List of Acronyms for the WCRP Climate Research Forum
Acronyms
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 |
WCRP Data Advisory Council |
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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 |
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CLIVAR-related acronyms |
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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 |
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