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Road Weather Information System
Environmental Sensor Station
Siting Guidelines
April 2005


Appendix A - Acronyms and Definitions


Term Definition
ASOS Automated Surface Observing System
°C Degree(s) Centigrade
DOT Department of Transportation
ESS Environmental Sensor Station
°F Degree(s) Fahrenheit
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FGDC Federal Geographic Data Committee
ISOS Integrated Surface Observing System
ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems
kms kilometers
Metadata Specific information about site characteristics
NCDC National Climatic Data Center
NOS National Ocean Service
NTCIP National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol
NWS National Weather Service
ODOT Ohio Department of Transportation
RPU Remote Processing Unit
RWIS Road Weather Information System
SHIPS Station History Information Processing System
SHRP Strategic Highway Research Program
USCRN United States Climate Reference Network
USFS United States Forest Service
WMO World Meteorological Organization

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