Acronym
Full Name
Acronym
Full Name
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Climate Change
GKNT
[Soviet State Committee on
IPPI
International Polar Partnership
Science and Technology]
Initiative
GOSCOMSEVER [State Committee for Social and
IPY
International Polar Year
IRISEN
Integrated Regional Impact
North]
Studies in the European North
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ISAC
International Study of Arctic
IACS
International Association of
Change
Cryospheric Sciences
ISIRA
International Science Initiative in
iAOOS
Integrated Arctic Ocean Observing
the Russian Arctic
System
ISMASS
Ice Sheet Mass Balance and Sea
IAPP
Economic Development of the
Level (group)
Program
International Arctic Polynya
IT
Information Technology
IASC
ITEX
International Tundra Experiment
Committee
IUGG
International Union of Geodesy
IASSA
International Arctic Social
and Geophysics
Sciences Association
IUGS
International Union of Geological
IBCAO
International Bathymetric Chart of
Science
the Arctic Ocean
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ICARP
International Conference on Arctic
LOIRA
Land-Ocean Interactions in the
Research Planning
Russian Arctic
ICES
International Council for the
LOICZ
Land-Ocean Interactions in the
Exploration of the Seas
Coastal Zone
ICG
International Coordination Group
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(of ASSW)
MIZEX
ICSU
International Council for Science
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IG
Initiating Group (SAON)
NAD
Nansen Arctic Drilling Project
IGBP
International Geosphere-
NEW
Northeast Water Polynya (project)
Biosphere Program
NGO
Non-Governmental Organization
IGY
Int