Glossary

In-service Aircraft for a Global Observing System

Next-generation of the IASI instrument (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer) flying on Europe’s MetOp weather satellites. As well as acquiring temperature and humidity data, IASI also measures more than 25 other atmospheric components with a high degree of precision.

International civil aviation organisation : the specialized agency of the UN for civil aviation.

Instritut d'Electronique et des Technologies du numéRique

Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer

Institut Géographique National, today Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière : the French National Institute for geographical and forest information

Ecole nationale de la météorologie - The French school of meteorology - Toulouse - France