: Council on Alternate Fuels
Calif.: California
Can.: Canada or Canadian
CCC: Canadan Climate Center
CDIAC: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
CEC: Commission of the European Communities
CEI: Center for Environmental Information
CERI/EPA: Center for Environmental Research Information, US Environmental Protection
Agency
CIELAP: Canadian Institute for Environmental Law & Policy
Clim.: Climate or Climatic
Co.: Company
CO: Colorado
Comm.: Committee
Conf.: Conference
Conn.: Connecticut
Conserv.: Conservation
Corp.: Corporation
CSERGE: Center for Social & Economic Research on the Global Environment.
CSG/ERC: Council of State Government, Eastern Regional Conference.
CSIRO: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
CSIS: Ctr. for Strategic & Intl. Studies
Ct.: Court
CT: Connecticut
Ctr.: Center
DC: District of Columbia
DE: Delaware
Dept.: Department
Develop.: Development
Distrib.: Distributed
Div.: Division
Dr.: Drive
E.: East
ECN: Netherlands Energy Research Foundation.
Econ.: Economic or Economics
EDF: Environmental Defense Fund
EESI: Environmental and Energy Study Institute
EIA: Environmental Investigation Agency or Energy Information Administration
ELI: Environmental Law Institute
Eng.: Engineers
Eng.: England
ENI: Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi
Environ.: Environment or Environmental
EPA: Environ. Protection Agency
EPRI: Electric Power Research Institute
ERIM: Environ. Res. Inst. of Michigan
ESEF: European Science & Environment Forum
FL: Florida
FM: Federated States of Micronesia
Ft.: Fort
Fwy.: Freeway
GA: Georgia
GAO: US General Accounting Office
GCC: Global Climate Coalition
GCCD: Global Climate Change Digest
GCRIO: Global Change Research Information Office.
GEF: Global Environment Facility
Geog.: Geographic
Geol.: Geological
Geophys.: Geophysics or Geophysical
Govt.: Government
Govts.: Governments
GSF: Gesellschaft fur Strahlen und Umweltforschung Munchen
GU: Guam
HI: Hawaii
HMSO: Her Majesty's Stationery Office
Hwy.: Highway
Hydrol.: Hydrological or Hydrology
IA: Iowa
IAEE: International Association for Energy Economics
IAGA: International Association for Geomagnetism & Aeronautics [correct?].
IAHS: International Association of Hydrological Science [correct?].
IBR: Institute for Biospheric Research
ICLEI: International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
ID: Idaho
IIASA: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis.
IIEC: International Institute for Energy Conservation.
IL: Illinois
IN: Indiana
Inc.: Incorporated
Indus.: Industry
Info.: Information
Inst.: Institute or Institution
Intl.: International
IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Secretariat
IPIECA: International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association
IPSEP: International Project for Sustainable Energy Paths.
IRRC: Investor Responsibility Research Center.
ITRI: Investment & Trade Resources International.
KS: Kansas
KY: Kentucky
LA: Louisiana
Lab.: Laboratory
Ltd.: Limited
MA: Maine
MD: Maryland
ME: Maine
Meteor.: Meteorology or meteorological
Mgmt.: Management
MH: Marshall Islands
MI: Michigan
MI: Michigan
MN: Minnesota
MO: Missouri
MP: Northern Mariana Islands
MS: Mississippi
Mt.: Mount
MT: Montana
Mtn.: Mountain
N.: North
Natl.: National
NC: North Carolina
NCASI: National Council of the Paper Industry for Air & Stream Improvement
NCDC: National Climatic Data Center
ND: North Dakota
NE: Nebraska
NE: Northeast
NESCAUM: Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management.
Neth.: Netherlands
NH: New Hampshire
NHBS: Natural History Book Service Ltd.
NIPR: National Institute for Polar Research
NJ: New Jersey
NM: New Mexico
NRDC: Natural Resources Defense Council
NTIS: National Technical Information Service
NV: Nevada
NW: Northwest
NY: New York
OCEES: Oxford Center for the Environment, Ethics and Society
OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Off.: Office
OH: Ohio
OK: Oklahoma
OR: Oregon
Org.: Organization
OSTI/DOE: Office of Scientific & Technical Information, US Department of Energy.
OTA: Office of Technology Assessment
PA: Pennsylvania
Pky: Parkway
Pl.: Place
PO: Post Office
POB: Post Office Box
PR: Puerto Rico
Protect.: Protection
Pub.: Publishing or Publications.
Pubs.: Publications
PW: Palau
Rd.: Road
Res.: Research
Resour.: Resource or Resources
RFF: Resources for the Future
RI: Rhode Island
S.: South
SC: South Carolina
Sci.: Science, sciences, or scientific.
SD: South Dakota
SE: Southeast
Serv.: Service
Soc.: Society
Sq.: Square
SSSA: Soil Sciences Society of America
St.: Street or Saint
Sta.: Station or Stationery
STBS: Science & Technology Book Service
SW: Southwest
Swed.: Sweden
Switz.: Switzerland
Syst.: Systems
Technol.: Technology
Telecomm.: Telecommunications
TERI: Tata Energy Res. Inst.
TN: Tennessee
TX: Texas
U.C.: University of California
US or US: United States
UCAR/OIES: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Office of Interdisciplinary Earth
Studies
UCS: Union of Concerned Scientists.
UK (or U.K.): United Kingdom
UN (or U.N.): United Nations
UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade & Development
UNEP: United Nations Environment Program
UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Univ.: University
USEA: US Energy Association
USGS: US Geological Survey.
UT: Utah
VA: Virginia
VI: Virgin Islands
VT: Vermont
W.: West
WA: Washington
WEC: World Energy Council
WHO: World Health Org.
WI: Wisconsin
WMO: World Meteorological Organization.
WRI: World Resources Institute
WV: West Virginia
WWF: World-Wide Fund for Nature.
WY: Wyoming
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