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TABLE 1 | List of frequently used acronyms, their explanation, and references (In alphabetical order, assessed on 2019-01 -13).
Acronym
Explanation
Comment
References
BACC
BALTEX/Baltlc Earth Assessment of Climate
Change for the Baltic Sea Basin
Regional assessments
https://www.baltlc.earth/BACC2/lndex.html
BALTEX
Baltic Sea Experiment
Research network
http://www. baltex- research .eu
Baltic Earth
Earth System Science for the Baltic Sea Basin
Research network, successor of BALTEX
http://baltlc. earth
BAL MFC
Baltic Sea Monitoring and Forecasting Center
Providing free and open Baltic Sea forecast
and reanalysls
http://marlne.copernlcus.eu
BEAR
Baltic Earth Assessment Reports
Ongoing project focussing on assessments of
the Baltic Earth Grand Challenges
http://baltlc.earth
BED
Baltic Environmental Database
Marine observational data from the Baltic Sea
monitoring programs
http://nest.su.se/bed/
BMIP
Baltic Sea Model Intercomparison Project
Baltic Earth working group project
https://www.bamc. earth/organ Isatlon/
bewg_BMIP/l ndex.html
BMP
BOOS Modeling Program
Joint BOOS modeling research
http://www.boos.org
BONUS
Science for a better future of the Baltic Sea
region
Joint Baltic Sea research and development
programme for the years 2010-2017
https://www.bonusportal.org/
BOOS
Baltic Operational Oceanographic System
Coordinated operational oceanography
research and services In the Baltic
http://www.boos.org
BSAP
Baltic Sea Action Plan
Nutrient load abatement strategy for the Baltic
Sea
http://www. helcom .fl/baltlc- sea- action- plan
CLAIM
Cleaning marine Litter by developing and
Applying Innovative Methods
Monitoring, modeling and cleaning marine
plastics In the Baltic and Mediterranean Seas
http://www.clalm-h2020project.eu/
CMEMS
Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring
Service
European marine service in global and regional
seas
http://marlne.copernlcus.eu
EMODnet
European Marine Observation Data Network
Centralized data portals for marine physics,
habitat, bathymetry, geology, chemistry, biology
and human activity
http://www.emodnet.eu/
EOOS
European Ocean Observing System
A coordination framework of European ocean
observing
http://www.eoos-ocean.eu
EuroGOOS
European Global Ocean Observing System
Coordinated operational oceanography
research and services In Europe
http://eurogoos.eu/
EuroS EA
European Contribution to the Future of the
Seas and Oceans Flagship Initiative
Ftorlzon 2020 project
N/A
FP
Framework Program of the European
Commission
EU space research Is supported through
framework programmes
https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/space/
research/
GEWEX
Global Energy and Water Cycle Exchanges
Project
WCRP project that coordinates science
activities to facilitate research Into the global
water cycle and Interactions between the land
and the atmosphere
https://www.gewex.org/
GOOS
Global Ocean Observing System
Global ocean observing for operational, climate
and ocean health appllcaltons
http://www.goosocean.org/
HELCOM
Baltic Marine Environment Protection
Commission — FHelsInkl Commission
Governing body of the Convention on the
Protection of the Marine Environment of the
Baltic Sea Area, known as the FHelsInkl
Convention
http://www. helcom .fl
Ftorlzon 2020
Framework Program of the European
Commission
Financial Instrument Implementing the
Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship
Initiative aimed at securing Europe’s global
competitiveness
https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/space/
research/horlzon-2020_en
ICES
International Council of the Exploration of the
Sea
Global network of scientists that develops
science and advice to support the sustainable
use of the oceans
http://www.lces.dk
ICOS
Integrated Carbon Observation System
European Research Infrastructure for high
quality and high precision greenhouse gas
monitoring
https://www.icos-cp.eu/
IOW
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Warnemunde
German research Institute
http://lo-warnemuende.de
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