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Acronym Long Description
DMPAData Management Program Area
ETMAESExpert Team on Marine Accident and Emergency Response
ETMSSExpert Team on Maritime Safety Systems
ETSIExpert Team on Sea Ice
ETWSExpert Team on Wind Waves and Storm Surges
FOAMForecasting Ocean Assimilation Model
GHRSST-PPGODAE High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature Pilot Project
GMDSSGlobal Maritime Distress and Safety system
GOOSGlobal Ocean Observing System
IICWGInternational Ice Charting Working Group
IMOInternational Maritime Organisation
IOCIntergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
IPYInternational Polar Year
JCOMMJoint Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology
LaSLive Access Server
MPERSSMarine Pollution and Emergency Response Support System
NCOFThe National Centre for Ocean Forecasting
NMHSNational Meteorological and Hydrographic Service
NOOSNorth-west shelf Operational Oceanographic System
OOPCOcean Observations Panel for Climate
OPAObservations Program Area
SAR (1)Search and Rescue
SAR (2)Synthetic Apeture Radar
SCGServices Coordination group
WMOWorld Meterological Organisation