Acronyms

ANS: Arctic Natural Sciences
AON: Arctic Observing Network
AWO: Atmospheric Watch Observatory
Battelle ARO: Battelle Arctic Research Operations
CPS: CH2MHILL Polar Services (former NSF logistical support contractor)
CRREL: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
DID: Direct Inward Dialing
ESRL: Earth System Research Laboratory
GC-NET: Greenland Climate Network
GEOSummit: Greenland Environmental Observatory at Summit
GIS: Geographic Information Systems
GISP2: Greenland Ice Sheet Project II
GLAS: Geoscience Laser Altimeter System
GLT: Greenland Telescope
GMD: Global Monitoring Division
GPR: Ground Penetrating Radar
GPS: Global Positioning System
GrIT: Greenland Inland Traverse
IASOA: International Arctic System for Observing the Atmosphere
ICECAPS: Integrated Characterization of Energy, Clouds, Atmospheric state, and Precipitation at Summit
ICESat: Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite
LRFP: Long Range Facility Plan
LRP: Long Range Plan
LTO: Long Term Observatory
MSF: Mobile Science Facility
NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSF: National Science Foundation
OPP: Office of Polar Programs
PI: Principal Investigator
RSL: Research Support and Logistics
SAO: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
SCO: Science Coordination Office
SMG: Summit Mobile Garage
SOB: Science and Operations Barn
UIC: Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation