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

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