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See &LINK057; airport code for Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, DC, USA International Atomic Energy Agency International Association of Engineering Geology International Association of Geomorphologists. See &LINK001; Institute of Australian Geographers. See &LINK002; International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy International Association for Great Lakes Research. See &LINK003; International Association of Hydrogeologists International Association of Hydrological Sciences Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (HQ located in Sao José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil). See &LINK004; International Association for Impact Assessment International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences. See &LINK054; International Arctic Polynya Programme See &LINK058; International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Ocean. See &LINK055; Indian Association of Palynostratigraphers International Association for Plant Taxonomy Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (US) International Association of Sedimentologists International Arctic Science Committee. See &LINK005; International Association for Scientific Hydrology International Arctic Social Sciences Association International Air Transport Association. See &LINK006; Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. See &LINK007; International Association of Wildland Fire International Botanical Congress International Boreal Forest Research Association International Biological Programme (&ICSU;) International Bee Research Association. See &LINK008; International Biogeography Society. See &LINK009; International Cartographic Association integrated colour analysis, a term used in palaeopalynology integrated colour analysis via spectral power distribution International Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management International Civil Aviation Organization Ice Core Data Bank (to be established in Boulder, Colorado, USA) International Code of Botanical Nomenclature International Council for Bird Preservation Interagency Co-ordinating Committee (&IGBP;) Intergovernmental Committee on the Convention on Biological Diversity International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (&UNESCO;). See &LINK052; International Continental Drilling Program International Cirrus Experiment prefix for <SUP>14</SUP>C dates produced by Instituto Nacional de Engenharia e Teccnologia, Laboratorio de Isotopos Ambientais, Lisboa, Portugal International Council for the Exploration of the Seas International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Inter-Union Commission on the Lithosphere International Conference on Geochronology International Council on Monuments and Sites, international &NGO; dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites, advisory body to &UNESCO;. See &LINK011;. For national committees, see &LINK012; (US/ICOMOS) and &LINK013; (ICOMOS-Canada). inductively coupled plasma - atomic emission spectrometry inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry International Centre for Research in Agroforestry International Committee on Remote Sensing and Data Transmission International Commission on Stratigraphy. See &LINK014; International Commission on Snow and Ice International Council of Scientific Unions. See &LINK057; information and communications technology information computer technology Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Research International Code of Zoological Nomenclature &ISO; country code for Indonesia identification Idaho (US state) inside diameter (e.g., of a core barrel) internal diameter International Dolphin Conservation Program. See &LINK015; International Decade of East African Lakes Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (project under &IHDP;) isocitric dehydrogenase (enzyme, focus in genetic studies) International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (UN declaration in 1989 established the 1990s as this) interstellar dust particle(s) International Development Research Centre (located in Ottawa, Canada) &ISO; country code for Ireland International Erosion Control Association. See &LINK059; Institute for Environmental Education (US) Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers International Ecological Engineering Society International Earth Rotation Service Institute of Field Archaeologists (society, UK) International Federation of Institutes of Advanced Studies International Federation of Palynological Societies. See &LINK016; International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project (&IGBP;). See &LINK017; International Geosphere-Biosphere Program: A Study of Global Change (&ICSU;). Contact at &IGBP; Secretariat, &LINK018;. See &LINK019;. Has now morphed in IGBP II, the second phase of the program IGBP-DIS International Geological Correlation Programme (&UNESCO; / &IUGS;). See &LINK021;. <BR>You may also view a <A HREF="dictqaa.cgi?option=igcp">list</A> of &IGCP; Projects. International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research Integrated Global Observing Strategy International Glaciospeleological Society. International Glaciological Society. See &LINK022; International Geographical Union International Geophysical Year (&ICSU;) (1957-1958 or 1955-1956 depending on source consulted) International Human Dimensions Program on Global Environmental Change (joint program of &ISSC; and &ICSU;). See &LINK023; International Hydrocarbon Intercomparison Committee International Hydrological Programme (&UNESCO;) International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (located in Laxenburg, Austria) International Institute for Sustainable Development. See &LINK024; International Joint Commission. Deals with transboundary water issues between Canada and the US. See &LINK025; indigenous knowledge &ISO; country code for Israel Illinois (US state) Integrated Model for Assessment of the Greenhouse Effect International Marine Global Change Study, a component of &PAGES;. See &LINK026; Institut voor Marien en Atmosferisch Onderzoek Utrech (Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Utrecht), The Netherlands. See www.fys.ruu.nl/~wwwimau/() Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research, project of &IGBP;-&SCOR; See &LINK027; Inner Mongolia Semi-Arid Grassland Soil-Vegetation Atmosphere Interaction (&IGAC; activity) &ISO; country code for India Indiana (US state) ice nucleii indium, a metallic element International Nannoplankton Association instrumental neutron activation analysis prefix for <SUP>14</SUP>C dates produced by Instituto Nacional de Anthropología e Historia, Dating Laboratory (Mexico City, Mexico) Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Brazil) International Union for Quaternary Research. See &LINK028; <BR>Includes: <UL> <LI>Commission on Carbon. <LI>Commission on Glaciation. See &LINK029; <LI>Commission on Global Continental Palaeohydrology (&GLOCOPH;). See &LINK030; <LI>Commission on the Holocene <LI>Commission on Human Evolution and Palaeoecology. <LI>Commission on Loess <LI>Commission on Neotectonics. See &LINK031; <LI>Commission on Palaeoclimate. See &LINK032; <LI>Commission on Paleopedology. See &LINK033; <LI>Commission on Sea Level Changes and Coastal Evolution. See &LINK034; <LI>Sub-Commission on Tephrochronology and Volcanism (SCOTAV). See &LINK035; <LI>Commission on Stratigraphy <LI>Committee on Quaternary Economic Deposits <LI>Working Group on the Paleogeographic Atlases of the Quaternary <LI>RACHAD (Rapid Climatic Changes in Central-Asia's Dryland) Workgroup </UL> Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (based at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.). See &LINK036; International Association for Ecology International Association of Radiolarian Palaeontologists <B>Int</B>egration of <B>I</B>ce, <B>Ma</B>rine and <B>Te</B>rrestrial Records of the Last Glacial Maximum and Termination, core program of &INQUA; &ISO; country code for British Indian Ocean Territory Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (&UNESCO;). See &LINK056; Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, successor to the Deep Sea Drilling Project (&DSDP;) and Ocean Drilling Program (&ODP;) Isle of Man (UK) International Organisation of Palaeobotany. See &LINK037; Isle of Wight (UK) ice particles Improved Processes and Parameterization for Prediction in Cold Regions. See &LINK060; International Permafrost Association. See &LINK038; International Paleolimnology Association. See &LINK039; International Palynological Congress (conference, meets every 4 years) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (&WMO; / &UNEP;). Set up in 1988 by &WMO; / &UNEP;. See &LINK040; imaging photon detector International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences, activity under &PAGES;. See &LINK041; International Project in Dendroclimatology International Plant Names Index. See &LINK042; International Polar Year, March 2007 to March 2009, other International Polar Years were declared for 1882, and 1932-1933. The International Polar Year of 1957 morphed into the International Geophysical Year. The current IPY is organized under the auspices of &ICSU; and &WMO; &ISO; country code for Iraq Irish Association for Quaternary Studies. See &LINK043; &ISO; country code for Iran iridium, a transition metallic element ice-rafted detritus ice-rafted debris isothermal remanent magnetization, a term used in palaeomagnetic studies Integrated Research Monitoring Area (a project term used by &GSC;) Integrated Resource Management Area infrared stimulated luminescence &ISO; country code for Iceland International Seabe Authority International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (&GEWEX; component). See &LINK044; International Society of Doctors for the Environment International Society for Ecological Economics International Society for Ecosystem Health International Society for Ecological Modelling International Society of Environmental Micropaleontolgy, Microbiology, and Meiobenthology. See &LINK045; International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (&COSPAR; / &IAMAP;) Illinois State Museum (US). See &LINK046; Ice Sheet Model International Organization for Standardization Isotopes in the Hydrological Cycle (&PAGES; initiative) Isotope Mapping (&PAGES; initiative) Institute of Sedimentary and Petroleum Geology (an office of the &GSC;, located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, renamed in April 1995 GSC Calgary) International Soil Reference and Information Centre inertial survey system International Space Station International Social Sciences Council International Society of Soil Science. See &LINK047; internal standard International Solar-Terrestrial Programme in-situ ungrading, for heavy oil International Space Year (1992) &ISO; country code for Italy Industrial Transformations (project under &IHDP;) information technology International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (&PAGES;) See &LINK048; International Committee on Tracer (component of &IASH;) inter-tropical convergence zone International Tundra Experiment Integrated Taxonomic Information System. See &LINK049; International Tropospheric Ozone Year International Tree-Ring Data Bank International Terrestrial Reference Frame internal transcribed spacer, a term used in molecular studies International Union of Biological Sciences International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. See &LINK053; International Union of Geological Sciences. See &LINK050; International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Union Internationale des Sciences Prehistoriques et Protohistoriques ice core volcanic index, a measure of acidity in ice cores Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology, Beijing, China International Whaling Commission. See &LINK051; International Water Decade (2005 - 2015), as declared by the &UN; International Work Group for Palaeoethnobotany International Year of Deserts and Desertification (2006), as declared by the &UN; International Year of Indigenous Peoples (1993), as declared by the &UN; International Year of Freshwater (2003), as declared by the &UN; International Year of Mountains (2002), as declared by the &UN; International Year of the Ocean (1998), as declared by the &UN; International Year of Physics (2005), as declared by the &UN; International Year of the Potato (2008), as declared by the &UN; International Year of Planet Earth (2008), as declared by the &UN; International Year of Rice (2004), as declared by the &UN;