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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