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ARS: Agricultural Research Service
CCSP: Climate Change Science Program
CIESIN: Center for International Earth Science Information Network
CIRES: Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
CMIP: Coupled Model Intercomparison Project
DOE: Department of Energy
EIA: Energy Information Administration
IARC: International Arctic Research Center
IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASS: National Agricultural Statistics Service
NAST: National Assessment Synthesis Team
NCDC: National Climatic Data Center
NESDIS: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRCS: Natural Resources Conservation Service
NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
NWS: National Weather Service
NWFSC: Northwest Fisheries Science Center
PISCO: Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans
PLJV: Playa Lakes Joint Venture
SAP: Synthesis and Assessment Product
SRH: Southern Regional Headquarters
USACE: United States Army Corps of Engineers
USBR: States Bureau of Reclamation
USDA: United States Department of Agriculture
U.S. EPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency
USFS: United States Forest Service
USGS: United States Geological Survey
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