Antarctic Acronym List

A . B . C . D . E . F . G . H . I . J . K . L . M . N . O . P . Q . R . S . T . U . V . W . X . Y . Z

A

AMC – Air Mobility Command, U.S. Air Force
ANG – Air National Guard

B

BFC – Berg Field Center
BSA – Boy Scouts of America

C

CARA – Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica
CDC – Clothing Distribution Center, Christchurch New Zealand
CHC – Christchurch, New Zealand
CONUS – Continental United States
CSEC – Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center, laboratory at McMurdo Station

E

ECW – Extreme Cold Weather clothing

I

ICESS – Institute for Computational Earth System Science
IGY – International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958

L

LMG – Antarctic Research Vessel Laurence M. Gould
LTER – Long-Term Ecological Research

M

MCC - Movement Control Center, McMurdo Station
MCM – McMurdo Dry Valley LTER
MEC – Mechanical Equiptment Center, McMurdo Station

N

NBP – Antarctic Research Vessel Nathanial B. Palmer
NSF – National Science Foundation
NZ – New Zealand

O

OPP – Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation

P

PAL – Palmer Station LTER
PI – Principal Investigator

R

RPSC – Raytheon Polar Services Company
R/V – Research Vessel

S

SIO – Scripps Institute of Oceanography

T

TEA – Teachers Experiencing Arctic and Antarctic

U

UCMBO – University of California Marine BioOptics
UCSB – University of California, Santa Barbara
UCSD – University of California, San Diego
USAF – United States Air Force
USAP – United States Antarctic Program
USCG – United States Coast Guard
USGS – United States Geological Survey
USN – United States Navy

V

VMF – Vehicle Maintenance Facility

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