Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Meteorology, climatology’
- Code
-
Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- AAIR
-
Advanced Atmospheric sounder and Imaging Radiometer
- AASQA
-
Associations Agréées de Surveillance de la Qualité de l'Air
- AASQA
-
Association Agréée de la Surveillance de la Qualité de l'Air
- ACE
-
Aerosol Characterization Experiments
- ACP
-
Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics
ACP is equivalent to ACP (Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics) in English.
- ACP
-
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
ACP is equivalent to ACP (see above).
- ACPD
-
Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics Discussions
- ACPD
-
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions
- ACSYS
-
Arctic Climate System Study
- AEPI
-
Atmospheric Emissions Photometric Imaging
- AFGWC
-
Air Force Global Weather Center
The abbreviation AFGWC (Air Force Global Weather Center) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AIMSA
-
Association Internationale de Météorologie et des Sciences de l'Atmosphère (www.iamas.org)
AIMSA is equivalent to IAMAS (International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences) in English.
- AIRS
-
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
- ALAE
-
Atmospheric Lyman-Alpha Emissions
- ALARME
-
Alerte Liée Aux Risques Méteorologiques Exceptionnels
- ALERA
-
AFES-LETKF Experimental Ensemble Reanalysis
- AMGBA
-
Archives for Meteorology, Geophysics and Bioclimatology - Series A, Meteorology and Atmopsheric Physics
- AMGBB
-
Archives for Meteorology, Geophysics and Bioclimatology - Series B, Theoretical and Applied Climatology
- AMGBK
-
Archiv Meteorologie, Geophysik und Bioklimatologie - Klimatologie und Umweltmeteorologie, Strahlungsforschung
- AMGBS
-
Archiv Meteorologie, Geophysik und Bioklimatologie - Meteorologie und Geophysik
- AMIP
-
Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project
- AMMA
-
African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis
- AMO
-
Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation
- AMS
-
American Meteorological Society (www.ametsoc.org)
- AMSBu
-
American Meteorological Society Bulletin
- AMeDAS
-
Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System
- APCC
-
APEC Climate Center (www.apcc21.net)
- APM
-
Atmospheric Particle Monitor
- AROME
-
Application of Research to Operations at Mesoscale
- ARPEGE
-
Action de Recherche Petite Échelle Grande Échelle
- AS&T
-
Aerosol Science & Technology
- ASF
-
Atmospheric Science Facility
- ASRC
-
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (www.asrc.albany.edu)
- ATCF
-
Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting
- ATLAS
-
Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
- ATMOS
-
Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy
- AVE
-
Atmospheric Variability Experiment
- AVHRR
-
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
- AWS
-
Air Weather Service
- AcMeS
-
Acta Meteorologica Sinica
- AdAtS
-
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
- AerST
-
Aerosol Science Technology
- AnMet
-
Annalen Meteorologie
- AnTou
-
Annales de l'Observatoire Astronomique et Metéorologique de Toulouse
- AtO
-
Atmosphere Ocean
- AtSc
-
Atmospheric Science
- AtScL
-
Atmospheric Science Letters
- AtmEn
-
Atmospheric Environment
- AtmRe
-
Atmospheric Research
- AtmTe
-
Atmospheric Technology
- AuMM
-
Australian Meteorological Magazine
- BAMM
-
Beta and Advection Model, Medium layer
- BAMS
-
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
- BDQA
-
Base nationale de Données sur la Qualité de l’Air
- BMR
-
Bureau Météorologique Routier
- BePhA
-
Beiträge zur Physik der Atmosphäre
- BlJMH
-
Bulgarian Journal of Meteorology and Hydrology
- BoLMe
-
Boundary-Layer Meteorology
- C4MIP
-
Coupled Carbon Cycle Climate Model Intercomparison Project (http://c4mip.lsce.ipsl.fr)
- CAGW
-
Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming
- CAOS
-
Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies (http://caos-a.geophys.tohoku.ac.jp)
- CARCAH
-
Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes
- CCC
-
Climate Change Collaboratory
- CCFF
-
Cape Canaveral Forecast Facility
- CCN
-
Cloud Condensation Nuclei
- CCNUCC
-
Convention-Cadre des Nations Unies sur les Changements Climatiques (https://unfccc.int/)
CCNUCC is equivalent to UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) in English, CMNUCC (Convenio Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático) in Spanish, CQNUMC (Convenção-Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre Mudança de Clima) in Portuguese, UNFCCC (聯合國氣候變化綱要公約) in Chinese languages, КИК (Рамочная конвенция ООН об изменении климата) in Russian, UNFCCC (気候変動枠組条約) in Japanese, UNFCCC (기후 변화에 관한 국제 연합 기본 협약) in Korean.
- CCRA
-
Cape Canaveral Reference Atmosphere
- CCSM
-
Community Climate System Model (www.ccsm.ucar.edu)
- CCSR
-
Center for Climate System Reseach (www.ccsr.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
CCSR is equivalent to CCSR (東京大学の『気候システム研究センタ) in Japanese.
- CCSR
-
東京大学の『気候システム研究センタ (www.ccsr.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
CCSR is equivalent to CCSR (see above).
- CDIAC
-
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
- CDO
-
Central Dense Overcast
- CEOP
-
Coordinated Energy and Water Cycle Observing Period (www.ceop.net)
- CEPMMT
-
Centre Européen pour les Prévisions Météorologiques à Moyen Terme
- CEPMMT
-
Centre Européen de Prévision Météorologique à Moyen Terme (https://www.ecmwf.int/)
CEPMMT is equivalent to ECMWF (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts) in English.
- CERES
-
Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System
- CFS
-
Climate Forecast System
- CGA
-
Caractérisation et Gestion de l'Atmosphère
- CGAM
-
Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling (www.cgam.nerc.ac.uk)
- CGSESE
-
Centre de Gestion de la Sécheresse pour l’Europe du Sud-Est
CGSESE is equivalent to DMCSEE (Drought Management Centre for South-Eastern Europe) in English.
- CHA
-
Centre Hydrométéorologique Alpes
- CHA
-
Centre Hydrométéorologique des Alpes
- CHASER
-
CHemical AGCM for Study of atmospheric Environment and Radiative forcing
- CIAP
-
Climatic Impact Assessment Program
- CISK
-
Conditional Instability of the Second Kind
- CKRA
-
Cape Kennedy Reference Atmosphere
- CLAMP
-
Climate Leaf Analysis Multivariate Program
- CLIC
-
Climate and Cryosphere (http://clic.npolar.no)
- CLIVAR
-
Climate Variability and Predictability (https://www.clivar.org/)
- CLOUDSAT
-
Cloud Cover Statistical Analysis Program
- CMAP
-
CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation
- CMC
-
Canadian Meteorological Center
- CMNUCC
-
Convenio Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático (https://unfccc.int/)
CMNUCC is equivalent to CCNUCC, UNFCCC, CQNUMC, КИК (see above).
- CMR
-
Centro Meteorologico Regionale
- CNCMA
-
Centro Nazionale di Meteorologia e Climatologia Aeronautica
- CNRM
-
Centre National de Recherche Météorologique
- COAMPS
-
Coupled Ocean/Atmospheric Mesoscale Prediction System
- COARE
-
Coupled Ocean–Atmospheric Response Experiment (www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/coare/)
- COCO
-
CCSR Ocean Component Model
- COLA
-
Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies
- COSIM
-
Climate, Ocean and Sea Ice Modeling Project (http://climate.lanl.gov)
- CPC
-
Climate Prediction Center (www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov)
- CQEL
-
Cellule Qualité des Eaux Littorales
- CQNUMC
-
Convenção-Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre Mudança de Clima (https://unfccc.int/)
CQNUMC is equivalent to CCNUCC, UNFCCC, CMNUCC, КИК (see above).
- CRISTA
-
Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer Telescope for Atmosphere
- CRM
-
Cloud Resolving Model
- CReSS
-
Cloud Resolving Storm Simulator
- CSML
-
Climate Science Modelling Language
- CXX
-
Chicago Climate Exchange
- CaPA
-
Canadian Precipitation Analysis
- ClDy
-
Climate Dynamics
- CliPD
-
Climate of the Past Discussions
- CliPa
-
Climate of the Past
- DAMÉE-NAB
-
Data Assimilation and Model Evaluation Experiments - North Atlantic Basin
- DEMETER
-
Development of a European Multimodel Ensemble system for seasonal to inTERannual prediction (www.ecmwf.int/research/demeter/)
- DMCSEE
-
Drought Management Centre for South-Eastern Europe
DMCSEE is equivalent to CGSESE, DMCSEE (see above).
- DMI
-
Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut
- DMP
-
Desert Margins Program
- DMSP
-
Defense Meterological Satellite Program
- DMSP
-
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
- DMSS
-
Defense Meteorological Satellite System
- DOT/CIAP
-
Department of Transportation’s Climatic Impact Assessment Program
- DP
-
Dew Point
- DWD
-
Deutscher Wetterdienst (www.dwd.de)
- DYNAMO
-
Dynamics of North Atlantic Models
- DyAtO
-
Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans
- ECCO
-
Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean (www.ecco-group.org)
- ECMWF
-
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (https://www.ecmwf.int/)
ECMWF is equivalent to CEPMMT, ECMWF (see above).
- EFI
-
Extreme Forecast System
- EMS
-
European Meteorological Society (www.emetsoc.org)
- ENACT
-
Enhanced Ocean Data Assimilation and Climate Prediction
- ENM
-
École Nationale de la Météorologie (www.enm.meteo.fr)
- ENSIP
-
ENSO Simulation Intercomparison Project
- ENSO
-
El Niño - Southern Oscillation
- ENSO
-
El Niño and Southern Oscilation
- EPIC
-
Eastern Pacific Investigations of Climate
- EUMETSAT
-
European Meterological Satellite (Organisation)
- EXCIFF
-
European Exchange Circle on Flood Forecasting
- FASTEX
-
Fronts and Atlantic Storm-Track Experiment (www.cnrm.meteo.fr/dbfastex/)
- FCC
-
Facteur de Correction Climatique
- FLAME
-
Familiy of Atlantic Model Experiment
- FMI
-
Finnish Meteorological Institute
- FMS
-
Flexible Modeling System
- FOAM
-
Forecasting Ocean-Atmosphere Model
- FORSGC
-
Frontier Observational Research System for Global Change
- FRAM
-
Fine Resolution Antarctic Model
- FRCGC
-
Frontier Research Center for Global Change
- FRSGC
-
Frontier Research System for Global Change
- FSSE
-
Florida State University Superensemble
- GAME
-
GEWEX Asian Monsoon Experiment (http://hydro.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/Game/)
- GARP
-
GEMPAK Analysis and Rendering Program
- GARP-3C
-
Gestion de l’Assainissement en Région Parisienne dans le Contexte du Changement Climatique
The abbreviation GARP-3C (Gestion de l’Assainissement en Région Parisienne dans le Contexte du Changement Climatique) includes the abbreviation RP (Région Parisienne).
- GCM
-
General Circulation Model
- GCOS
-
Global Climate Observation System
- GES
-
Gaz à Effet de Serre
- GEWEX
-
Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment
- GFS
-
Global Forecast System
- GGM
-
Goskogidromet/Gidromettsentr
- GISS
-
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
- GMS
-
Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
- GMS
-
Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
- GOMOS
-
Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars
- GOMR
-
Global Ozone Monitoring Radiometer
The Global Ozone Monitoring Radiometer (GOMR) planned for the Polar Platform is conceived as two elements: a Nadir Sounder (GNS) for determining total ozone and a Limb Sounder (GLS) for determining vertical distributions of ozone, temperature and other trace gases at altitudes above the tropopause.
- GPC
-
Global and Planetary Change
- GPM
-
Global Precipitation Measurement
- GRACE
-
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (www.csr.utexas.edu/grace/)
- GSMaP
-
Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation
- GW
-
Global Warming
- GWP
-
Global Warming Potential
- HARIMAU
-
Hydrometeorological Array for ISV-Monsoon Automonitoring (www.jamstec.go.jp/iorgc/harimau/)
- HNMS
-
Hellenic National Meteorological Service
- HOLIVAR
-
Holocene Climate Variability
- HORA
-
Hochwasserrisikoflächen Austria
- HWRF
-
Hurricane and Weather Research Forecasting
- HiRDLS
-
High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder
- IAMAS
-
International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (www.iamas.org)
IAMAS is equivalent to AIMSA, IAMAS (see above).
- IARC
-
International Arctic Research Center (www.iarc.uaf.edu)
- IASI
-
Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer
- ICOADS
-
International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (https://icoads.noaa.gov/)
- ICON
-
ICOsahedral Nonhydrostatic
- IJBm
-
International Journal of Biometeorology
- IJCli
-
International Journal of Climatology
- IJMHG
-
Indian Journal of Meteorology, Hydrology, and Geophysics
- IMC
-
Instrument Meteorological Conditions
- IMO
-
Icelandic Meteorological Office
- IMP
-
Institut für Meteorologie und Physik
- IMP
-
Instituto de Meteorologia de Portugal (www.meteo.pt)
- INDUS
-
Individualisiertes, Dynamisches Unwettersystem
- INM
-
Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
- INTMK
-
Itogi Nauki i Tekhniki Seriia Meteorologiia i Klimatologiia
- IORGC
-
Institute of Observational Research for Global Change (www.jamstec.go.jp/iorgc/)
- IPCC
-
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (https://www.ipcc.ch)
- IPRC
-
International Pacific Research Center (http://iprc.soest.hawaii.edu)
- IRM
-
Institut Royal Météorologique de Belgique
IRM is equivalent to KMI (Koninklijk Meteorologisch Instituut) in Dutch.
- IRMB
-
Institut Royal Météorologique de Belgique
- IRMBP
-
Institut Royal Météorologique de Belgique, Publications
- ISAMS
-
Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder
- ISCCP
-
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (http://isccp.giss.nasa.gov)
- IYDD
-
International Year of Deserts and Desertification
- IfT
-
Institut für Troposphärenforschung