List of Abbreviation
A
APID : Application Process Identifier
ARC : Active Radar Calibrator
ATLID : Atmospheric LIDAR
B
BASS : BEACH data Archive SubSystem
BENAS : BEACH network Archive SubSystem
BBR : Broadband Radiometer
C
CAL : CALibration
CPF : Core Processing Facility
CPR : Cloud Profiling RADAR
D
DAF : Data Acquisition Facility
DEM : Digital Elevation Model
DHF : Data Handling Facility
DPS : Data Processing System
DPIF : Delta Plan Increment File
DPPF : Defined in the Payload Planning File
E
EACH : Earth observation Analysis Core and Hub system
EarthCARE : EarthCARE: Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer
ECMWF : European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
EORC : Earth Observation Research Center
ESA : European Space Agency
ESOC : European Space Operations Centre
ESRIN : European Space Research Institute
ESTEC : European Space Research & Technology Centre
E-XING : Earth observation satellite mission eXternal INterface Gateway
F
FOS : Flight Operation Segment
G
GPM : Global Precipitation Measurement
GSMF : Ground Segment Monitoring Facility
H
HDF : Hierarchal Data Format
HK : Housekeeping
HKTM : Housekeeping Telemetry
I
ICD : Interface Control Document
ICMF : Instrument Calibration and Monitoring Facility
ICS : nterface Control Specification
IOV : In-Orbit Validation
J
JAXA : Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
JMA : Japan Meteorological Agency
JSS3 : JAXA Supercomputer System generation 3
JMAG : Joint Mission Advisory Group
K
L
L0 : Level 0
L1 : Level 1
L2 : Level 2
LAT/LON : Latitude/Longitude
M
MOS : Mission Operating System
MSI : Multi-Spectral Imager
MPF : Mission Planning Facility
N
NICT : National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
O
OBSW : On-Board Software
P
PCS : Processing Control System
PDGS : Payload Data Ground Segment
PDD : Product Definitions Document
PRF : Pulse Repetition Frequency
PPF : Payload Planning File
Q
R
S
SAOC : Satellite Applications and Operations Center
STRINGS-2 : 2nd-Shared compuTers of pRocessING Systems for earth observation missions
T
TLE : Two Line Elements
U
V
VAL : Validation
W
X
Y
Z