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Acronyms

Beta Version (January 2017)

CAWa/WP3 - Univ. of Wuerzburg (RP for glossary Dr. S. Schönbrodt-Stitt)

Created: 12.01.2017 08:34:19

Updated: 25.01.2017 11:22:24

 



List and Explanation of Acronyms as used in the WUEMoCA Glossary

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X - Z



A

AA - German Federal Foreign Office

ASB - Aral Sea Basin

B

BISA - Basin Irrigation Systems Authority

BUIS

 

C

CA - Central Asia

CAREC - The Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia

CAWa - Regional Research Network "Water in Central Asia"

CD - Crop diversity

CR - Crop rotation

 

D

DB - Database

DKU - German-Kazakh University

 

E

EO - Earth observation

EPSG - European Petroleum Survey Group Geodesy

 

F

FAQ - Frequently asked question

Fir_f - Irrigated acreage per crop

Fir_n - Net irrigated area

FP - Temporary unused irrigable land

FLF - Fallow land frequency

 

G

GIS - Geographic information system

 

H

ha - Hectar

 

I

ISA - Irrigation Systems Authority

IWRM - Integrated Water Resources Management

 

J

 

K

KRASS - Khorezm Rural Advisory Support Service

 

L

 

M

MLu - Major land use

MODIS - Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

 

N

 

O

 

P

Pir_f - Farm gross output actual

PNG - Portable network graphics

 

Q

 

R

RS - Remote sensing

 

S

SHP - Shapefile

SIC ICWC - Scientific Information Center of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia

SID - Simpson index of diversity

 

T

t - Tons

 

U

Uir - Irrigated land use per crop

UZB - Uzbekistan

 

V

 

W

WGS 84 - World Geodetic System 1984

WUA - Water user's association

WUEMoCA - Water Use Efficiency Monitor in Central Asia

 

X - Z

Y - Yield



 

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