SENAT
Report n° 117 (2007-2008) by M. Roland COURTEAU, Senator (for the parliament office for the evaluation of scientific and technological choices) - Appendix to the minutes of the 7 December 2007 session
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1 -
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ANR |
Agence Nationale de la Recherche ("National Research Agency") |
BIGSETS |
BIG Sources of Earthquake and Tsunami in South West Iberia |
BRGM |
Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières ("Geological and Mining Research Bureau") |
CANCA |
Communauté d'Agglomérations Nice-Côte d'Azur ("Urban Community of Nice-Côte d'Azur") |
CEA |
Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique ("Atomic Energy Commission") |
CETMEF |
Centre d'Etudes Techniques Maritimes Et Fluviales ("Maritime and River Technical Research Centre") |
CIIT |
Centre International d'Information sur les Tsunamis ("International Tsunami Information Centre") |
CNES |
Centre National des Etudes Spatiales ("National Space Research Centre") |
CNRS |
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ("National Scientific Research Centre") |
COGIC |
Centre Opérationnel de Gestion Interministérielle des Crises ("Operational Centre of Interdepartmental Crisis Management") |
IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
EMSC |
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre |
DART |
Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis |
DASE |
Département Analyse, Surveillance, Environnement ("Analysis, Monitoring, Environment Department") |
DDSC |
Direction de la Défense et de la Sécurité Civiles ("Defense and Civil Security Department") |
DEWS |
Distant Early Warning System |
DGCID |
Direction Générale de la Coopération Internationale et du Développement ("Directorate General of International Cooperation and Development") |
DONET |
Dense Oceanfloor Network system for Earthquakes and Tsunamis |
DPPR |
Direction de la Prévention des Pollutions et des Risques ("Department of Pollution and Risk Prevention") |
EMSO |
European Multidisciplinary Seas Observation |
EOST |
Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre ("Earth Sciences School and Observatory") |
ESA |
European Space Agency |
ESONET |
European Seas Observatory NETwork of excellence |
FIDES |
Fonds d'Investissement pour le Développement Economique et Social ("Investment Fund for Economic and Social Development") |
FUNVISIS |
FUNdación Venezolana de Investigaciones SISmologicas ("Venezuelan Foundation for Seismological Research") |
GAO |
Government Accountability Office |
GEOSS |
Global Earth Observation System of Systems |
GIS CURARE |
Groupement d'Intérêt Scientifique "Centre Universitaire de Réflexion pour une Agence des Risques Environnementaux" ("Scientific Interest Group - University Study Centre for an Environmental Risks Agency") |
GITEC |
Genesis and Impact of Tsunamis on European Coasts |
GITEWS |
German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System |
GLOOS |
Global Ocean Observing System |
GLOSS |
GLObal Sea level observing System |
GMES |
Global Monitoring of Environment and Security |
GPRS |
General Pocket Radio Service |
ICG / ITSU |
International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific |
IFREMER |
Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploration de la MER ("French Research Institute for Sea Exploration") |
IGN |
Institut Géographique National ("National Geographic Institute") |
IISEE |
International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering |
INGV |
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica et Vulcanologia ("National Geophysics and Vulcanology Institute") |
INPI |
Institut National de la Propriété Intellectuelle ("National Intellectual Property Institute") |
INSU |
Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers ("National Space Sciences Institute") |
IPGP |
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris ("Paris Institute of Global Physics") |
IRD |
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ("Research Institute for Development") |
IUGG |
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysic |
JAMSTEC |
Japan Agency for Marine-earth Science and TEChnology |
JICA |
Japon International Cooperation Agency |
JMA |
Japan Meteorological Agency |
LDG |
Laboratoire de Géophysique ("Geophysics Laboratory") |
LEGOS |
Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales ("Research Laboratory in Spatial Geophysics and Oceanography") |
NEAREST |
Integrated observations from NEAR shore sourcES of Tsunamis |
NERIES |
Network of Earthquake Research Institutes for Earthquake Seismology |
NIED |
National research Institute for Earth science and Disaster prevention |
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NTHMP |
National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program |
NWPTAC |
North West Pacific Tsunami Advisory Center |
WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
UN |
United Nations |
OVSG |
Observatoire Vulcanologique et Sismologique de la Guadeloupe ("Vulcanological and Seismological Observatory of Guadeloupe") |
OVSM |
Observatoire Vulcanologique et Sismologique de la Martinique ("Vulcanological and Seismological Observatory of Martinique") |
PSS |
Plan de Secours Spécialisé ("Specialized Emergency-Assistance Plan") |
PTWC |
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center |
RATCOM |
Réseau d'Alerte aux Tsunamis et CÔtiers en Méditerranée ("Tsunami Warning Network for the Mediterranean Coasts") |
RFO |
Réseau France Outremer ("Overseas France Network") |
RONIM |
Réseau d'Observatoires du NIveau des Mers ("Network of Sea-Level Observatories") |
ROSAME |
Réseau d'Observation Subantarctique et Antarctique du niveau de la Mer ("Subantarctic and Antarctic Sea-Level Observation Network") |
SAFER |
Seismic eArly warning For EuRope |
SEAHELLARC |
SEismic risk Assessment and mitigation scenarios in Western HELLenic ARC |
SHOM |
Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine ("Hydrography and Oceanography Department of the Navy") |
ISDR |
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction |
GTS |
Global Telecommunication System |
SPANET |
South PAcific broadband seismic NETwork |
ISS |
International Surveillance System |
CNTBT |
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty |
TRANSFER |
Tsunami Risk ANd Strategies For the European Region |
TREMORS |
Tsunami Risk Evaluation through seismic MOment from a Real-time System |
TWO |
Tsunami Warning and Observations |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
VSAT |
Very Small Aperture Telecommunications |
WC-ATWC |
West Coast - Alaska Tsunami Warning Center |