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< h1 > Acronyms and Abbreviations< / h1 >
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< li > ACARS - Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System< / li >
< li > AEV - AFOS-Era Verification< / li >
< li > AFOS - Automation of Field Operations and Services< / li >
< li > AGL - above ground level< / li >
< li > AI - AWIPS Identifier< / li >
< li > AMSU - Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit< / li >
< li > ARD - AWIPS Remote Display< / li >
< li > ASL - Above Sea Level< / li >
< li > ASOS - Automated Surface Observing System< / li >
< li > ASR - Airport Surveillance Radar< / li >
< li > ATMS - Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder< / li >
< li > AvnFPS - Aviation Forecast Preparation System< / li >
< li > AVP - AWIPS Verification Program< / li >
< li > AWC - Aviation Weather Center< / li >
< li > AWIPS - Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System< / li >
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< li > BGAN - Broadboand Global Area Network< / li >
< li > BUFR - Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data< / li >
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< li > CAPE - Convective Available Potential Energy< / li >
< li > CAVE - Common AWIPS Visualization Environment< / li >
< li > CC - Correlation Coefficient< / li >
< li > CCF - Coded Cities Forecast< / li >
< li > CCFP - Collaborative Convective Forecast Product< / li >
< li > CCL - Convective Condensation Level< / li >
< li > CDP - Cell Display Parameters< / li >
< li > CFC - Clutter Filter Control< / li >
< li > CGI - Common Gateway Interface< / li >
< li > CIN - Convective Inhibition< / li >
< li > CITR - Commerce Information Technology Requirement< / li >
< li > CONUS - Conterminous/Contiguous/Continental United States< / li >
< li > COOP - Continuity Of Operations Planning< / li >
< li > COTS - commercial off-the-shelf< / li >
< li > CrIMSS - Cross-track Infrared and Microwave Sounder Suite< / li >
< li > CrIS - Cross-track Infrared Sounder< / li >
< li > CWA - County Warning Area< / li >
< li > CWSU - Center Weather Service Unit< / li >
< li > CZ - Composite Reflectivity< / li >
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< li > D2D - Display 2 Dimensions< / li >
< li > DFM - Digital Forecast Matrix< / li >
< li > DMD - Digital Mesocyclone Display< / li >
< li > DMS - Data Monitoring System< / li >
< li > DOC - Department of Commerce< / li >
< li > DPA - Digital Precipitation Array< / li >
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< li > ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Forecasts< / li >
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< li > EDEX - Environmental Data EXchange< / li >
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< li > EMC - Environmental Modeling Center< / li >
< li > EL - Equilibrium Level< / li >
< li > ESA - Electronic Systems Analyst< / li >
< li > ESRL - Earth System Research Laboratory< / li >
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< li > FFG - Flash Flood Guidance< / li >
< li > FFFG - Forced Flash Flood Guidance< / li >
< li > FFMP - Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction< / li >
< li > FFMPA - Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction: Advanced< / li >
< li > FFTI - Flash Flood Threat Index< / li >
< li > FFW - Flash Flood Warning< / li >
< li > FSL - Forecast Systems Laboratory< / li >
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< li > GFE - Graphical Forecast Editor< / li >
< li > GFS - Global Forecasting Systems< / li >
< li > GHG - Graphical Hazards Generator< / li >
< li > GIS - Geographic Information Systems< / li >
< li > GMT - Greenwich Mean Time< / li >
< li > GOES - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite< / li >
< li > GSD - Global System Division< / li >
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< li > HC - Hydrometeor Classification< / li >
< li > HI - Hail Index< / li >
< li > HM - Hydromet< / li >
< li > HPC - Hydrologic Precipitation Center< / li >
< li > HWR - Hourly Weather Roundup< / li >
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< li > ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization< / li >
< li > IFP - Interactive Forecast Program< / li >
< li > IFPS - Interactive Forecast Preparation System< / li >
< li > IHFS - Integrated Hydrologic Forecast System< / li >
< li > IMET - Incident Meteorologist< / li >
< li > IR - infrared< / li >
< li > ISS - Incident Support Specialist IST - Interactive Skew-T< / li >
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< li > KDP - Specific Differential Phase< / li >
< li > KML - Keyhole Markup Language< / li >
< li > KMZ - KML zipped (compressed).< / li >
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< li > LAC - Listening Area Code< / li >
< li > LAMP - Localized Aviation MOS Program< / li >
< li > LAN - Local Area Network< / li >
< li > LAPS - Local Analysis and Prediction System< / li >
< li > LARC - Local Automatic Remote Collector< / li >
< li > LCL - Lifting Condensation Level< / li >
< li > LDAD - Local Data Acquisition and Dissemination< / li >
< li > LFC - Level of Free Convection< / li >
< li > LSR - Local Storm Report< / li >
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< li > MAPS - Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System< / li >
< li > mb - millibar; pressure< / li >
< li > MDCRS - Meteorological Data Collection and Receiving System< / li >
< li > MDL - Meteorological Development Laboratory< / li >
< li > MDP - Mesocyclone Display Parameters< / li >
< li > MDPI - Microburst-Day Potential Index< / li >
< li > MEF - Manually Entered Forecast< / li >
< li > METAR - Meteorological Aviation Report< / li >
< li > MHS - message handling system< / li >
< li > ML - Melting Layer< / li >
< li > MND - Mass News Dissemination< / li >
< li > MOS - Model Output Statistics< / li >
< li > MPC - Marine Prediction Center< / li >
< li > MPE - Multisensor Precipitation Estimator< / li >
< li > MRD - Message Reference Descriptor< / li >
< li > MRU - Meso Rapid Update< / li >
< li > MSAS - MAPS Surface Assimilation System< / li >
< li > MSL - Mean Sea Level< / li >
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< li > NAM - North American Mesoscale model< / li >
< li > NCEP - National Centers for Environmental Prediction< / li >
< li > NCF - Network Control Facility< / li >
< li > NDFD - National Digital Forecast Database< / li >
< li > NE-PAC - Northeastern Pacific< / li >
< li > NESDIS - National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service< / li >
< li > NH - Northern Hemisphere< / li >
< li > nMi - nautical miles< / li >
< li > NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration< / li >
< li > NPN - NOAA Profiler Network< / li >
< li > NPP - Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership< / li >
< li > NUCAPS - NOAA Unique CrIS/ATMS Processing Systems< / li >
< li > NWP - Numerical Weather Prediction< / li >
< li > NWR - NOAA Weather Radio< / li >
< li > NWS - National Weather Service< / li >
< li > NWRWAVES - NOAA Weather Radio With All-Hazards VTEC Enhanced Software< / li >
< li > NWSRFS - National Weather Service River Forecast System< / li >
< li > NWWS - NOAA Weather Wire Service< / li >
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< li > OCP - Ocean Prediction Center< / li >
< li > OH - Office of Hydrology< / li >
< li > OPC - Ocean Prediction Center< / li >
< li > ORPG - Open Radar Products Generator< / li >
< li > OSD - One Hour Snow Depth< / li >
< li > OSW - One Hour Snow Water< / li >
< li > OTR - One Time Request< / li >
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< li > PID - Product Identification< / li >
< li > PIL - Product Inventory List< / li >
< li > PIREP - Pilot Weather Report< / li >
< li > POES - Polar Operational Environmental Satellite< / li >
< li > POSH - Probability of Severe Hail< / li >
< li > POH - Probability of Hail< / li >
< li > POP - Probability of Precipitation< / li >
< li > PQPF - Probabilistic QPF< / li >
< li > PRF - Pulse Repetition Frequency< / li >
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< li > QC - quality control< / li >
< li > QCMS - Quality Control and Monitoring System< / li >
< li > QPE - Quantitative Precipitation Estimator< / li >
< li > QPF - Quantitative Precipitation Forecast< / li >
< li > QPS - Quantitative Precipitation Summary< / li >
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< li > RAOB - Radiosonde Observation< / li >
< li > RAP - Rapid Refresh (Replaced RUC)< / li >
< li > RCM - Radar Coded Message< / li >
< li > RER - Record Report< / li >
< li > RFC - River Forecast Center< / li >
< li > RGB - Red, Green, Blue< / li >
< li > RHI - Range Height Indicator< / li >
< li > RMR - Radar Multiple Request< / li >
< li > ROSA - Remote Observing System Automation< / li >
< li > RPG - Radar Product Generator< / li >
< li > RPS - routine product set< / li >
< li > RTD - Requirements Traceability Document; Routine, Delayed< / li >
< li > RTMA - Real Time Mesoscale Analysts< / li >
< li > RUC - Rapid Update Cycle (Replaced by RAP)< / li >
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< li > SAFESEAS - System on AWIPS for Forecasting and Evaluation of Seas and Lakes< / li >
< li > SBN - Satellite Broadcast Network< / li >
< li > SCAN - System for Convection Analysis and Nowcasting< / li >
< li > SCD - Supplementary Climatological Data< / li >
< li > SCID - Storm Cell Identification Display< / li >
< li > SCP - Satellite Cloud Product< / li >
< li > SCTI - SCAN CWA Threat Index< / li >
< li > SDC - State Distribution Circuit< / li >
< li > SNOW - System for Nowcasting Of Winter Weather< / li >
< li > SOO - Science and Operations Officer< / li >
< li > SPC - Storm Prediction Center< / li >
< li > SPE - Satellite Precipitation Estimate< / li >
< li > SREF - Short Range Ensemble Forecast< / li >
< li > SRG - Supplemental Product Generator< / li >
< li > SRM - Storm Relative Motion< / li >
< li > SSD - Storm-Total Snow Depth< / li >
< li > SSM/I - Special Sensor Microwave/Imager< / li >
< li > SSW - Storm-Total Snow Water< / li >
< li > STI - Storm Track Information< / li >
< li > Suomi NPP - Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership< / li >
< li > SW - Spectrum Width< / li >
< li > SWEAT Index - Severe Weather Threat Index< / li >
< li > SWP - Severe Weather Probability< / li >
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< li > TAF - Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (international code)< / li >
< li > TAFB - Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch< / li >
< li > TCM - Marine/Tropical Cyclone Advisory< / li >
< li > TCP - Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory< / li >
< li > TDWR - Terminal Doppler Weather Radio< / li >
< li > TE-PAC - Tropical Pacific< / li >
< li > TMI - Text Message Intercept< / li >
< li > TRU - TVS Rapid Update< / li >
< li > TT - Total Totals< / li >
< li > TVS - Tornado Vortex Signature< / li >
< li > TWB - Transcribed Weather Broadcasts< / li >
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< li > UGC - Universal Geographic Code< / li >
< li > ULR - User Selectable Layer Reflectivity< / li >
< li > URL - Universal Resource Locator< / li >
< li > USD - User Selectable Snow Depth< / li >
< li > USW - User Selectable Snow Water< / li >
< li > UTC - Coordinated Universal Time< / li >
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< li > VCP - volume coverage pattern< / li >
< li > VIIR - Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite< / li >
< li > VIL - Vertically Integrated Liquid< / li >
< li > VTEC - Valid Time and Event Code< / li >
< li > VWP - VAD Wind Profile< / li >
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< li > WFO - Weather Forecast Office< / li >
< li > WINDEX - Wind Index< / li >
< li > WMO - World Meteorological Organization< / li >
< li > WSFO - Weather Service Forecast Office< / li >
< li > WSO - Weather Service Office< / li >
< li > WSOM - Weather Service Operations Manual< / li >
< li > WSR-88D - Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 Doppler< / li >
< li > WWA - Watch Warning Advisory< / li >
< li > WV - water vapor< / li >
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