| 2DRTMA |
Two-Dimentional Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis |
| 3DRTMA |
Three-Dimentional Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis |
| 3DEnVar |
Four-Dimentional Ensamble Variation |
| AERONET |
AErosol RObotic NETwork |
| AMV |
Atmospheric Motion Vectors |
| AOD |
Aerosol Optical Depth |
| AOML |
Atlantic Oceonographic and Meteorological Laboratory |
| ARL |
Air Resources Laboratory |
| ARW |
Advance Research and Forecast |
| ATOM |
Atmospheric Tomography Mission |
| BUFR |
Binary Universal Form for the Representation |
| CA |
Cellular Automata |
| CAM |
Convection Allowing Model |
| CAPE |
Convective available potential energy |
| CAPS |
Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms |
| CCI |
Cross Cutting Infrastructure |
| CCPP |
Common Community Physics Package |
| CDA |
Coupled Data Assimilation |
| CESM |
Community Earth System Model |
| CFS |
Climate Forecast System |
| CICE |
sea ice model |
| CIN |
Convective Inhibition |
| CIRES |
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences |
| CIMSS |
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies |
| CIRA |
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere |
| CLUE |
Community Leveraged Unified Ensemble |
| CMAQ |
Common Multiscale Air Quality |
| CMEPS |
Common Mediator for Earth Prediction System |
| CONUS |
Continental United States |
| CPAC |
Central North Pacific |
| CPC |
Climate Prediction Center |
| CPHC |
Central Pacific Hurricane Center |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| CrIS |
Cross-track Infrared Sounder |
| COLA |
Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies |
| CSL |
Chemical Science Laboratory |
| CSU |
Coloradro State University |
| DA |
Data Assimilation |
| DCMIP |
Dynamic Core Model Intercomparison Project |
| DRAS |
Disaster Related Appropriation Supplemental |
| DTC |
Developmental Testbed Center |
| ECMWF |
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts |
| EMC |
Environmental Modeling Center |
| EnKF |
Ensemble Kalman Filter |
| EPAC |
Eastern north Pacific |
| EPIC |
Earth Prediction Innovation Center |
| ERA5 |
ECMWF Reanalysis v5 |
| ESMF |
Earth System Modeling Framework |
| ESRL |
Earth System Research Laboratories |
| ETS |
Equitable Threat Scores |
| FIREX-AQ |
Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality |
| FTE |
Full-Time Equivalent |
| FV3 |
Finite Volume Cube |
| GBBEPx |
Global Blended Biomass burning Emissions Product |
| GDAS |
Global Data Assimilation System |
| GFDL |
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory |
| GEFS |
Global Ensamble Forecast System |
| GEFSRR |
GEFS Reforecasting and Reanalysis |
| GEOS-chem |
Goddard Earth Observing System Chemistry |
| GEWEX |
Global Energy and Water Exchange project |
| GFS |
Global Forecast System |
| GMU |
George Mason University |
| GODAS |
Global Ocean Data Assimilation System |
| GOES-R |
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite -R Series |
| GSI |
Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation |
| GSL |
Global System Laboratory |
| GW |
Gravity Wave |
| HAFS |
Hurricane Analysis Forecast System |
| HRD |
Hurricane Research Division |
| HEMCO |
Harmonized Emissions Component |
| HFIP |
Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program |
| HMON |
Hurricanes in a Multi-scale Ocean-coupled Non-hydrostatic |
| HPC |
High Performace Computer |
| HREF |
High Resolution Ensamble Forecast |
| HSD |
Hierarchical System Development |
| HTF |
Hierarchical Testing Framework |
| HWRF |
Hurricane Weather Research and Forecast |
| HYCOM |
HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model |
| GOES-R |
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite -R Series |
| IASI |
Infrared Atmoshperic Sounding Interferometer |
| IFAA |
Improving Forecasting And Assimilation |
| IFS |
Integrated Forecast System |
| IODA |
Interface for Observation Data Access |
| IRS |
InfraRed Sounder |
| JCSDA |
Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation |
| JEDI |
Joint Effort for Data assimilation Integration |
| JMA |
Japan Meteorological Agency |
| JTTI |
Joint Technology Transfer Initiative |
| JTWC |
Joint Typhoon Warning Center |
| LETKF |
Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter |
| LSM |
Land System Model |
| MEG |
Model Evaluation Group |
| MERRAero |
Modern Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications Aerosol Reanalysis |
| MESONET |
Mesoscale NETwork |
| Metop-SG |
MetOp-Second Generation |
| METAR |
METeorological Aerodrome Reports |
| METplus |
Model Evaluation Tools |
| MJO |
Madden Julian Oscillation |
| MODIS |
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer |
| MOM |
Modular Ocean Model |
| MRW |
Medium Range Weather |
| MTG |
Meteosat Third Generation |
| MYNN |
Mellor–Yamada–Nakanishi–Niino Planetary Boundary-Layer Scheme |
| NAM |
North American Mesoscale |
| NAO |
North Atlantic Oscillation |
| NATL |
North Atlantic |
| NBM |
National Blend of Models |
| NCAR |
National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| NCEP |
National Centers of Environmental Prediction |
| NEMS |
NOAA Enivronmental Modeling System |
| NGGPS |
Next Generation Global Prediction System |
| NHC |
National Hurricane Center |
| NIO |
North Indian Office |
| NMMB |
NOAA Environmental Modeling System |
| NOAH-MP |
NCEP-Oregon state university-Air force-Hydrology lab MULTIPPARAMETERIZATION model |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NRL |
Naval Research Laboratories |
| NSSL |
National Severe Storms Laboratory |
| NUOPC |
National Unified Operation Prediction Capability |
| NWM |
National Water Model |
| NWP |
Numerical Weather Prediction |
| NWS |
National Weather Service |
| OAR |
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research |
| OCONUS |
Outside Continental United Status |
| OSTI |
Office of Science and Technology Integration |
| OU |
University of Oklahoma |
| OWAQ |
Office of Weather and Air Quality |
| PBL |
Planetary Boundry Layer |
| PP |
Post Processing |
| PSD/PSL |
Physical Sciences Laboratory |
| QBO |
Quasi-Biennial Oscillation |
| R2O |
Research to Operations |
| R&R |
Reanalysis and Reforecast |
| RAP |
Rapic Refresh |
| RDHPC |
Research abd Development High Performance Computer |
| RMM |
Real-time Multiwave Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) index |
| RRFS |
Rapid Refresh Forecast System |
| RRTM |
Rapid Radiative Transfer Model |
| RTMA |
Real Time Mesoscale Analysis System |
| RUC |
Rapid Update Cycle |
| S2S |
Subseasonal-to-Seasonal |
| SAR |
Stand Alone Regional |
| SCDA |
Strongly-Coupled Data Assimilation |
| SCM |
SingleColumn Model |
| SDF |
Suite Definition File |
| SI |
South Indian |
| SIP |
Strategic Implementation Plan |
| SNPP |
Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership |
| SOCA |
Science Ocean Coupled Assimilation |
| SoM |
School of Meteorology |
| SOO |
Science and Operations Officers |
| SPC |
Storm Prediction Center |
| SREF |
Short Range Ensamble Forecast |
| SRW |
Short Range Weather |
| SST |
Sea Surface Temperature |
| SSW |
Sudden Atmospheric Warning |
| STAR |
Center for Satellite Applications and Research |
| SWCP |
Space Weather Prediction Center |
| T&E |
Testing and Evaluation |
| TAC |
Traditional Alphanumeric Codes |
| TB |
TerraBytes |
| UCAR |
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research |
| UFO |
Unified Forward Operator |
| UFS |
Unified Forecast System |
| UGWP |
Unity Gravity Wave Parameterization |
| UMD |
University of Maryland |
| URMA |
Unrestricted Mesoscale Analysis |
| VIIRS |
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite |
| V & V |
Verification and Validation |
| VPP |
Verification and Post Processing |
| WAM |
Whole Atmosphere Model |
| WCDA |
Weakly Coupled Data Assimilation |
| WCOSS |
Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System |
| WGNE |
Working Group of Numerical Experimentation |
| WoF |
Warn on Forecast |
| WPAC |
Western north Pacific |
| WPO |
Weather Program Office |
| WRF |
Weather Research and Forecast |
| WW3 |
WAVEWATCHIII |
