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− | 3DDA Three-dimensional data assimilation, using only those observations available at the time of analysis (Wiki)
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− | 4DDA / nudging Four-dimensional data assimilation, using also observations available at a later time than the time of analysis
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− | ABL Atmospheric Boundary Layer
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− | AOML-HRD NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory Hurricane Research Division
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− | ARW Advanced Research WRF
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− | BB Big Brother (outer domain) (Køltzow-2008)
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− | C or TC Tropical Cyclone(s)
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− | CHASM The chameleon land surface model was among the earliest efforts to explore the impact of model complexity on model performance.
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− | cpp C Preprocessor Program
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− | DTC Developmental Testbed Center, located in Boulder, CO
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− | EC data Data from ECMWF in Reading, UK
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− | ECMWF MARS Meteorological archive retrieval system (data archive)
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− | EMC, NRL, NCEP Environmental Modeling Center
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− | ERA ECMWF Reanalysis
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− | ERA-15 The first project, ERA-15 (1979-1993)
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− | ERA-40 the second extended reanalysis project, ERA-40 (1957-2002)
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− | ERA-Interim A data assimilation system that uses a 2006 release of the Integrated Forecasting System (IFS Cy31r2), which contains many improvements both in the forecasting model and analysis methodology relative to ERA-40.
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− | ESRL Earth System Research Laboratory
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− | ET Extratropical Transition
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− | FIFE Observed suface fluxes from the First International ISLSCP Field Experiment
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− | FTE Forecast Track Error
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− | GCM Global Climate Model or General Circulation Model
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− | GDAS Global Data Assimilation System (NCEP product)
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− | GFDL Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
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− | GFS Global Forecast System (NCEP product)
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− | GLACE Global Land‐Atmosphere Coupling Experiment (Koster-2006)
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− | GRIP Gridded binary (a certain format)
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− | GSWP Global soil wetness project (se Niu-2011)
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− | HFIP Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project
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− | HIRLAM High-resolution limited area model
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− | HRLDAS The High Resolution Land Data Assimilation System
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− | HWRF Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting Model
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− | HWRFx Experimental HWRF developed by the AOML-HRD
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− | IFS Integrated Forecasting System, method used in reanalysis at ECMWF
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− | IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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− | ISLSCP Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project
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− | LSM Land Surface Model(s)
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− | MFC Moisture Flux Convergence
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− | MODIS NASA Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
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− | MSLP Mean Sea Level Pressure described in millibars
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− | MYJ Mellor-Yamada-Janjic PBL parameterization in the WRF model
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− | NAM North American Model (covers continental united states)
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− | NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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− | NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research
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− | NCEP National Center for Environmental Prediction
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− | NDAS NAM Data Assimilation System (covers continental united states)
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− | NESDIS National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, Center for Satellite Applications and Research
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− | NMM Non-hydrostatic Mesoscale Model
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− | NMM Nonhydrostatic Mesoscale Mode
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− | NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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− | NOAH NOAH is an acronym of acronyms for the contributing offices that helped develop the land surface model. N=NCEP, O=Oregon State University (Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences), A=Air Force (AF Weather Agency and AF Research Lab), H=NWS Hydrologic Research Lab
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− | Noah V3 Noah version 3.0
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− | Noah-MP a framework for multiple options to parameterize selected processes (Niu-2011). Newer version than Noah LSM 3.0.
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− | NWP Numerical Weather Prediction
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− | NWS National Weather Service
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− | PAR photosynthetically active radiation (see Niu-2011)
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− | PBE Perfect Boundary Experiment (Christensen, J.H et al 1997 Clim Dyn 11 p 3204)
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− | PBL Planetary Boundary Layer
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− | PIPLS Project for Intercomparison of Land Surface Parameterization Schemes (se Niu-2011)
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− | POM Princeton Ocean Model
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− | RAL Research Applications Laboratory at NCAR
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− | RCM Regional Climate Model
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− | RegClim Regional Climate Development Under Global Warming (Norwegian research project 1997-2006)
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− | SST Sea Surface Temperature
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− | SZA Solar Zenith Angle (see Niu-2011)
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− | TS Tropical Storm
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− | USGS United States Geological Survey
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− | WFD Watch Forcing Data
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− | WFDEI Watch Forcing Data-Era Interim
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− | WPS WRF Pre-processing System
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− | WRF Weather Research and Forecasting Model
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− | YSU Yonsei University PBL scheme in the WRF model
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