AAC

Anomalous Anticyclone

ACC

Anomaly Correlation Coefficient

ACCR

Advances in Climate Change Research

ANT

Anthropogenic

AO

Arctic Oscillation

APHRODITE

Asian Precipitation - Highly-Resolved Observational Data Integration Towards Evaluation

BOM

Bureau of Meteorology, Australia

CAS

Chinese Academy of Sciences

CGT

Circumglobal teleconnection

CICE

Sea ice model

CLIVAR

Climate and Ocean: Variability, Predictability and Change

CliC

Climate and Cryosphere

CMA

China Meteorological Administration

CMIP

Coupled Model Intercomparison Project

CORDEX

Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment

CPTEC

Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Research, Brazil

DAMIP

Detection and Attribution Model Intercomparison Project

DMI

Dipole Mode Index

EASCOF

East ASia winter Climate Outlook Forum

ECMWF

European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

ECR

Early Career Researcher

EIN

Eastern Indian Ocean

ELA

Equilibrium-Line Altitude

ENSO

El Niño Southern Oscillation

EQ

Equator

FOCRAII

Forum on Regional Climate Monitoring – Assessment – Prediction for Asia

GCOS

Global Climate Observing System

GEWEX

Global Energy and Water Exchanges

GHG

Greenhouse Gas

GLOF

Glacial Lake Outburst Flood

GloSea5

Met Office Global Seasonal forecasting system version 5

GloSea5-GC2

Met Office Global Seasonal Forecasting System version 5, Global Couple 2

GPC

Global Producing Center of Long-Range Forecasts, WMO

GPH

Geopotential Height

GRIMs-AMIP

Global/Regional Integrated Model system - Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project

GTOS

Global Terrestrial Observing System

IO

Indian Ocean

IOBW

Indian Ocean basin-wide

IOC

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO

IOD

Indian Ocean Dipole

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPCC AR5

IPCC Fifth Assessment Report

IPCC SR1.5

IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C

ISC

International Science Council

JJA

June July August

JMA

Japan Meteorological Agency

JRA-55

Japanese 55-year Reanalysis

JSC

Joint Scientific Committee of WCRP

JULES

Joint UK Land Environment Simulator

KMA

Korea Meteorological Administration

LC-LRFMME

Lead Centre for Long-Range Forecast Multi-Model Ensemble

MJO

MJO - Madden-Julian Oscillations

MOGREPS

UK Met Office Global and Regional Ensemble Prediction System

MSC

Meteorological Service of Canada

NAO

North Atlantic Oscillation

NAT

Natural

NC

Nature Communication

NEACC

North Eurasian Climate Center

NEMO

Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean

NMHSs

National Meteorological and Hydrological Services

NWP

Numerical Weather Prediction

OANT

Other ANThropogenic Forcing

OBS

Observation

OHC

Ocean Heat Content

PDO

Pacific Decadal Oscillation

PJ

Pacific– Japan

PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

QBO

Quasi-biennial Oscillation

RA II

Regional Association II (Asia)

RCC

Regional Climate Centre

RCOF

Regional Climate Outlook Forum

RCP

Representative Concentration Pathway

S2S

Subseasonal to Seasonal

SAWS

South African Weather Services

SPARC

Stratosphere-troposphere Processes and their Role in Climate

SST

Sea Surface Temperature

SSTA

Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies

SSW

Sudden Stratospheric Warming

STEP

Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research

SW

Southwest

TCC

Tokyo Climate Center

TOPC

Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate

TP

Third Pole

TPE

Third Pole Environment

UKMO

UK Met Office

UM

Unified Model

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

WCRP

World Climate Research Programme

WDAC

WCRP Data Advisory Council

WGNE

Working Group on Numerical Experimentation, WCRP

WGRC

Working Group on Regional Climate, WCRP

WGSIP

Working Group on Subseasonal to Interdecadal Prediction, WCRP

WIN

Western Indian Ocean

WMO

World Meteorological Organization

WNPH

Western North Pacific High

WV flux

Winds & Water Vapor Flux

YESS

Young Earth System Scientists

CLIVAR-related acronyms

AMO

Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation

AMOC

Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

AMV

Atlantic Multidecadal Variability

APE

BSISO

Available Potential Energy

Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation

CDP

Climate Dynamics Panel

CESM

Community Earth System Model

CGCM

Coupled General Circulation Model

CliC

Climate and the Cryosphere

CLIVAR

Climate and Ocean: Variability, Predictability and Change

CMIP

Coupled Model Intercomparison Project

CMIP3

Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 3

CMIP5

Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5

CMIP6

Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6

COBE

Cosmic Background Explorer

CORE

Coordinated Ocean-Ice Reference Experiments

DCPP

Decadal Climate Prediction Project

DCVP

Decadal Climate Variability and Predictability

EBUS

Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems

EEI

Earth Energy Imbalance

ENSO

El Niño Southern Oscillation

FAFMIP

Flux-Anomaly-Forced Model Intercomparison Project

FOO

Framework for Ocean Observing

GASS

Global Atmospheric System Studies

GC

Grand Challenge

GCOS

Global Climate Observing System

GEWEX

Global Energy and Water Exchanges

GFCS

Global Framework for Climate Services

GHG

Greenhouse Gas

GLASS

Global Land/Atmosphere System Study

GLODAP

Global Ocean Data Analysis Project

GMMIP

Global Monsoons Model Intercomparison Project

GMSL

Global Mean Sea Level

GMST

Global Mean Surface Temperature

GOHC

Global Ocean Heat Content

GOOS

Global Ocean Observing System

GO-SHIP

Global Ocean Ship-Based Hydrographic Investigation Program

GSOP

Global Synthesis and Observation Panel

HighResMIP

High Resolution Model Intercomparison Project

ICPO

International CLIVAR Project Office

ICSU

International Council for Science

IMBER

Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research

IndOOS

Indian Ocean Observing System

IOC

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

IOD

Indian Ocean Dipole

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPO

Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation

IQuOD

International Quality Controlled Ocean Database

ISC

International Science Council

ISSC

International Social Science Council

ITCZ

Intertropical Convergence Zone

JSC

Joint Scientific Committee

MIP

Model Intercomparison Project

MJO

Madden-Julian Oscillation

MP

Monsoons Panel

NORP

Northern Ocean Region Panel

OMDP

Ocean Model Development Panel

OMIP

Ocean Model Intercomparison Project

OOPC

Ocean Observations Panel for Climate

ORA-IP

Ocean ReAnalysis Intercomparison Project

PAGES

Past Global Changes

PDO

Pacific Decadal Oscillation

PDV

Pacific Decadal Variability

PICES

North Pacific Marine Science Organization

PRP

Pacific Region Panel

RF

Research Foci

SCAR

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

SOCAT

Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas

SOLAS

Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study

SOOS

Southern Ocean Observing System

SORP

Southern Ocean Region Panel

SOUS

Southern Ocean Upwelling System

SSG

Scientific Steering Group

SST

Sea Surface Temperature

S2S

Subseasonal to Seasonal

TOA

Top of Atmosphere

TOGA

Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere

TPDV

Tropical Pacific Decadal Variability

TPOS

Tropical Pacific Observing System

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

VolMIP

Volcanic Forcing Model Intercomparison Project

VOS

Voluntary Observing Ships

WCRP

World Climate Research Programme

WDAC

WCRP Data Advisory Council

WG

Working Groups

WGCM

Working Group on Coupled Modeling

WGRC

Working Group on Regional Climate

WGSIP

Working Group on Subseasonal to Interdecadal Prediction

WMAC

WCRP Modelling Advisory Council

WMO

World Meteorological Organization

WOCE

World Ocean Circulation Experiment

WWRP

World Weather Research Programme