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ACRONYM
|
DEFINITION
|
CONTRIBUTOR
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G |
Giga (billion) |
CASI |
G |
(Gravitational Force/Constant) |
CASI |
g |
Gluon |
CASI |
g |
Gram |
CASI |
G&A |
General and Administrative |
Goddard |
G/E |
Graphite Epoxy |
Goddard |
G/O |
Gain Offset |
Goddard |
G/T |
Gain over Temperature |
Goddard |
GA |
General Aviation |
Langley |
GAAP |
Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles |
Goddard |
GAC |
Global Area Coverage |
CASI |
GACP |
Global aerosol Climatology Project |
CASI |
GAIM |
Global Analysis, Interpretation,
and Modeling (Program) |
Goddard |
GALCIT |
Graduate Aeronautical Lab., California
Institute Technology |
CASI |
GALCIT |
Guggenheim Aeronautical Lab.,
(at California Institute of Technology) |
CASI |
GALE |
Genesis of Atlantic Lows Experiment |
CASI |
GAMA |
General Aviation Manufacturers
Association |
CASI |
GAME |
GEWEX Asian Monsoon Experiment |
Goddard |
GAMES |
Gravity and Magnetic Earth Surveyor
(GSFC) |
Langley |
GAMES |
Gravity and Magnetics Earth Survey |
Goddard |
GAME-T |
GEWEX Asian Monsoon Experiment-Tropics |
Goddard |
GAMMA |
Guide Star Astrometric Measuring
Machine |
Goddard |
GAMP |
Global Atmospheric Measurements
Program (NSF) |
CASI |
GAMP |
Group Agromet Monitoring Project |
CASI |
GAMS |
Gas and Aerosol Monitoring Sensorcraft |
Langley |
GAMS |
Global Atmospheric Measuring
Sounder |
Goddard |
GAMS |
GSFC Acquisition Management System |
Goddard |
GAO |
General Accounting Office |
Langley |
GAO |
Government Accountability Office
(formerly General Accounting Office) |
CASI |
GAP |
Gap Analysis Project |
Goddard |
GAP |
General Aviation Propulsion |
Goddard |
GAP |
Glycidyl Azide Polymer |
CASI |
GAPAN |
Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators |
Langley |
GARF |
GSFC Antenna Range Facility |
Goddard |
GARP |
Global Atmospheric Research Program
(Sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization) |
CASI |
GAS |
Get-Away Special (Space Shuttle) |
CASI |
GAS BRIDGE |
Get-Away Special Bridge (Holds
up to 12 GAS canisters) |
CASI |
GASCAN |
Get-Away Special Cannister |
CASI |
GASL |
General Applied Science Laboratories |
Langley |
GASP |
Guide Star Astrometric Support
Package |
Goddard |
GASP |
General Aviation Synthesis Program |
CASI |
GASP |
Generalized Aerodynamic Simulation
Programs |
CASI |
GASP |
Global Air Sampling Program |
CASI |
GASP |
Global Atmospheric Sampling Program
(NASA) |
CASI |
GATE |
GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment |
CASI |
GATE |
Getaway Tether Experiment |
CASI |
GATF |
Graphic Arts Technical Foundation |
Langley |
GATT |
General Ageeement on Tariffs
and Trade |
CASI |
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GB |
Gigabytes |
Langley |
Gb |
Gigabit |
CASI |
GBO |
Ground Based Observatory |
Goddard |
Gbps |
Gigabits per second |
CASI |
GBRS |
Generic Block Recording System |
Goddard |
GBS |
Global Broadcasting System |
Goddard |
GBS |
Ground Based Spectroscopy |
Goddard |
GBSRN |
Global Baseline Surface Radiation
Network |
Langley |
GC |
Ground Control |
Goddard |
GC/MS |
Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer |
CASI |
GC/OST |
Ground Control/Observational
Sequence Table |
Goddard |
GCA |
Ground Controlled Approach |
CASI |
GCDIS |
Global Change Data and Information
System |
CASI |
GCE |
Goddard Cumulus Ensemble (model) |
Goddard |
GCE |
Graphite fiber/Cyanate Ester |
Goddard |
GCE |
Ground Communications Equipment |
Goddard |
GCF |
Grid Characterization Facility |
Goddard |
GCI |
Generic Channel Interface |
Goddard |
GCIP |
GEWEX Continental-scale International
Project |
CASI |
GCM |
Global Circulation Model |
Goddard |
GCM |
Global Climate Model |
Goddard |
GCM |
Ground Control Message |
Goddard |
GCM |
General Circulation Model |
CASI |
GCMR |
Ground Configuration Message
Request |
Goddard |
GCMR |
Ground Control Message Request
(SN) |
Goddard |
GCMS |
Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer |
CASI |
GCN |
Gamma-Ray Burst Coordinates Network |
Goddard |
GCOS |
Global Climate Observing System |
Goddard |
GCP |
Goddard Corporate Park |
Goddard |
GCP |
Glass-Cloth Phenolic; GLO CRYOHP
Payload |
CASI |
GCR |
Galactic Cosmic Rays |
Goddard |
GCR |
Galactic Cosmic Radiation |
CASI |
GCR |
Gas Cooled Reactor |
CASI |
GCTE |
Global Change and Terrestrial
Ecosystems (IGBP) |
Goddard |
GCTI |
Global Change Technology Initiative |
Langley |
GDE |
Gimbal Drive Electronics |
Goddard |
GDHS |
Ground Data Handling System |
CASI |
GDLF |
Gas Driven Lift Fan |
CASI |
GDM |
Goddard Directive Management |
Goddard |
GDMA |
Glycol Dimethacrylate |
CASI |
GDMS |
Goddard Directives Management
System |
Goddard |
GDOP |
Geometric Dilution of Precision |
CASI |
GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
Goddard |
GDP |
Ground Data Processing |
Goddard |
GDR |
Geophysical Data Records |
CASI |
GDR |
Giant Dipole Resonance |
CASI |
GDS |
Goldstone, California, DSN Tracking
Station |
Goddard |
GDS |
Ground Data System |
Goddard |
GDSCC |
Goldstone Deep Space Communication
Complex |
CASI |
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GE |
General Electric Co. |
Langley |
GE |
General Electric American Communications,
Inc. |
CASI |
GEA |
Gimbal Electronics Assembly |
Goddard |
GEBA |
Global Energy Balance Archive |
Goddard |
GEC |
Geospace Electrodynamic Connections |
Goddard |
GED |
Global Electrodynamics |
Goddard |
GEI |
Ground Environmental Instrumentation |
CASI |
GEIS |
Generic Edited Information Set |
Goddard |
GEM |
Ground Equipment Model |
Goddard |
GEM |
Goddard Earth Model (of gravity) |
CASI |
GEMET |
General European Multilingual
Environment Thesaurus |
CASI |
GEMS |
Global Environment Monitoring
System |
Langley |
GEMT1 |
Goddard Earth Model T1 |
CASI |
GEMT2 |
Goddard Earth Model T2 |
CASI |
GEN |
Generation |
Goddard |
GENESIS |
Global Environmental and Ecological
Simulation of Interactive Systems |
Goddard |
GenSAA |
Generic Spacecraft Analyst Assistant |
Goddard |
GEO |
Geostationary Earth Orbiter |
Goddard |
GEO |
Geosynchronous Earth Orbit |
CASI |
GEO TROPSAT |
Geostationary Troposheric Pollution
Satellite |
Langley |
GEOCOMP |
Geocoding and Compositing System |
Goddard |
GEODSS |
Ground-Based Electro-Optical
Deep Space Surveillance |
CASI |
GEOLAB |
Geometry Laboratory |
Langley |
GEOlD |
Gravity for Earth, Ocean, and
Ice Dynamics |
Goddard |
GEONS |
GPS Enhanced On-board Navigation
System |
Goddard |
GEONS |
GPS-Enhanced Orbit Navigation
System |
CASI |
GEOS |
Geodynamics Experimental Ocean
Satellite |
Goddard |
GEOS |
Global Earth Observing System |
CASI |
GEOS |
Goddard EOS (model) |
Goddard |
GEOS |
Geodynamic Experimental Ocean
Satellite |
CASI |
GEOSAR |
Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Synthetic
Aperture Radar |
CASI |
GEOSARI |
GEOS launch by Ariane (ESA geostationary
satellite with elliptical orbit) |
CASI |
Geosat |
Geodetic Satellite |
Langley |
GEOTAIL |
Geomagnetic Tail Laboratory |
Goddard |
GEOTROPSAT |
GEOstationary TROpospheric Pollution
SATellite |
Langley |
GEP |
Goddard Experiment Package Telescope |
CASI |
GERB |
Geostationary Earth Radiation
Budget |
Goddard |
GERT |
Graphical Evaluation and Review
Techniques |
CASI |
GEST |
Goddard Earth Science and Technology |
Goddard |
GESTA |
Goddard Engineers, Scientists,
and Technicians Association |
Goddard |
GET |
Ground Elapsed Time |
CASI |
GETR |
General Electric Test Reactor |
CASI |
GETS |
General Environmental Test Specification |
Goddard |
GEV |
Giga Electron Volts |
Goddard |
GeV |
Gigaelectronvolts |
CASI |
GEVS |
General Environmental Verification
Specification |
Goddard |
GEVS-SE |
General Environmental Verification
Specification for STS and ELV Payloads, Subsystems,
and Components |
Goddard |
GEWA |
Goddard Employee Welfare Association |
Goddard |
GEWEX |
Global Energy Change and Water
Cycle Experiment |
Langley |
GEWEX |
Global Energy and Water Cycle
Experiment |
CASI |
GFCR |
Gas Filter Correlation Radiometer
(NASA) |
Langley |
GFCR |
Gas Filter Correlation Radiometry |
CASI |
GFD |
Government-Furnished Data |
Langley |
GFDL |
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory |
CASI |
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GFE |
Government Furnished Equipment |
Goddard |
GFF |
Government Furnished Facilities |
Goddard |
GFFC |
Geophysical Fluid Flow Cell (A
model prepared for Spacelab flights which is
concerned with convective instability in vertically
unstable atmospheres) |
CASI |
GFM |
Global Fault Management |
Goddard |
GFM |
Global Fault Manager |
Goddard |
GFM |
Government Furnished Material |
Goddard |
GFO |
GEOSAT Follow-On |
Goddard |
GFP |
Government Furnished Property |
Goddard |
GFRP |
Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic |
Goddard |
GFRP |
Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyester |
CASI |
GFRP |
Graphite Fiber-Reinforced Plastic |
Goddard |
GFS |
Government Furnished Supplies |
Goddard |
GFY |
Government Fiscal Year |
CASI |
GFZ |
GeoForschungs Zentrum (Potsdam,
Germany) |
Goddard |
GG |
Gravity Gradient |
Goddard |
GGD |
Global Geocryology Database |
Goddard |
GGG |
Gadolinium-Gallium Garnet |
CASI |
GGM |
Gravity Gradient Mode |
Goddard |
GGM |
Gravity Gradiometer Mission (NASA) |
Langley |
GGS |
Global Geospace Science |
Goddard |
GGS |
Global Geospace Study |
CASI |
GGT |
Gravity Gradient Torques |
Goddard |
GHB |
Goddard Handbook |
Goddard |
GHCD |
Growth Hormone
Concentration & Distribution
in Plants |
CASI |
GHCN |
Global Historical Climatology
Network |
Goddard |
GHRS |
Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph |
Goddard |
GHRS RB |
GHRS Relay Box |
Goddard |
GHz |
Gigahertz |
CASI |
GI |
Gastro-Intestinal |
CASI |
GIA |
Government Inspection Agency |
Goddard |
GIDEP |
Government-Industry Data Exchange
Program |
CASI |
GIF |
Graphical Interchange Format |
Goddard |
GIF |
Graphics Interchange Format (introduced
by CompuServe) |
CASI |
GIFOV |
Ground Instantaneous Field of
View |
CASI |
GIFTS |
Geostationary Imaging Fourier
Transformer Spectrometer |
Langley |
GIFTS |
Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier
Transform Spectrometer (NASA’s name for the
NASA/Navy (IOMI)/NOAA satellite) |
CASI |
Giga- |
A prefix meaning multiplied by
1 billion, as in Gigabyte, GB, or Gbyte (Computer
science) |
Langley |
GII |
Global Information Infrastructure
(GII) |
CASI |
GIIS |
General Instrument Interface
Specification |
Goddard |
GILD |
Goddard Infrared Locking Data
system |
Goddard |
GILS |
Government Information Locator
Services |
CASI |
GILS |
Ground Independent Landing System |
CASI |
GIMMS |
Global Inventory Modeling and
Monitoring System |
CASI |
GIMRADA |
Geodesy, Intelligence and Mapping
Research and Development Agency, Fort Belvoir,
VA (Army Engineer) |
CASI |
GIPSY |
Generalized Information Processing
SYstem |
CASI |
GIRD |
General Interface Requirements
Document |
Goddard |
GIS |
Geographic Information System |
CASI |
GISP |
Greenland Ice Sheet Project |
Goddard |
GISS |
Goddard Institute for Space Science |
CASI |
GJ |
Measure of Torsional Stiffness |
CASI |
GL |
Government Leased |
Goddard |
GLACE |
Global Land-Atmosphere Coupling Experiment |
CASI |
GLAS |
General Ledger Accounting System |
Goddard |
GLAS |
Geoscience Laser Altimeter System |
Goddard |
GLAS |
Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheric
Sciences Geoscience Laser Altimeter System |
CASI |
GLAST |
Gamma-ray Large Aperture Space
Telescope |
Goddard |
GLC |
Gravity Induced Loss of Consciousness |
CASI |
GLCM |
Gray Level Cooccurrence Matrix |
CASI |
GLCTS |
Global Land Cover Test Site Initiative |
Goddard |
GLES |
Goddard Leadership Education
Series |
Goddard |
GLFS |
Great Lakes Forecasting System |
CASI |
GLI |
Global Imager |
Goddard |
GLIMS |
Global Land Ice Monitoring from
Space |
Goddard |
GLIS |
Global Land Information System |
CASI |
GLO |
Shuttle Glow (Hitchhiker payload
to measure optical emissions observed on the
surface of spacecraft and Shuttle) |
CASI |
GLOBE |
Global Backscatter Experiment |
Langley |
GLOBE |
Global Learning and Observations
to Benefit the Environment |
Goddard |
GLOBEC |
Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics |
Goddard |
GLOCHEM |
Global Chemistry |
Langley |
GLOMR |
Global Low Orbit Message Relay |
CASI |
GLOTRAC |
Global Tracking Network |
CASI |
GLOWATS |
Global War Avoidance Telecommunications
System |
CASI |
GLRS |
Geodynamics Laser Sensing System |
CASI |
GLRS |
Geoscience Laser Ranging System |
CASI |
GLS |
Gust Load Alleviation |
Langley |
GMAP |
Geometric Modeling Applications
Interface Program |
Goddard |
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GMI |
Giant Magneto-Impedance |
CASI |
GMI |
Global Modeling Initiative |
CASI |
GMI |
Goddard Management Instruction |
Goddard |
GMS |
Geostationary Meteorological
Satellite |
CASI |
GMSR |
General Management Status Review |
Goddard |
GMT |
Generic Mapping Tool |
Goddard |
GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time |
CASI |
GN |
Ground Network |
Goddard |
GN&C |
Guidance, Navigation and Control |
Goddard |
GNC |
Guidance, Navigation, and Control
(Space Shuttle) |
CASI |
GNCC |
Guidance, Navigation, and Control
Center |
Goddard |
GNCC |
Guidance, Navigation, and Control
Controller |
Goddard |
GNP |
Gross National Product |
Goddard |
GNSS |
Global Navigation Satellite System |
CASI |
GO |
General Observer |
Goddard |
GO |
Guest Observer |
Goddard |
GO |
Government Owned |
Goddard |
GO/AR |
Guest Observer/Archival Researcher |
Goddard |
GOA |
Geometrical Optics Approximation |
CASI |
GOALS |
Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land
System |
Goddard |
GOAT |
Grouped Optimal Aggregation Technique |
CASI |
GOC |
Ground Operations Coordinator
(NASA) |
CASI |
GOES |
Geosynchronous Operational Environmental
Satellite (NASA) |
Langley |
GOES |
Geosynchronous Orbital Earth
Satellite (MCD) |
Langley |
GOES |
Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite |
CASI |
GOES-TAP |
GOES Telecommunications Access
Program |
CASI |
GOFS |
Global Ocean Flux Study |
Langley |
GOLIATH |
Giant On-Line Instrument for
the Acquisition and Total Handling of data |
CASI |
GOMAC |
Government Microcircuit and Applications
Conference |
Langley |
GOME |
Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment |
CASI |
GOMOS |
Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation
of Stars (ESA) |
Goddard |
GOMR |
Global Ozone Monitoring Radiometer |
Langley |
GONG |
Global Oscillation Network Group |
CASI |
GOPEX |
Galileo Optical Experiment |
CASI |
GOSAMR |
Gelation of Sols: Applied Microgravity
Research |
CASI |
GOSB |
General Observer Support Branch |
Goddard |
GOSET |
Operational Group for the Standard
for Exchange and Transfer |
Goddard |
GOSS |
Ground Operational Support System |
CASI |
GOV |
Government Owned Vehicle |
Langley |
GOWG |
Ground Operations Working Group |
Goddard |
GOX |
Gaseous Oxygen |
CASI |
GOX |
Gaseous Quantum Container |
CASI |
GP-B |
Gravity Probe-B |
Goddard |
GP-B |
Gravity Probe-B Experiment |
CASI |
GPC |
Gyro Pulse Count |
Goddard |
GPC |
General Purpose Computer (Space
Shuttle) |
CASI |
GPCOE |
General Purpose Checkout Equipment |
Goddard |
GPCP |
Global Precipitation Climatology
Project |
CASI |
GPD |
GSFC Policy Directive |
Goddard |
GPFS |
General Purpose Flight Simulator |
Langley |
GPG |
Goddard Procedures and Guidelines |
Goddard |
GPI |
Global Precipitation Index |
CASI |
GPIB |
General Purpose Interface Bus |
Goddard |
GPM |
Global Precipitation Measurement |
Goddard |
GPMC |
Governing Program Management
Council |
Goddard |
GPMS |
Galileo Probe Mass Spectrometer |
Goddard |
GPO |
Government Printing Office |
CASI |
GPP |
Government Performance Project |
Goddard |
GPP |
Gross Primary Productivity |
Goddard |
GPPM |
Gas Permeable Polymer Materials |
Langley |
GPRA |
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