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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2003. Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10597.
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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

Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2003. Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10597.
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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2003. Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10597.
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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2003. Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10597.
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