Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information: A Workshop Summary (2003)
Chapter: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AHPS
Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
AMS
American Meteorological Society
AVN
Aviation model (a numerical weather prediction model used at NCEP)
BASC
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
CPC
Climate Prediction Center
ENSO
El Niño/Southern Oscillation
ETA
A mesoscale numerical weather prediction model used at NCEP
F1, F2…F5
Tornado intensity designations on the Fujita Scale
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
HPC
Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, a component of NCEP
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
MRF
Medium-range numerical weather prediction model used at NCEP
NAS
National Academy of Sciences (USA)
NCEP
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRC
National Research Council
NWS
National Weather Service
OFCM
Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
RFC
River Forecast Center
USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
WFO
Weather Forecast Office
