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UCAR Communications Acronym List
Acronym Soup for the Networking Soul
Telephone and Voicemail Systems - User Information
UCAR organization chart (links to the divisions and programs)
UCAR HR Policies and Procedures Manual
UCAR Finance and Administration home page
UCAR Finance and Administration Glossary of Financial Terms
What's on the menu in the cafeterias?
The "UCAR decoder:"
A&E-Architecture and Engineering
AAAS-American Association for the Advancement of Science
ABR-Annual Budget Review
ACACIA-A Consortium for the Application of Climate Impact Assessments
ACCIS-Advisory Committee for Central Infrastructure Service
ACD-Atmospheric Chemistry Division
ACE-Aerosol Characterization Experiment
ADAG-Active Directory Advisory Group
ADTF-Active Directory Task Force
AGU-American Geophysical Union
AISG-Applications and Information Services Group (SCD; formerly Database Services (DBS); March 2005).
AP-Accounts Payable
APS-American Physical Society
AR-Accounts Receivable
ARG-Appointments Review Group
ARIM-Atmospheric Radiation Investigations and Measurements
ARIN-American Registry for Internet Numbers
ASC-Aeronautical Systems Center
ASCI-Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative
ASP-Advanced Study Program
ASR-Annual Scientific Report (SCD)
ART-Administrative Reporting Tool
ATD-Atmospheric Technology Division
BBDCA-Boulder Business Dependent Care Association
BCP-Business Continuity Plan
BISON-BI-State Optical Network
BP-Budget and Planning Office
BPOP-Boulder POP
BPSG-Budget and Planning and Systems Group
BRAC-Business Rules Advisory Committee
BRAN-Boulder Research and Administrative Network
BS-Business Services
BSR-Budget Status Report
CA-Contract Administrator (Contracts Office); also Corporate Affairs
CAC-Cost Accounting Committee
CAIDA-Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis
C&RM-Contracts and Risk Management
CAS-Cost Accounting Standards; Common Authentication System
CBCC-Corporate Business Continuity Coordinator
CCLC-Children's Creative Learning Center [www.cclc.com and UCAR CLLC info]
CCSF-Colorado Computational Science Fair
CESM-Community Earth System Model
CGD-Climate and Global Dynamics Division
CHECO-Colorado Higher Education Computing Organization
CISL-Computational and Information Systems Laboratory
CNSF-Coalition for National Science Funding
COI-Conflict Of Interest
COMET-Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology Education and Training
CONUS-CONtinental United States
CORA-COlorado Research Associates
COSMIC-Constellation Observing System for Meteorology Ionosphere and Climate
CoU-Conditions of Use
CPG-Computer Production Group; Central Production Group (became CSG in SCD in Nov-2004)
CRIC-Computer Room Implementation Committee
CRPC-Computer Room Planning Committee
CSAC-Computer Security Advisory Committee
CSG-Consolidated Services Group; Consulting Services Group (SCD; Nov-2004).
CCSM-Community CSM
CPM-Corporate Performance Management
CSESM-Community Sun Earth System Model
CSM-Climate System Model
CSNAP-Colorado State Network Access Point
CSS-Computational Science Section
CTTC-Corporate Technical Training Center
DAACS-Distributed Active Archive Centers
DAVE-Data Analysis and Visualization Engine
DBSG-DataBase Services Group (SCD)
DCAA-Defense Contract Audit Agency
DCP-Data Center Project
DCR-Director's Conference Room (at ML)
DICast-Dynamic, Integrated Forecast
DIG-Digital Information Group
DFAR-Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations
DLESE-Digital Library for Earth System Education
DPA-Division Property Administrator
DRB-Director's Review Board (NSF)
DSAC-Desktop Systems Advisory Committee
DSG-Distributed Services Group; also Distributed Systems Group (now part of USS); also Database Services Group
DSS-Decision Support Services; also Data Support Section
DTC-Distributed Terascale Facility (NSF); Developmental Testbed Center (UCAR)
EAC-Employee Activities Committee
ECSA-Early Career Scientist Assembly
EDAS-Ecosystem Dynamics and the Atmosphere Section
EEO-Equal Employment Opportunity
ENSO-El Nino/Southern Oscillation
EOL-Earth Observing Laboratory
EOS-Earth Observing System (NASA)
EPO-Emergency Power Off
EPSCoR-Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF)
EQC-Email Query/Change utility
ESG-Earth System Grid
ESIG-Environmental and Societal Impacts Group
ESS-Enterprise Services Section (SCD)
ESSL-Earth and Sun Systems Laboratory
"F & A"-Finance and Administration
FA-Fixed Asset
FAR-Federal Acquisition Regulations
FB-Fleischmann Building
FDC-Federal Data Corporation (NETS purchases Cisco equipment from them)
FL-Foothills Lab, Buildings 1, 2, 3, and 4 (i.e., FL1, FL2, FL3, and FL4; you might also see "FL5" -- this is really the new UCAR Pearl Street (PS) building!)
FMLA-Family Medical Leave Act
FRGP-Front Range GigaPop
FRUUG-Front Range Unix User's Group
FUN-FL4 Uniform Network
FSS-Facilities Support Services
FY-Fiscal Year (UCAR's runs October through September)
FYE-Fiscal Year End
G&A-General and Administrative
GAU-General Accounting Unit
GIS-Geographic Information System
GST-Global Positioning Systems Science and Technology Program
GTP-Geophysical Turbulence Program (ASP)
HDHP-High Deductible Healthcare Plan
HESS-Health, Environment & Safety Services (UCAR); High End Services Section (SCD)
HIAPER-High-performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research
HIRDLS-High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder
HPSS-High Performance Systems Section (HPS became HESS in SCD in Nov-2004)
HR-Human Resources
HRAC-Human Resources Advisory Committee
HRIS-Human Resources Information System (iVantage)
HSA-Healthcare Savings Account
IFAS-Integrated Financial and Administrative Solution (formerly or also known as Bi-Tech)
IFB-Invitation for Bid
IITA-Information Infrastructure Technology & Applications Program
IMAGe-Institute for Mathematics Applied to Geosciences
IP-Intellectual Property
IPCC-Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPMP-Intellectual Property Management Program
IRJE-Internet Remote Job Entry
ISS-Information Support Services
ISSE-Institute for the Study of Society and Environment
IT-Information Technology
ITC-Information Technology Council
ITR-Information Technology Research
JEFFCO-Jefferson County airport (site housing RAF)
JOSS-Joint Office for Science Support
LEARN-Laboratory Experience in Atmospheric Research at NCAR
LLWAS-Low-Level Wind Shear Alert System
MAPR-Multiple Antenna PRofiler
MAR-Marshall Field Site
MEF-Master Email File
MERT-Medical Emergency Response Team
MIGS-Mainframe/Internet Gateway Server
MINT-Millennium Infrastructure Network Technology
MMM-Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division
ML-Mesa Laboratory
MLUR-Mesa Lab Utilities Refurbishment
MOA-Memorandum of Agreement
MOPITT-Measurement Of Pollution In The Troposphere
MOU-Memorandum of Understanding
MREFC-Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (NSF)
MSR-Main Seminar Room (at ML)
MSRC-Major Shared Resource Center
MSS-Mass Storage System
MSSAC-Mass Storage System Advisory Committee
MSSG-Mass Storage Systems Group
NAP-NCAR Aerosol Program
NASA-National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAVSTAR-NAVigational Satellite Timing (or Tracking) and Ranging
NCAB-Network Coordination and Advisory Board
NCAR-National Center for Atmospheric Research
NCEP-National Centers for Environmental Prediction
NCNE-National Center for Network Engineering
NCSA-National Center for Supercomputing Applications
NESL-NCAR Earth System Laboratory
NETS-Network Engineering and Telecommunications Section (previously was "Network Engineering and Technology Section")
NGG-NCAR Graphic Group
NIST-National Institute of Standards and Technology
NLANR-National Laboratory for Applied Network Research
NNAG-NCAR Network Advisory Group
NNM-Network Node Manager (HP)
NOAA-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOD-NETS/OSG/DSG
NPACI-National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure
NSA-NCAR Scientist Assembly
NSB/BASC-National Science Board/ (The National Academies) Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
NSC-NCAR Supercomputing Center
NSF-National Science Foundation; NSF: SBE/EHR/MPS-Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; Directorate for Education and Human Resources; Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
NSWP-National Space Weather Program
NWRA-NorthWest Research Associates
NWS-National Weather Service (part of NOAA)
NWSC-NCAR Wyoming Supercomputer Center
ODGA-Office of Development and Government Affairs (UCAR)
OEO-Office of Education and Outreach
OFAP-Observing Facilities Advisory Panel
OGA-Office of Government Affairs
OIS-Operations and Information Support (became ESS in SCD Nov-2004)
OPNS-Operations (CPG)
OSG-Office Systems Group (now part of USS); Operational Systems Group (RAL)
OTP-One Time Password
PAGE-Program for the Advancement of Geosciences Education
PAM-Project Accounting Manager
PC-President's Council
PCM-Parallel Climate Model
PDQ-Position Description Questionnaire
PI-Principal Investigator
PMEL-Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (NOAA)
PO-Purchase Order
POP-Point of Presence
PPS-Physical Plant Services
PR-(or PReq)-Purchase Requisition
PS-Purchased Services
PSC-Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center
PTCM-PCM/CSM Transition Model
PTO-Paid Time Off
RAF-Research Aviation Facility
RAL-Research Applications Laboratory
RAP-Research Applications Program
REU-Research Experience for Undergraduates
RFI-Request for Information
RFP-Request for Proposal
RME-Resource Manager Essentials (Cisco)
RMEFCA-Rocky Mountain Employers Dependent Care Association
RSF-Remote Sensing Facility
"SAM's"-UCAR storage facility/warehouse; located in Marshall
SaSS-Safety and Site Services
SB-Salary and Benefits
SCD-Scientific Computing Division
SCDUG-SCD Users Group
SDAC-SCD Desktop Advisory Committee
SDSC-San Diego Supercomputer Center
SERE-Societal-Environmental Research and Education (Laboratory)
SIParCS-Summer Internships in Parallel Computational Science
SKI-Scientific Knowledge Infrastructure
SKIL-SCD Knowledge and Information Library
SMT-Simultaneous Multi-Threading
SNAT-Systems and Network Administration Team (RAL/OSG).
SOARS-Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric and Related Sciences
SPARC-Space Physics and Aeronomy Research Collaboratory
SPIN-Space Planning INformation
SSG-Supercomputer Systems Group
SSPC-SCD Security Policy Committee
SSSF-Surface and Sounding Systems Facility
STAR-Science and Technology in Atmospheric Research (STAR Institute)
STARS-Structure Function Analysis of Received Signals
TAP-Transportation Alternatives Program
TCG-Technical Consulting Group (SCD)
TIMES-The Institute for Multidisciplinary Earth Studies
TISO-Terrestrial Impact of Solar Output
TLS-Transparent (or Transport) LAN service
TOY-Theme of the Year (IMAGe)
TSSSS-Technical Support and Small Systems Section
TW-This Week (a UCAR series of electronic publications -- "This Week at UCAR")
TWOS-The Wonders of Science (at Twenty Ninth Street in Boulder)
UARS-Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
UCAR-University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
UCAS-UCAR Central Authentication Services
UCARF-UCAR Foundation
UMC-UCAR Management Committee
UMF-User Master File
UNAVCO-University NAVSTAR Consortium
UNEP-United Nations Environment Programme
Unidata-Unidata Program Center; "Enabling Universities to Acquire and Use Atmospheric and Related Data"; see thier web page for more info
UOP-UCAR Office of Programs
URC-University Relations Committee
USGS-U.S. Geological Survey
USIC-UCAR Space Implementation Committee
USS-User Support Section (was TSSSS; formed by the merger of OSG and DSG; SCD disbanded this group Nov-2004)
USWRP-U. S. Weather Research Program
UV-UNAVCO Building
VETS-Visualization and Enabling Technologies Section
VG-Visualization Group
VSP-Visiting Scientist Programs
WACCM-Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (NCAR)
WAG-Web Advisory Group
WDG/"Wedgies"-Web Development Group
WEG-Web Engineering Group
WITI-Weather Information Technology, Inc.
WMO-World Meteorological Organization
WR-Work Request
WRF-Weather Research and Forecasting model
WSST-Workstation Support Services Team (pronounced "WeST"; CISL)
Taken from many of the URLs given above as well as lots of other UCAR sources.
. The Network Engineering and Telecommunications Section (NETS) is part of the Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). NCAR is operated by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Page last modified: 2009-09-11.