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Table 10.1 Structure of major organizations and programs within the
international research community, with focus on the atmosphere (courtesy
Henning Rodhe, Department of Meteorology, University of Stockholm, and
adapted from IGAC Conference discussions in Crete, 2002).
International Council for Science (ICSU - non-govt)
United Nations (govt)
WMO
UNEP
IUGG
SCORE
IGBP
IHDP
IPCC
WCRP
IAMAS
AMIP
CliC
CLIVAR
GEWEX
GURME
SOLAS
SPARC
TRUCE
CACGP
GCTE
ILEAPS
PAGES
SOLAS
IGAC
GAIM
Organizations and programs
SCORE
Scientific Committee on Ocean Research
IUGG
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
IGBP
International Geosphere/Biosphere Program
IHDP
International Hydrological Development Program
WCRP
World Climate Research Programme
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
IPCC
International Panel on Climate Change
IAMAS
International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric
Science
CACGP
Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution
IGAC
International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program
GAIM
Global Analysis, Integration, and Modelling Program
International projects (WCRP and IGBP)
AMIP
Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project
CliC
Climate and Cryosphere
CLIVAR
Climate Variability and Predictability
GEWEX
Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment
GCTE
Global Chemistry Tropospheric Experiment (completed
Dec 2003)
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