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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS<br />

AI Aerosol Index<br />

AOD Aerosol Optical Depth<br />

AOT Aerosol Optical Thickness<br />

ASTER Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission <strong>and</strong> Reflection<br />

Radiometer<br />

ATBD Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents<br />

AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer<br />

BBR B<strong>and</strong>-to-B<strong>and</strong> Registration<br />

BT Bright Temperature<br />

BTD Bright Temperature Difference<br />

CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lidar <strong>and</strong> Infrared Pathfinder <strong>Satellite</strong><br />

Observation<br />

EOS Earth Observing System<br />

FPA Focal Plane Assemblies<br />

IFOV Instantaneous Field Of View<br />

MCST MODIS Characterization Support Team<br />

MISR <strong>Multi</strong>angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer<br />

MODIS MODoderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer<br />

NASA National Aeronautics <strong>and</strong> Space Administration<br />

NDDI Normalized Difference <strong>Dust</strong> Index<br />

NDSI Normalized Difference Snow Index<br />

NDVI Normalized Difference Vegetation Index<br />

NMDI Normalized <strong>Multi</strong>-b<strong>and</strong> Drought Index<br />

NI Normalized Index<br />

NIR Near Infrared<br />

L1B Level 1B<br />

LWIR Long Wavelength Infrared<br />

OMI Ozone Monitoring Instrument<br />

RGB Red, Blue, Green<br />

RSB Reflective Solar B<strong>and</strong><br />

SIS Spherical Integration Source<br />

SMIR Short- <strong>and</strong> Middle- Wavelength Infrared<br />

SWIR Short Wavelength Infrared<br />

SRCA The Spectro-Radiometric Calibration Assembly<br />

SZA Solar Zenith Angle<br />

TEB Thermal Emissive B<strong>and</strong><br />

UVAI UV Aerosol Index<br />

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