3.3 Abbreviated terms
For the purpose of this Standard, the abbreviated terms from ECSS-S-ST-00‑01 and the following apply:
|
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
|
ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
|
AE |
auroral electrojet |
|
AO |
atomic oxygen |
|
BIRA |
Belgisch Instituut voor Ruimte-Aeronomie |
|
CIRA |
COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere |
|
COSPAR |
Committee on Space Research |
|
CVCM |
collected volatile condensable material |
|
DISCOS |
ESA’s database and information system characterizing objects in space |
|
DTM |
density and temperature model |
|
emf ESP |
electro-motive force Emission of Solar Protons Model |
|
GCR |
galactic cosmic ray |
|
GEO GNSS |
geostationary Earth orbit global navigation satellite system |
|
GRAM |
global reference atmosphere model |
|
GSM |
geocentric solar magnetospheric co-ordinates |
|
HEO |
highly eccentric orbit |
|
HWM |
horizontal wind model |
|
IAGA |
International Association for Geomagnetism and Aeronomy |
|
IASB |
Institute d’Aeronomie Spatiale de Belgique |
|
ECM |
in-flight experiment for contamination monitoring |
|
IERS |
international earth rotation service |
|
IGRF |
international geomagnetic reference field |
|
IMF |
interplanetary magnetic field |
|
JB-2006 |
Jacchia-Bowman semi-empirical model (2006) |
|
LDEF |
long duration exposure facility |
|
LEO |
low Earth orbit |
|
LET |
linear energy transfer |
|
MAH |
model of the high atmosphere |
|
MASTER |
meteoroid and space debris terrestrial environment reference model |
|
MCD |
molecular column density |
|
MEO |
medium (altitude) Earth orbit |
|
MET |
|
|
MLT |
magnetic local time |
|
MSIS |
mass spectrometer and incoherent
scatter |
|
NIEL |
non-ionizing energy loss |
|
nT |
nano-Tesla |
|
PMD |
permanent molecular deposition |
|
R |
sunspot number |
|
RC |
rigidity Cut-off for geomagnetic shielding |
|
RE |
Earth radius |
|
RHU |
radiosisotope heater unit |
|
RJ |
jovian radius |
|
r.m.s. |
root-mean-square |
|
RTG |
radioisotope thermo-electric generator |
|
SEU |
single-event upset |
|
SEE |
single-event effect |
|
SEL |
single-event latch-up |
|
SEPs |
solar energetic particles |
|
SEPE |
solar energetic particle events |
|
sfu |
solar flux unit |
|
SPE |
solar particle events |
|
SRP |
solar radiation pressure |
|
SPIDR |
Space Physics Interactive Data Resource |
|
SW |
solar wind |
|
TML |
total mass loss |
|
TD |
total density model |
|
URSI |
Union Radio Science Internationale |
|
USSA |
|
|
VBQC |
vacuum balance quartz contamination |
|
VCM |
volatile condensable material |
|
VUV |
vacuum ultra violet |
|
WMM |
world magnetic model |
