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Long names are given in the original language. An English equivalent will be provided as far as it is known to GRDC. If available, an URL will be provided which will guide you to the respective external presentation, usually the Website of the organisation, programme or project. These Hyperlinks are provided as a convenience only. They imply neither responsibility for, nor approval of, the information contained in those Websites.

Abbreviation
G3OSthe Three Global Observing Systems of UN: GCOS, GOOS and GTOS
GAMEGEWEX Asian Monsoon Experiment
GAPPGEWEX American Prediction Project, followed by CPPA
GARPGlobal Atmospheric Research Programme 1967-1982
GATEGARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment
GAWGlobal Atmosphere Watch of WMO
GAWSISGAW Station Information System, housed by EMPA
GCDISUS Global Change Data and Information System
GCIPGEWEX Continental-Scale International Project
GCMDUS Global Change Master Directory
GCOSGlobal Climate Observation System, one of three global observing systems (G3OS) of the UN
GCOS IPImplementation Plan for the Global Observing System for Climate, 2004
GCRIOUS Global Change Research Information Office
GDI-DEGeodateninfrastruktur Deutschland (Spatial data infrastructure for Germany)
GEFGlobal Environment Facility
GEINGerman Environmental Information Network, renamed to Portal U
GEMETGeneral Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus of EIONET
GEMSGlobal and regional Earth-system (Atmosphere) Monitoring using Satellite and in-situ data, focused on Europe, coordinated by ECMWF
GEMStatGlobal Water Quality Data and Statistics of GEMS/Water Programme
GEMS/WaterGEMS/Water Programme of UNEP
GEOGroup on Earth Observations
GEO (UNEP)Global Environment Outlook of UNEP
GEOINTGeospatial Intelligence (US)
GeoMIS.BundGeodaten Meta Informations System (German Meta Information System on Geodata), renamed to GeoPortal.Bund
GEOportal GEOportal, web portal of GEO (Group on Earth Observations)
GeoPortal.BundGeoportal des Bundes (German Federal Government web portal for geodata), formerly GeoMIS.Bund
GEOSSGlobal Earth Observation System of Systems, housed by GEO (Group on Earth Observations)
GEWEXGlobal Energy and Water Cycle Experiment, a GARP experiment of WCRP
GFASGlobal Flood Alert System, maintained by IDI (Japan)
GFZHelmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum (Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, German Research Centre for Geosciences)
GGM02GRACE Gravity Model 02
GHCCUS Global Hydrology and Climate Center
GHCNGlobal Historical Climatology Network, housed by NCDC
GHOSTGlobal Hierarchical Observing Strategy of GTOS
GHPGEWEX Hydroclimatology Panel, formerly CEOP-GHP
GIWAGlobal International Waters Assessment of UNEP
GLACE
Global Land-Atmosphere Coupling Experiment of GEWEX and CLIVAR
GLASSGlobal Land Atmosphere System Study of GEWEX
GLDASGlobal Land Data Assimilation Systems, developed and maintained at NASA/GSFC
GLIMSGlobal Land Ice Measurements from Space
GlobalRIMSGlobal Rapid Indicator Mapping System for Water Cycle and Water Resource Assessment (UNH)
GlobalSoilMap.net(digital) Global Soil Map, initiative of the Digital Soil Mapping Working Group of IUSS launched in Feb 2009
GLOBWINETGlobal Water Information Network, an associated programme of the Global Water Partnership
GLOSSGlobal Sea Level Observing System of WMO and IOC
GLOWAGlobaler Wandel des Wasserkreislaufs (German government programme on global change research)
GLOWA Danubea cluster project of GLOWA
GLOWA Elbea cluster project of GLOWA
GLOWA Voltaa cluster project of GLOWA
GMESGlobal Monitoring for Environment and Security
GNIPGlobal Network of Isotopes in Precipitation, maintained by IAEA
GNISGeographic Names Information System of USGS
GNSGEOnet Names Server of US-NGA
GOFC-GOLDGlobal Observation of Forest and Land Cover Dynamics, panel of GTOS
GOHS/LEGOSGéodésie, Océanographie et Hydrologie Spatiales (Geodesy, Oceanography et Hydrologie from Space of LEGOS)
GOOSGlobal Ocean Observing System, one of G3OS
GOSGlobal Observing System of WMO
GOSICGlobal Observing Systems Information Center
GOTOPO30Global Digital Elevation Model with a horizontal grid spacing of 30 arc seconds, maintained by EROS Data Center
GPA Global Programme of Action for Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities of UNEP
GPCCGlobal Precipitation Climatology Centre
GPCPGlobal Precipitation Climatology Project of GARP
GRACEGravity Recovery and Climate Experiment
GrADSGrid Analysis and Display System, provided by IGES (US)
GRASSGeographic Resources Analysis Support System
GRDCGlobal Runoff Data Centre
GRIDGlobal Resource Information Database, managed by DEWA at UNEP
GSCGeological Survey of Canada
GSDIGlobal Spatial Data Infrastructure Association
GSFCGoddard Space Flight Center (US)
GSWP-2Global Soil Wetness Project, an activity of ISLSCP
GT-NetGlobal Terrestrial Observing Network of GTOS
GTN-GGlobal Terrestrial Network for Glacier
GTN-HGlobal Terrestrial Network-Hydrology, joint initiative of WMO, GCOS, and GTOS
GTN-PGlobal Terrestrial Network for Permafrost
GTN-RGlobal Terrestrial Network for River Discharge
GTOSGlobal Terrestrial Observing System of FAO, one of G3OS
GTSGlobal Telecommunication System of WMO
GTZDeutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (German Agency for Technical Cooperation)
GWEGlobal Weather Experiment of GARP, originally known as the First GARP Global Experiment (FGGE)
GWPGlobal Water Partnership
GWPOGEMS/Water Programme Office
GWSPGlobal Water System Project by ESSP