Appendix A
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APPENDIX A – LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Cg World Meteorological Congress
CBS Commission for Basic Systems
DAR Discovery, Access and Retrieval
DCPC Data Collection or Production Centre
GEO Group on Earth Observation
GDPFS Global Data Processing and Forecast System
GEOSS Global Earth Observations System of Systems
GISC Global Information System Centre
GOS Global Observing Systems
GTS Global Telecommunication System
ICG-WIS Inter-Commission Coordination Group on WIS
IGDDS Integrated Global Data Distribution Service
IMTN Improved Main Telecommunication Network
MTN Main Telecommunication Network
NC National Centre
NMC National Meteorological Centre
NMHS National Meteorological and Hydrological Service
RTH Regional Telecommunication Hub
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
WIS WMO Information System
WMC World Meteorological Centre
WMO World Meteorological Organization
WWW World Weather Watch (WMO Programme)
APPENDIX A – LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Cg World Meteorological Congress
CBS Commission for Basic Systems
DAR Discovery, Access and Retrieval
DCPC Data Collection or Production Centre
GEO Group on Earth Observation
GDPFS Global Data Processing and Forecast System
GEOSS Global Earth Observations System of Systems
GISC Global Information System Centre
GOS Global Observing Systems
GTS Global Telecommunication System
ICG-WIS Inter-Commission Coordination Group on WIS
IGDDS Integrated Global Data Distribution Service
IMTN Improved Main Telecommunication Network
MTN Main Telecommunication Network
NC National Centre
NMC National Meteorological Centre
NMHS National Meteorological and Hydrological Service
RTH Regional Telecommunication Hub
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
WIS WMO Information System
WMC World Meteorological Centre
WMO World Meteorological Organization
WWW World Weather Watch (WMO Programme)