|
NUMBERS |
|
1D-C
|
PMS
optical array probe; 20-600 m @ 20 m resolution
|
1D-P
|
PMS
optical array probe; 0.3-4.5 m @ 0.3 m resolution
|
1-D
|
one-dimensional
|
2D-C
|
PMS
optical array probe; 31-992 m @ 31 m resolution
|
2D-GA2
|
(PMS
optical aerosol probe; cloud particles)
|
2D
Grey 25
|
aerosol
probe(25 m < D < 1.5 mm)
|
2D
Grey 40
|
aerosol
probe(40 m < D < 2.6 mm)
|
2D-P
|
PMS
optical array probe; 100 m to 6 millimeters
|
2-D
|
two
dimensional
|
3-D
|
three
dimensional
|
3M
|
Minnisota
Mining and Manufacturing, Inc.
|
|
|
SUBSCRIPTS
|
|
a
|
refers
to atmospheric signal
|
B
|
bottom
of cloud layer
|
c
|
refers
to cloud signal
|
clr
|
clear
sky
|
cld
|
cloudy
sky
|
cs
|
clear
sky
|
i
|
channel
number
|
lc
|
lower
level cloud
|
T
|
top
of cloud layer
|
uc
|
upper
level cloud
|
|
|
GREEK
|
|
|
cloud
albedo or reflectance; cloud extinction coefficient; off-axis angle for
Fraunhofer diffraction
|
c
|
cloud
albedo
|
d
|
diffuse
cloud albedo
|
s
|
surface
reflectivity
|
sd
|
clear-sky
diffuse albedo
|
|
coefficient
of volume expansion; volume backscatter coefficient; backscatter fraction;
lidar relative backscatter; aspect ratio
|
(R)
|
backscatter
cross-section per unit volume
|
(R)
|
extinction
cross-section per unit volume
|
ext
|
extinction
coefficient
|
p
|
backscatter
cross-section
|
|
anisotropic
reflectance correction factor; off vertical beam axis angle
|
|
difference
|
BT
|
difference
in equivalent brightness temperature
|
N
|
change
in cloud drop concentration
|
qt
|
jump
in total water mixing ratio
|
R
|
change
in upward radiance; range resolution
|
r
|
cloud
top total water jump
|
T
|
temperature
difference
|
z
|
cloud
geometrical thickness
|
|
depolarization
ratio; optical thickness of cloud
|
c
|
correction
term for reduced cloud emission
|
s
|
correction
term for scatter into radiometer FOV
|
t
|
sampling
interval
|
|
turbulent
dissipation rate; TKE dissipation rate; cloud emissivity; emittance
|
*
|
IR
downward effective emmitance
|
|
scan
angle; viewing azimuth relative to solar plane(=0o is forward
scatter)
|
v
|
ERBE
spectral response function
|
|
volume
reflrctivity; radar backscatter coefficient
|
|
wavelength
|
|
cosine
of viewing zenith angle; coefficient of molecular viscosity; droplet radius;
mean; cos
|
m
|
micrometer(10-6)
|
o
|
cosine
of solar zenith angle
|
|
shape
parameter
|
|
angle
of incidence
|
;
e; THETAE
|
equivalent
potential temperature; satellite zenith angle(measured from downward normal
direction)
|
l
|
liquid
water potential temperature or saturation point potential temperature
|
o
|
solar
zenith angle
|
v
|
virtual
potential temperature
|
w
|
wet
bulb potential temperature
|
|
visible
reflectance; ice density
|
i
|
ice
crystal density
|
L
|
water
density
|
s
|
clear-sky
bidirectional reflectance albedo
|
|
backscatter
cross-section; Stefan-Boltzmann constant; volume extinction coefficient;
standard deviation
|
1
|
standard
deviation of downward longwave radiation
|
e
|
extinction
coefficient
|
u
|
rms
horizontal wind fluctuation
|
w
|
rms
vertical wind fluctuation
|
|
visible
optical depth; Reynolds stress; momentum flux; persistance time; laser pulse
length
|
*
|
optical
thickness
|
a
|
IR
absorption optical depth
|
c
|
optical
thickness of cloud; surface flux
|
L
|
time
for complete homogenization
|
nir
|
NIR
optical depth
|
s
|
ratio
of scattering optical depth to absorption optical depth
|
|
wave
number
|
|
single
scattering albedo
|
m
|
measured
liquid water content
|
|
stream
function; relative azimuth angle
|
|
shortwave
effective extinction; vorticity; zenith angle
|
|
|
ALPHABETICAL
|
|
A
|
member
of Arctic Working Group; ascending; measured sampling area
|
a
|
width;
particle radius
|
AAO
|
Adjacent
Arctic Ocean
|
Ab
|
cloud
absorption
|
ABCD
|
doppler
wind field analysis using Cartesian coordinate system[CETP]
|
ABL
|
atmospheric
boundary layer; albedo
|
ABLE
3A
|
Arctic
Boundary Layer Experiment; first part of third mission in ABLE series
|
absorp
|
absorption
|
AC
|
Aerospace
Corporation; Ackerman & Cox; total accepted counts
|
Ac
|
altocumulus
clouds; fractional cloud cover
|
A/C
|
aircraft
|
ACARS
|
ARINC
Communications, Addressing and Reporting System
|
ACE-1
|
first
mission in Aerosol Characterization Experiment
|
ACRF
|
atmospheric
cloud radiative forcing
|
ACSYS
|
Arctic
Climate System Study(WCRP)
|
A/D
|
analog
to digital
|
ADCP
|
Acoustic
Doppler Current Profiler
|
addv
|
addvection
|
ADEOS-1
|
first
Advanced Earth Observing Satellite(Japan)
|
ADIFR
|
angle
of attack
|
ADS
|
airborne
data system(NAILS)
|
ADT
|
Alaska
Daylight Time; anomalous diffraction theory
|
Ae
|
effective
sampling area
|
AEAP
|
Atmospheric
Effects of Aviation Project(NASA)
|
aeff
|
effective
radius of particle
|
AEM-2;
AEM-B
|
second
Applications Explorer Mission(ERBS)
|
AERI
|
Atmospheric
Emitted Radiance Interferometer
|
AEROCE
|
Atmosphere-Ocean
Chemistry Experiment
|
AES
|
Atmospheric
Environment Service(Canada)
|
AFB
|
Air
Force Base
|
AFGL
|
Air
Force Geophysical Laboratory(USAF)
|
AFGWC
|
Air
Force Global Weather Center
|
AFIXL;
AFIXR
|
angle
of attack
|
AFOS
|
Automated
Forcasting Operational System; Automation of Field Operations and Services
|
AFOSR
|
Air
Force Office of Scientific Research
|
AGASP
|
Arctic
Gas and Aerosol Sampling Program
|
AGL
|
above
ground level
|
AGU
|
American
Geophysical Union
|
AIDJEX
|
Arctic
Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment
|
AIMR
|
Airborne
Imaging Microwave Radiometer
|
AIP-3
|
Algorithm
Intercomparison Project(GPCP)
|
AIR
|
Atmospheric
Instrumentation Research, Inc.; (CSU sonde)
|
AIRS
|
Atmospheric
Infrared Sounder
|
AK
|
Akademik
Kurchatov R/V
|
AL
|
above
cloud layer
|
Al
|
aluminum
|
ALACE
|
Autonomous
Lagranagian Circulation Explorer(float)
|
AlCu;
Acu
|
altocumulus
|
ALPHA-1;
-2
|
SRI
downward-viewing lidar; upward
|
ALS
|
Airborne
Lidar System
|
alt
|
altitude
|
alto
cu
|
alto-cumulus
cloud
|
ALWIND
|
along(with)
wind direction
|
åm
|
10-9
meter
|
AM-1
|
first
EOS Satellite; AM Equator crossing time
|
AMA
|
Amarillo,
TX met station designator
|
AMC
|
Atlantic
Marine Center
|
AMEX
|
Australian
Monsoon Experiment
|
AMI
|
Advanced
Microwave Instrument(ERS-1)
|
AMIPS
|
(GLA
simulation model)
|
AMMR-1
|
Airborne
Multichannel Microwave Radiometer-nadir viewing
|
AMMR-2
|
AMMR
viewing at 45 deg through left window
|
AMMS
|
Advanced
Microwave Moisture Sounder
|
AMP
|
ARGOS
Meteorological Platform
|
AMPR
|
Advanced
Microwave Precipitation Radiometer
|
AMS
|
Alternate
Mission Scientist; American Meteorological Society
|
AMSR
|
Advanced
Microwave Scanning Radiometer
|
AMSU
|
Advanced
Microwave Sounding Unit
|
AMTEX
|
Air-Mass
Transportation Experiment(Japan)
|
ANA
|
Santa
Maria airport building designator
|
AN/APN
|
(military
equipment designator)
|
ANG
|
Air
National Guard
|
angl
|
angle
|
ANSI
|
American
National Standards Institute
|
Ant
|
antenna
|
AN/TPQ-11
|
radar
designator
|
AOA
|
airplane
angle of attack
|
AOC
|
Aircraft
Operations Center
|
AOML
|
Atlantic
Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory(NOAA)
|
AOSS
|
airplane
angle of sideslip
|
Ap
|
antenna
area; plate area
|
APD
|
avalanche
photo-diode
|
APL
|
Applied
Physics Laboratory
|
APS
|
Aerodynamic
Particle Sizer(ER-2)
|
APT
|
Autonomous
Picture Transmission system(DC-8)
|
AR
|
Atmospheric
Research(company)
|
Ar
|
receiver
area; lidar telescope effective area
|
ARAD
|
(should
have been ARAP) Aeronautical Research Associates of Princeton
|
ARAT
|
Avion
de Recherche Atmospherique(France)
|
ARC
|
Ames
Research Center(NASA)
|
ARCHV
|
archive
|
ARCS
|
Atmospheric
Radiation and Clouds Station
|
ARCSS
|
Arctic
System Science(NSF)
|
ARCSyM
|
Arctic
Regional Climate System Model
|
ARGOS
|
(satellite
used to telemeter data to shore station[France])
|
ARINC
|
Aeronautical
Radio, Inc.
|
ARK
|
Arkansas,
KS met station designator
|
ARL
FRD
|
Air
Resources Laboratory-Forecast Research Development(NOAA)
|
ARM
|
Atmospheric
Radiation Measurments program(DOE)
|
ARMAR
|
Airborne
Rain Mapping Radar
|
ARMCAS
|
Arctic
Radiation, Microphysics, Clouds and Aerosols Study
|
ARO
|
(Army
research organization)
|
AROS
|
Automated
Regional Operations System
|
ARS
|
Atmospheric
Radiance Study
|
AS
|
Academy
of Sciences(Russia); Aircraft Scientist; Arakawa-Schubert
|
As;
as
|
altostratus
clouds
|
ASAP
|
as
soon as possible
|
ASASP
|
Axially-Scattering
Aerosol Spectrometer Probe(PMS)
|
Asc
|
ascent
|
ASCII
|
American
Standard Code for Information Interchange
|
ASD
|
Atmospheric
Sciences Division(LaRC); Analysis and Simulation Division(AFGL)
|
ASF
|
Alaska
SAR Facility
|
AS
IAP
|
Academy
of Sciences; Institute of Atmospheric Physics(Russia)
|
ASL
|
above
sea level
|
ASM
|
angular
second momentum
|
ASRC
|
Atmospheric
Sciences Research Center(SUNYA)
|
ASSP
|
Aerosol
Scattering Spectrometer Probe
|
AST
|
Arctic
Cloud Experiment Science Team
|
ASTER
|
Advanced
Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection radiometer
|
ASTEX
|
Atlantic
Stratocumulus Transition Experiment
|
ASTRAIA
|
(NCAR
Electra instrument)
|
AT
|
(ASTEX
R/V); air temperature
|
ATB
|
Rosemount
temperature sensor
|
ATC
|
Air
Traffic Control
|
ATD
|
Atmosphere
Technology Division(NCAR)
|
ATEX
|
Atlantic
Tropospheric Experiment
|
ATI
|
area-time
integrals; (designator of sonic anemometer type)
|
ATKP
|
(Electra
fast response temperature sensor)
|
ATLAS
|
(type
of buoy for TOPEX/POSEIDON validation)
|
ATMOS
|
Atmospheric
Trace Molecules Observed by Spectroscopy(JPL)
|
Atmos.
Chem.
|
Atmospheric
Chemistry
|
Atmos.
Environ.
|
Atmospheric
Environment
|
Atmos.
Res.
|
Atmospheric
Research
|
ATR
|
(attenuated
total reflection switch on ARMAR)
|
ATr
|
radar
area-time integral
|
ATRAD
|
algorithm
for adding doubling calculations
|
ATRF
|
(Electra
reverse flow temperature sensor)
|
Ats
|
satellite
area-time integral
|
ATSR/MS
|
Along-Track
Scanning Radiometer and Microwave Sounder (ERS-1)
|
AUW
|
Wausau,
UT met station designator
|
AVHRR
|
Advanced
Very High Resolution Radiometer
|
AVIRIS
|
Airborne
Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer
|
AVNIR
|
Advanced
Visible and Near-infrared Radiometer
|
AXBT
|
Airborne
Expendible Bathythermograph
|
AXCP
|
Airborne
Expendible Current Profiler
|
AZC,
AZF
|
airplane
true heading
|
AZIM;
AZ; azm
|
azimuth
angle
|
|
|
B
|
Planck
function; broken; tethered balloon; integrating filter bandwidth
|
b
|
buoyancy
|
B1
|
reflectance
of cloud at =1
|
B3
|
reduced
resolution radiance data(ISCCP)
|
B-23
|
(U.
WA cloud and aerosol research aircraft)
|
BABA
|
Balloons
Bassee Altitude
|
BAO
|
Boulder
Atmospheric Observatory
|
BASE
|
Beaufort
Arctic Storms Experiment
|
BB
|
broad
band; black body
|
BBHIR
|
Broad
Bandpass Hemispheric IR Radiometer
|
BBHSR
|
Broad
Bandpass Hemispheric Solar Radiometer
|
BBIR
|
broadband
IR
|
BBR
|
(ASTEX
UKC-130 instrument)
|
BBSS
|
Balloon
Bourne Sounding System
|
B.C.
|
tethered
balloon measurments
|
BC
|
cloud
emission
|
Bcld
|
Planck
function of the cirrus layer temperature
|
BCS
|
backscatter
cross section
|
BDIFR
|
angle
of sideslip
|
BE
|
measured
radiance
|
BEN
|
(a
type of ship log on ASTEX R/V Le Suroit)
|
BER
|
bit
error rate
|
BFIXB;
BFIXT
|
angle
of sideslip
|
BL
|
boundary
layer
|
BLW
|
below
|
BMAP
|
Background
Measurement and Analysis Program
|
BMO
|
British
Meteorological Office
|
BNL
|
Brookhaven
National Laroratory
|
BOMEX
|
Barbados
Oceanographic and Meteorological Experiment
|
Bound.
Lay. Meteor.
|
Boundary-Layer
Meteorology
|
BOX
|
Functional
Box Counting cloud retrival algorithm
|
BPI
|
bytes
per inch
|
BPRT
|
radiometric
surface temperature
|
BPYR1;
TPYR1
|
visible
radiation
|
BPYRG;
TPYRG
|
IR
radiation
|
BR
|
briefing
room; region of broken stratocumulus clouds
|
BRDF
|
bi-directional
reflectance distribution function
|
BS
|
surface
emission
|
BSCAT
|
(related
to EOC viewing angle)
|
BSHR
MGO
|
(ASTEX
R/V LeSuroit engine type)
|
BT
|
brightness
temperature
|
B(T)
|
Planck
function at temperature T
|
BTD
|
brightness
temperature difference
|
BTDIF
|
(related
to MAS spectral channels)
|
Bull.
Amer. Met. Soc.
|
Bulletin
of the American Meteorological Society
|
BUV;
TUV
|
ultraviolet
radiation
|
BW
|
bandwidth
|
|
|
C
|
member
of Cirrus Working Group; centigrade; most of IFA area; cloud amount; average
speed of propogation; calibration constant
|
c
|
speed
of light; particle concentration
|
C1
|
gridded
cloud product(ISCCP)
|
C2
|
climatological
summary product(ISCCP)
|
C5;
C6; CI175
|
(equivalent
sphere ice particle distributions)
|
C2H4
|
ethene
|
C4
|
Center
for Clouds, Chemistry and Climate(SIO)
|
C7F14
|
perfluoromethylchlohexane(cyclohexane)
|
C20
|
ISCCP
20m/20m hexagonal crystal model
|
C-130Q
|
(NCAR
airplane)
|
C-131A
|
(University
of Washington airplane)
|
Ca++
|
calcium
ion
|
CAC
|
Climate
Analysis Center(NOAA)
|
CADC
|
Central
Air Data Computer(NASA DC-8)
|
CAGES
|
(Canadian
hydrological experiment in Mackenzie river basin)
|
calc
|
calculated
|
CALS
|
Cloud
and Aerosol Lidar System
|
Cal
Tech
|
California
Institute of Technology
|
CAM
|
Centre
d'Aeronautique Meteorologique(France)
|
CAMAC
|
computer-automated
measurment and control(component of VIRL)
|
CAP
|
cloud-atmospheric
parameter
|
CAPE
|
convective
available potential energy
|
CaPE
|
Convection
and Precipitation/Electrification experiment
|
CAPPI
|
Constant-Altitude
Plan Position Indicator
|
CAR
|
Cloud
Absorption Radiometer
|
CARAFE
|
Cloud,
Aerosol and Radiation Arctic Field Experiment
|
CART
|
Cloud
and Atmospheric Radiation Testbed facility
|
CARSS
|
Center
for Atmospheric and Remote Sounding Studies
|
Cb;
CB
|
cumulonimbus
|
C
Band Scatt
|
C-Band
Scatterometer
|
CBL
|
cloud
boundary layer
|
Cc
|
cirrocumulus
|
CCAR
|
Colorado
Center for Astrodynamics Research(U. CO-Boulder)
|
CCC
|
(organization
conducting atmospheric modeling)
|
CCCL
|
(POINT
SUR instrument on MS; measures surface wind, T and RH)
|
CCD
|
charged-couple
device
|
CCl4
|
carbon
tetrachloride
|
CCM
|
continuous
core measurments; Centre de Meteorologie Marine(France); organization
conducting atmospheric modeling)
|
CCM1,
3
|
Community
Climate Model; versions(NCAR)
|
CCN
|
cloud
condensation nuclei
|
CCNC
|
(ASTEX
UKC-130 instrument)
|
cctv
|
closed
circuit television
|
Cd
|
cadmium
|
CDF
|
common
data format
|
CDIU
|
COARE
Data Information Unit
|
CDR
|
circular
depolarization ratio
|
CD-ROM
|
compact
disk-read only memory
|
CDT
|
Central
Daylight Time
|
CE
|
cloudiness
element
|
CEAREX
|
Coordinated
Eastern Arctic Experiment
|
CEI
|
cloudtop
entrainment instability
|
CENCAL
|
Central
California Oceanographic Cooperative
|
CEPEX
|
Central
Equatorial Pacific Experiment
|
CERES
|
Clouds
and the Earth's Radient Energy System(LaRC)
|
CES
|
Committee
on Earth Sciences
|
C.E.T.P.
|
Centre
d'études des Environnements Terrestre et Planétaire(France)
|
CFA
|
cloud
fractional absorptance
|
CFADs
|
Contoured
Frequency by Altitude Diagrams
|
CFC
|
chlorofluorocarbons
|
CFD
|
continuous
flow diffusion
|
CFR
|
Centre
def Faibles Radioactivités(French)
|
CG
|
(description
for LIP lightning locations)
|
Cg
|
total
surface cloudiness
|
CH
|
(ASTEX
R/V); high cloud type code
|
Ch
|
channel
|
CH3CCl3
|
methyl
chloroform
|
CH4
|
methane
|
chem
|
chemistry
|
chn
|
channel
|
Ci;
CI
|
cirrus
clouds
|
CIDS
|
CEPEX
Integrated Data System
|
CIFKU
|
conditional
instability of the first kind upside-down
|
CIIFO
|
CIRRUS
I IFO(FIRE I)
|
CIMMS
|
Cooperative
Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies(University of Oklahoma)
|
CIMSS
|
Cooperative
Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies(U. Wisc.-Madison)
|
CIPS
|
continuous
ice particle sampler
|
CIRES
|
Cooperative
Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences(University of Colorado)
|
CIRRUS
I
|
Cirrus
IFO-I(Wisconsin 1986)
|
CIRRUS
II
|
Cirrus
IFO-II(Kansas 1991)
|
CIS
|
Cryogenic
Interferometer Spectrometer
|
CISK
|
conditional
instability of the second kind
|
CiSt
|
cirrostratus
clouds
|
CIT
|
California
Institute of Technology
|
CL
|
low
cloud type code
|
Cl
|
chlorine
|
CLARET
I & II
|
Cloud
Lidar and Radar Exploratory Tests
|
CLASS
|
Cross-Chain
Loran Atmospheric Sounding System
|
CLAT
|
aircraft
latitude(LORAN)
|
CLAVR
|
Clouds
from AVHRR
|
CLDRADI
|
(GFDL
GCM)
|
clds
|
clouds
|
CLDSTATS
|
(WPL
program for determining echo boundaries)
|
CLIVAR
|
Climate
Variability and Predictability Program(WCRP)
|
CLONG
|
aircraft
longitude(LORAN)
|
cloudtop
saw t
|
cloudtop
saw tooth
|
CLR
|
cloud-free
subframes
|
CLS
|
Cloud
Lidar System(ER-2)
|
CM
|
middle
cloud type code
|
cm
|
centimeter(10-2)
|
CMATRIX
|
THIR
cloud product
|
CMM
|
Centre
de Meteorologie Marine(France)
|
CMS
|
Centre
de Meteorologie Spatiale(France); College of Marine Studies(U. of Deleware)
|
CN
|
condensation
nuclei
|
Cn
|
refractive
index structure function parameter
|
CNES
|
Centre
National d'Etudes Spatiales(France)
|
CNET
|
Centre
National Etude des Telecommunications(France)
|
CNRM
|
Centre
National de Recherche Meteorologique(France)
|
CNRS
|
Centre
National de Recherche Scientifique(France)
|
CNSA
|
Centro
Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental(Spain)
|
CO
|
carbon
monoxide
|
CO2
|
carbon
dioxide
|
COADS
|
Comprehensive
Oceanic and Atmospheric Data Set
|
COARE
|
Coupled
Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment
|
coef
|
coefficient
|
COF
|
Coffeyville,KS
met station designator
|
COHMEX
|
Cooperative
Huntsville Meteorological Experiment(field experiment)
|
Co-I
|
co-investigator
|
COMSAT
|
Commercial
Satellite Corporation
|
conc
|
concentration
|
CONCNC
|
aerosol
concentrations
|
cond
|
condition
|
conf
|
conference;
confirmed
|
contin
|
continuous
|
COPLAN
|
(doppler
radar analysis in a cylindrical coordinate system[CETP])
|
copol
|
copolarized
|
COR
|
cold
optics radiometer
|
cor
|
correlation
|
corr
|
correlation
|
COS
|
Cloud
Observing System(ASTEX)
|
COSSA
|
Commonwealth
Office of Space Science and Applications(CSIRO)
|
cov
|
covariance
|
CP
|
Conference
Publication(NASA); center point; common point
|
Cp
|
specific
heat at constant pressure
|
cP,
mT
|
(air
mass descriptor)
|
CP-2
|
(type
of radar used during CaPE)
|
CPE
|
Central
Pennsylvania Experiment
|
CPU
|
central
processing unit
|
CR-1
|
(cryogenic
hygrometer model)
|
CRAY
YMP
|
(large,
fast Cray Research computer model)
|
CRF
|
cloud
radiative forcing
|
CRL
|
(T/C
organization having radar on DC-8)
|
CRM
|
cloud
resolving model
|
cross
pol
|
cross
polarization
|
CRPE
|
Centre
de Recherches en Physiques de l'Environment(France)
|
CRS
|
Center
de la Recherche Scientifique(France)
|
CS
|
ISCCP
cirrostratus hexagonal crystal model; cross section; Calahan & Snider
|
CS
|
cloud
fractional coverage from satellite
|
Cs
|
cirrostratus
|
CSASP
|
(Marine
Stratocumulus particle spectrometer)(PMS)
|
CSC
|
Computer
Sciences Corporation
|
CSH
|
convective
stratiform heating
|
CSI
|
Campbell
Scientific, Inc.
|
CSIRO
|
Comonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organization(Australia)
|
CST
|
Central
Standard Time
|
CSU/PO
|
Colorado
State University Project Office
|
CT2
|
structure
function of temperature fluctuations
|
CTBL
|
cloud-topped
boundary layer
|
CTD
|
Conductivity-Temperature-Depth
Profiler
|
CTEI
|
cloud-top
entrainment instability
|
Ctr
|
center
|
CTT
|
cloud
top temperature
|
CU
|
ISCCP
cirrus uncinus hexagonal crystal model
|
Cu
|
cumulus;
copper; cirrouncinus
|
CuCl2
|
copper
chloride
|
CUSBL
|
cumulus
under stratocumulus boundary layer
|
CV-580
|
University
of Washington airplane; Canadian National Research Council airplane
|
CVI
|
counterflow
virtual impactor
|
CW
|
center
wavelength/wave number
|
CX
|
pixel
level cloud product(ISCCP)
|
CY
|
calendar
year
|
|
|
D
|
lidar
off-zenith pointing; diameter; descending; distance between plates; bouyancy
reversal parameter; GOES VIS counts; cloud cell diameter; particle long
dimension
|
D*
|
detectivity
|
D1
|
gridded
cloud product with revised algorithm(ISCCP)
|
D1
|
transmittance
of cloud at =1
|
De;
Dm
|
mean
droplet diameter
|
Dmax
|
largest
ice particle dimension
|
Dn
|
characteristic
diameter of the crystal distribution
|
DAAC
|
Distributed
Active Archive Center
|
DAB-UL
|
dual-polarization
and backscatter-unattended LIDAR
|
DADS
|
Data
Acquisition and Distribution System(NASA DC-8)
|
Daedalus
|
(Scanning,
Visible and IR(window) Imaging Radiometer[ER-2])
|
DAMTP
|
(Cambridge
U. organization)
|
DAO
|
Data
Assimilation Office(GSFC)
|
DAS
|
data
acquisition system
|
DAT
|
digital
archival tape
|
db
|
decibel
|
DBARM
|
equivalent
melted diameter
|
DBMS
|
data
base management system
|
DBZ
|
(decibel)
|
DC-8
|
(NASA
ARC high altitude research aircraft)
|
DCR
|
Dual
Channel Microwave Radiometer
|
DDA
|
discrete
dipole approximation
|
DDMS
|
Deputy
Daily Mission Scientist
|
DDR
|
data
description record
|
DECnet
|
Digital
Equipment Corporation network
|
deg
|
degree
|
DEOF
|
double
end of file
|
Dept.
|
department
|
DESC
|
descent
|
DET
|
detector
|
DF
|
direction
finding
|
DFBS
|
(model
with microphysics specific to marine stratocumulus clouds)
|
DFO
|
Department
of Fisheries and Oceans(Canada)
|
DHG
|
double
Henyey-Greenstein function
|
DHL
|
(company
specializing in express delivery service)
|
Dia
|
diameter
|
DIAL
|
Differential
Absorption Lidar
|
DIFACS
|
Digital
Facsimile workstation
|
DIR
|
downwelling
IR
|
DISORT
|
discrete
ordinate method
|
DL
|
Doppler
Lidar
|
DLR
|
Deuthsche
Forschungsanstalt für Luft-und Raumfahrt(Germany)
|
DM
|
Data
Manager; member of Data Management Working Group
|
DMA
|
Differential
Mobility Analyzer
|
DMN
|
Direction
de la Meteorologie Nationale(France)
|
DMPL
|
Depolarization
Micropulse Lidar
|
DMPS
|
Differential
Mobility Particle Sizer
|
DMS
|
dimethyl
sulfide; Deputy Mission Scientist; Daily Mission Scientist
|
DMSO
|
dimethyl
sulfoxide
|
DMSP
|
Defense
Meteorological Satellite Program(DOD)
|
DMWG
|
Data
Management Working Group
|
DN
|
down
|
D0
|
day
zero
|
DOC
|
Department
of Commerce
|
DOD
|
Department
of Defense
|
DODR
|
airplane
drift angle
|
DOE
|
Department
of Energy
|
DOGS
|
airplane
ground speed
|
Domsat
|
Domestic
Satellite
|
Dop
|
doppler
|
DORADE
|
(ARMAR
data type for T/C)
|
DP
|
Drafting
Panel
|
Dp
|
particle
diameter
|
DPB
|
dewpoint
temperature
|
DPBC;
DPTC
|
Electra
dewpoint hygrometers(bottom and top)
|
DPL
|
Dual-polarization
Lidar
|
DRAKKAR
|
(2-channel
vertically pointing MW radiometer[CaPE])
|
DRI
|
Desert
Research Institute(University of Nevada)
|
DRT
|
Del
Rio, TX met station designator
|
DS
|
downwelling
solar
|
DU
|
Drexel
University
|
DUNDEE
|
Down
Under Doppler and Electricity Equipment
|
DWIPS
|
Digital
Weather Imaging Processing System
|
DX
|
pixel
level cloud product with revised algorithm(ISCCP)
|
DY
|
day
|
DYCOMS
|
Dynamics
and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus
|
Dz
|
drizzle
|
|
|
E
|
Eastern
part of IFA area; water vapor flux; incomming irradiance
|
(E)
|
evaluation
data; for model evaluation
|
E
|
spectral
solar constant
|
Ecld
|
emissivity
if the cloud layer
|
Eeff
|
effective
emissivity
|
Ei
|
collimated
irradiance
|
Eo
|
energy
of transmitted pulse
|
E(r)
|
backscattered
power
|
e
|
saturated
vapor pressure
|
EA
|
extended
area
|
EC
|
elemental
carbon
|
ECHAM-3
|
(a
coupled global ocean-atmosphere model[MPI])
|
ECL
|
(ARMAR
electronic component)
|
ECLIPS
|
Experimental
Cloud Lidar Pilot Study
|
ECMWF
|
European
Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts
|
EDIS
|
Environmental
Data Information Service(NOAA)
|
EDOP
|
ER-2
Doppler Radar
|
EDP
|
Environmental
Definition Program
|
EDT
|
Eastern
Daylight Time
|
EDX
|
energy-dispersive
x-ray
|
EERC
|
(ASTEX
organization)
|
EERM
|
Etablissement
d'Etudes et de Recherches Meteorologiques(France)
|
E
G & G
|
Edgerton,
Germeshausen and Grier
|
EHP
|
equivalent
horsepower
|
EI
|
entrainment
instability criterion
|
ei
|
cloud
mean emissivity
|
EL
|
Eppley
Laboratories; Electra(NCAR); elevation
|
ELDORA
|
Electra
Doppler Radar
|
ELP
|
El
Paso, TX met station designator
|
EM
|
enhanced
monitoring
|
EMA
|
enhanced
monitoring array
|
EMD
|
(NOAA
R/V Oceanus engine type)
|
EMES
|
Earth
Moniroring Educational System
|
EMEX
|
Equatorial
Mesoscale Experiment
|
EMP
|
enhanced
monitoring period
|
ENE
|
East-North-East
|
ENR
|
(describes
ARMAR noise source)
|
ENSO
|
El
Niño Southern Oscillation
|
ENT
|
entropy
|
EOC;
EO-cam
|
Electro
Optics camera(ER-2)
|
EOCT
|
Electro-optical
Camera(TSEC)(ER-2)
|
EOF
|
end
of file(single); empirical othogonal function analysis
|
EOMET
|
Electro-Optics
Meteorology program(NRL/NOSC)
|
EOS
|
Earth
Observing System(NASA)
|
EOS-AM(AM-1)
|
first
launch in NASA EOS satellite series(mid-1998); morning equator
crossings(descending)
|
EOSDIS
|
Earth
Observing System Data and Information System
|
EOSP
|
Earth
Observing Scanning Polarimeter
|
EOS-PM
|
second
launch in NASA EOS satellite series(late 2000); afternoon equator
crossings(ascending)
|
EPOCS
|
Eastern
Pacific Ocean Climate Study
|
ER
|
extended
range
|
ERB
|
Earth
Radiation Budget instrument(NIMBUS 6 & 7)
|
ERBE
|
Earth
Radiation Budget Experiment(ERBS)(LaRC)
|
ERBS
|
Earth
Radiation Budget Satellite(NASA)
|
ER-2
|
NASA
Ames high altitude aircraft; Extended Resources-2
|
ERC
|
(NOAA
organization)
|
ERL
|
Environmental
Research Laboratory(NOAA)
|
EROS
|
Earth
Resources Observation System
|
ERS-1
|
first
European Remote Sensing Satellite
|
ESA
|
European
Space Agency
|
ESG
|
Empirical
Study Group(NOAA)
|
ESMR
|
Electronically
Scanned Microwave Radiometer
|
ESS
|
University
of Essex(UK)
|
ESTAR
|
Electrically
Scanning Thinned Array Radiometer
|
ESTEC
|
European
Space Research and Space Technology Center
|
ET
|
extended
time
|
ETA
|
estimated
time of arrival
|
ETH
|
Eidgenossische
Technische Hochschule(Switzerland)
|
ETL
|
Environmental
Technology Laboratory(NOAA)
|
ETLA
|
Extended
Time Limited Area
|
ETO
|
extended
time observation
|
EUCREX
|
European
Cloud and Radiation Experiment
|
EUROTRAC
|
European
Experiment on Transport and Transformation of Environmentally Relevant Trace
Constituents in the Trosposphere over Europe
|
EVAD
|
(analysis
of T/C shipborne radar data to reveal kinematic, fluxes and latent heat
distribution)
|
exp;
expt
|
experiment
|
Ez
|
(related
to cloud amount)
|
|
|
F-F
|
(EDOP
system)
|
f
|
viewing
azimuth angle; cloud fraction; Coriolis parameter; fraction of pixel covered by
cloud
|
f1
|
(coefficient
depending on particle size distribution)
|
F-8,
10, 11, 12
|
DMSP
Satellite designations
|
(F)
|
for
forcing at boundaries
|
FAA
|
Federal
Aviation Administration
|
FAPMO
|
(bathythermograph
winch)
|
FARS
|
Facility
for Atmospheric Remote Sensing(U. of Utah)
|
FASCOD3(or
III)
|
(line-by-line
radiance/transmittance model developed by AFGL--used to calculate cloud
conditions)
|
FASINEX
|
Frontal
Air-Sea Interaction Experiment
|
FAST
|
(forward/aft
scanning mode)
|
fax
|
facsimile
|
FCA
|
FIRE
Central Archive
|
FCC
|
Federal
Communications Commission
|
FCST
|
Federal
Council for Science and Technology
|
FD
|
finite-difference
model
|
FDDA
|
Four
Dimensional Data Assimilation
|
Fe
|
iron
|
FFSP
|
(Knollenberg
1-D probe)
|
FFT
|
Fast
Fourier Transform
|
FIAMS
|
Flinders
Institute for Atmospheric and Marine Studies
|
FIFE
|
First
ISLSCP Field Experiment
|
FIR
|
IR
flux
|
FIRE
|
First
ISCCP Regional Experiment
|
FIRE
86
|
first
FIRE Cirrus field experiment
|
FIRE
87
|
FIRE
I Marine Stratocumulus IFO
|
FIRE
91
|
second
FIRE Cirrus field experiment
|
FIRE
93
|
TOGA
COARE; FIRE Pilot Tropical Cirrus Experiment
|
FIRE
I
|
FIRE,
phase I(1984-1989)
|
FIRE
II
|
FIRE,
phase II(1990-1994)
|
FIRE
III
|
Fire,
phase III(1995-??)
|
FIRE
IFO II
|
second
FIRE Cirrus field experiment
|
FIRE
MS
|
FIRE
Marine Stratus
|
FIRE
Stratos
|
Marine
Stratocumulus IFO(California 1987)
|
FL
|
flight
leg
|
FL
|
large
scale eddy latent heat flux
|
FLORENCE
|
(sea-surface
flux model[Météo-France])
|
FLT
|
flight
|
FM
|
frequency
modulation; flow meter
|
F
& M
|
FOKKER
F-27 & Merlin IV; (ASTEX airplanes)
|
FMC
|
Fort
McCoy, WI met station identifier
|
FM-CW
|
frequency
modulated- continuous wave
|
FMO
|
Flatland
Meteorological Observatory
|
FMT
|
convective
flux
|
fnct
|
function
|
FNOC
|
Fleet
Numerical Oceanography Center
|
FNT
|
Flint,
MI met station identifier
|
FOGS
|
(ARC
grating spectrometer)
|
FOKKER
|
(Dutch
airplane manufacturer)
|
forc
|
forcing
|
FORTRAN
|
formula
translation; IBM scientific programming language
|
FOV
|
field
of view
|
FP
|
final
point
|
Fp
|
reflected
flux
|
Fr
|
pulse
repetition frequency
|
fr
|
from
|
fra
|
fractal(cu
cloud structure)
|
freq
|
frequency
|
FS
|
full
scale
|
FS
|
small
scale eddy latent heat flux
|
FSL
|
Forecast
Systems Laboratories(NOAA)
|
FSM
|
Federated
State of Micronesia
|
Fsol
|
downward
solar radiation
|
FSSP300
|
PMS
Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe; (cloud droplets)
|
FST
|
FIRE
Science Team
|
FSET
|
FIRE
Science Experiment Team
|
FSU
|
Florida
State University
|
FT
|
free
troposphere
|
FT/BL
|
(description
of trace gas and aerosol fluxes and conversion rates)
|
FTIR
|
fourier
transform interferometer radiometer
|
ftp
|
file
transfer protocol
|
FTS
|
fourier
transform spectrometer
|
FWHH
|
full
width half height
|
FWHM
|
full
width; half maximum
|
FWVS
|
(ASTEX
UKC-130 instrument)
|
FYIB
|
(NPS
satellite imager[ASTEX])
|
|
|
G
|
gain
|
g
|
gravitational
acceleration; asymmetry factor
|
GaAs
|
gallium
arsenide
|
GAC
|
global
area coverage(AVHRR)
|
galb
|
surface
albedo
|
GALT
|
airplane
GPS altitude
|
GAMP
|
Global
Atmospheric Measurments Program(ATD)
|
GAPEX
|
Ground-based
Atmospheric Profiling Experiment
|
GARP
|
Global
Atmospheric Research Program
|
GASP
|
Global
Atmospheric Sampling Program
|
GATE
|
GARP
Atlantic Tropical Experiment
|
GCE
2D
|
convective
scale model(GSFC)
|
GCEM
|
Goddard
Cumulus Ensemble model
|
GCM
|
global
climate model; general circulation model
|
GCSS
|
GEWEX
Cloud System Studies
|
GDR
|
(TOPEX
instrument)
|
GE
|
General
Electric
|
Gen
|
generator
|
GenPlot
|
(general
visualization software tool)
|
GEO
|
geosynchronous
|
Geophys.
Res. Lett.
|
Geophysical
Research Letters
|
GEOS
|
GSFC
EOS data assimilation system
|
GEWEX
|
Global
Energy and Water Cycle Experiment
|
GFDL
|
Geophysical
Fluid Dynamics Laboratory(Princeton Univ.)
|
GGG
|
Midland,
TX met station designator
|
GHIS
|
Geostationary
High-resolution Interferometer Sounder
|
Ghz
|
gigahertz(10+9)
|
GI
|
Geophysical
Institute(University of Alaska-Fairbanks)
|
GIF
|
graphics
interchange format
|
GISS
|
Goddard
Institute of Space Studies
|
GL
|
gray
level
|
GLA
|
Goddard
Laboratory for Atmospheres(GSFC)
|
GLAS
|
Geoscience
Laser Altimeter System
|
GLAT
|
airplane
GPS latitude
|
GLDV
|
gray
level difference vector
|
GLI
|
Global
Imager
|
GLON
|
airplane
GPS longitude
|
GMS
|
Geostationary
Meteorological Satellite(Japan)
|
GMT
|
Greenwich
Mean Time
|
GOALS
|
Global
Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System
|
GOES
|
Geostationary
Operational Environmental Satellite(NOAA)
|
GOES-NEXT
|
next
generation GOES
|
GOFIRE
|
(NCDS
FORTRAN program)
|
GPCP
|
Global
Precipitation Climatology Project
|
GPI
|
GOES
Precipitation Index
|
GPS
|
Global
Positioning System
|
GRB
|
Green
Bay, WI met station identifier
|
GRS-1
|
(satellite)
|
GRT
|
(R/V
Valdiva dimension)
|
GSFC
|
Goddard
Space Flight Center(NASA)
|
GSO
|
Graduate
School of Oceanography(URI)
|
GTE
|
Global
Troposphere Experiment
|
GTRI
|
Georgia
Tech Research Institute
|
GTS
|
WWW
Global Telecommunications System(WMO)
|
GUM
|
Guam
met station site designator
|
|
|
H
|
cloud
depth; hydrogen; differential heating in zonal direction;sensible heat flux;
shear layer depth
|
H()
|
observed
downwelling IR irradiance
|
h
|
hour;
moist static energy; cloud thickness
|
h*
|
saturation
moist static energy
|
H2O
|
water
|
H2O2
|
peroxide
|
H2SO4
|
sulfuric
acid
|
HART
|
Height
Area Rain Threshold
|
HBR
|
(?,KS
met station designator)
|
HBTM
|
Hybrid
Bispectral Threshold Method
|
HC
|
hydrocarbons
|
HDDR
|
(magnetic
tape)
|
HDF
|
hierarchical
data format
|
HDF/netCDF
|
hierarchical
data format/net common data format
|
He
|
helium
|
HEA
|
high
energy approximation
|
HF
|
high
frequency
|
Hfil
|
HIS
simulated filtered radiance of ERBE
|
HFOVR
|
Hemispherical
Field-of-View Radiometer
|
HFS
|
hierarchical
file system
|
HG7
|
Henyey-Greenstein
approximation with assumed asymmetry factor of 0.7; phase functions
|
HGM;
HGME
|
geometric
altitude(low and high)
|
HH
|
hydrometeor
heating; ARMAR polarization mode
|
HHMMSS
|
hours,
minutes, seconds(each expressed by 2 digits)
|
HH-VV
|
(ARMAR
dual polarization mode)
|
HIR
|
Honiara,
SI met station site designator
|
HIRES
|
high
resolution
|
HIRS2
|
High
Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder; part of TOVS
|
HIS
|
High-resolution
Interferometric Sounder(ER-2)
|
HITRAN
|
(database
of gas absorption characteristics)
|
Hi
Vol
|
high
volumn
|
HL
|
cloud
base height
|
HNO3
|
nitric
acid
|
HOAG
|
Honiara
Aircraft Operations Group
|
HOH
|
water
|
HOM
|
homogeneity
|
horiz
|
horizontal
|
h
Pa
|
hecta
Pascals
|
Hq
|
headquarters
|
HRD
|
Hurricane
Research Division(NOAA)
|
HRPT
|
High
Resolution Picture Transmission(AVHRR)
|
HRZ
|
hour
GMT
|
HS
|
Hu
and Stevens
|
HSRL
|
High
Spectral Resolution Lidar
|
HTI
|
height-time
|
Htr
|
heater
|
hum
|
humidity
|
Hunfil
|
HIS
simulated unfiltered radiance of ERBE
|
HV
|
(ARMAR
dual polarization mode); (type of filter)
|
hz
|
Hertz
|
|
|
I
|
cloud
radiance; detector current
|
(I)
|
input
data; for model initialization
|
I(,
)
|
azimuthally
average monochronomatic intensity
|
I
|
HIS
measured radiance
|
Io
|
detector
current with path length set to zero
|
IAEA
|
International
Atomic Energy Agency(UN)
|
IAG
|
Interagency
Group
|
IAMAP
|
International
Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics(ICSU)
|
IAP
|
Institute
of Atmospheric Physics(Russia)
|
IAS
|
indicated
air speed
|
IBM-PC
|
International
Business Machines-Personal Computer
|
i/c
|
icing
condition
|
IC
|
icing
condition; intercomparison; ice crystals
|
I()
|
observed
spectral radiance at wavenumber
|
Ic
|
opaque
cloud radiance
|
ICAA
|
(designation
for ASTEX turbulence/sounding intercomparison variant mission)
|
ICAO
|
International
Civil Aviation Organization
|
ICAS
|
International
Committee for Atmospheric Sciences(FCST)
|
ICCP
|
Intyernational
Cloud Climatology Program
|
ICDG
|
Institute
of Chemistry and Dynamics of the Geosphere
|
ICE
|
International
Cirrus Experiment
|
Ice
Col
|
Ice
Column model of Takano/Liou
|
Ice
XAL
|
ice
crystal
|
Ici
|
radiance
at cloud temperature
|
Icl
|
clear
sky radiance
|
ICR
|
Ice
Crystal Replicator
|
ICRCCM
|
Intercomparison
of Radiation Codes in Climate Models
|
ICSU
|
International
Council of Scientific Unions
|
ICT
|
radiometric
air temperature
|
ICTP
|
International
Center for Theoretical Physics(IAEA-UNESCO)
|
ID
|
identification;
ISCCP water droplet model; scene identification
|
IDL
|
Interactive
Data Language
|
IEEE
|
Institute
for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
|
IFA
|
intensive
flux array
|
IFO
|
intensive
field observations
|
IFOV
|
instantaneous
field of view
|
IFN
|
ice
forming nuclei
|
IFP
|
intensive
field program
|
IFR
|
instrument
flight rules
|
IFREMER
|
Institut
Francais de Rechercher Sur la Mer(France)
|
IGAC
|
International
Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program
|
IGBP
|
International
Geosphere-Biosphere Program
|
IGDR
|
(TOPEX
instrument)
|
IGN
|
Institut
Geographique Nationale(France)
|
IILs
|
intermediate
inversion layers
|
ILAT
|
airplane
INS latitude
|
ILON
|
airplane
INS longitude
|
IMC
|
ice
mass content
|
IMET
|
Improved
Meteorological Instrumentation(WHOI)
|
imf
|
ice
mass flux
|
IMG
|
Interferometric
Monitor of Greenhouse Gases
|
IN
|
ice
nuclei
|
INAA
|
Integrated
Neutron Activation Analysis
|
include
|
including
|
INDOEX
|
Indian
Ocean Experiment
|
INE
|
inertial
navigation equipment
|
InGaAs
|
indium
gallium arsenide
|
INL
|
International
Falls, MN met station identifier
|
INMARSAT
|
International
Marine Satellite Organization
|
INMG
|
National
Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics(Portugal)
|
INS
|
inertial
navigation system; insulation
|
inst
|
instrument
|
INSU
|
Institut
National des Sciences de l'Univers(France)
|
integ
|
integration
|
Internet
|
Worldwide
computer network
|
Int.
J. Climate
|
International
Journal of Climatology
|
inv
|
inversion
|
I/O
|
input/output
|
IOEB
|
(SHEBA
buoy)
|
IOP
|
intensive
observing period
|
IOS
|
Institute
of Ocean Sciences(Canada)
|
IP
|
Implementation
Plan; initial point
|
Ipa()
|
particulate
backscatter phase function
|
IPITCH
|
airplane
IRS pitch angle
|
IR
|
infrared
|
IRAMMP
|
(ASTEX
instrument)
|
IRB;
IRT
|
infrared
radiation
|
IRF
|
instantaneous
radiative flux
|
IRIS
|
Interactive
Radar Information System; Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer(Nimbus 4)
|
IROLL
|
airplane
IRS roll angle
|
IRRAMP
|
Infrared
Analysis, Measurments and Modeling Program(Navy)
|
IRS
|
inertial
reference system
|
IRST
|
Infrared
Search and Track system(Navy)
|
IRT
|
Infrared
Thermometer
|
Is;
Isi
|
cloud-free
radiance
|
IS
# 3
|
insitu
airplane number designation
|
ISCCP
|
International
Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
|
ISLSCP
|
International
Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project
|
ISO
|
isolation
|
ISOT
|
International
Scientific Oversight Team
|
ISR
|
Infrared
Scanning Radiometer
|
ISS
|
Integrated
Sounding System(NCAR)
|
ITCZ
|
Inter-tropical
Convergence Zone
|
ITHDG
|
airplane
IRS true heading
|
IUGG
|
International
Union of Geology and Geophysics(ICSU)
|
IVEW
|
airplane
IRS East-West ground speed
|
IVICS
|
interactive
visual image classification system
|
IVNS
|
airplane
IRS North-South ground speed
|
IW
|
ice
water
|
IWC
|
ice
water content
|
IWP
|
ice
water path
|
|
|
J
|
joule
|
J.
Appl. Meteor.; JAM
|
Journal
of Applied Meteorology
|
JASIN
|
Joint
Air-Sea Interaction Experiment
|
J.
Atmos. Sci.; JAS
|
Journal
of the Atmospheric Sciences
|
J.
Atmos. Oceanic Technol.
|
Journal
of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
|
J.
Clim. Appl. Meteor.; JCAM
|
Journal
of Climate and Applied Meteorology
|
J.
Climate
|
Journal
of Climate
|
JD
|
Julian
day
|
JERS-1
|
first Japanese Earth Remote-sensing Satellite
|
JGOFS
|
Joint
Global Ocean Flux Study
|
J.
Geophy. Res.; JGR
|
Journal
of Geophysical Research
|
JIC
|
Joint
Ice Center
|
JLE
|
(R/V
Akademik Kurchatov navigation system type)
|
JMA
|
Japan
Meteorological Agency
|
JPL
|
Jet
Propulsion Laboratory(NASA)
|
J
W
|
Johnson-Williams
|
|
|
K
|
Kelvin;
potassium; kinetic energy flux; Boltzmann's constant
|
k
|
coefficient
of conductivity; relative sensitivity; absorption coefficient
|
ki
|
greybody
mass absorption coefficient
|
K+
|
potassium
ion
|
K
& S
|
Kipp
& Sonn(Germany)
|
KA
|
King
Air airplane
|
Ka-band;
K-band
|
8.6
mm/35 Ghz wavelength radar
|
kc
|
cloud
backscatter/extinction ratio
|
KCARTCC
|
Kansas
City Air Regional Traffic Control Center
|
KE
|
kinetic
energy
|
kg
|
kilogram(10+3)
|
KH
|
Kelvin-Helmholtz(waves)
|
kHz
|
kilohertz(10+3)
|
KITE
|
Kuiper
IR Technology Experiment
|
km
|
kilometer(10+3)
|
KOSMOS
|
(Russian
meteorological satellite)
|
K-R
|
(related
to T/C ARMAR)
|
KSHLCNV
|
(GFDL
GCM)
|
KTAS
|
knots
air speed
|
kW
|
kilowatt(10+3)
|
KVG
|
Kavieng,
PNG met station site designation
|
|
|
L
|
characteristic
horizontal scale of cloud elements; cloud height; liquid water content; landing
time; length; liquid water path; spectral radiance; latent heat of consendation
|
l
|
liter
|
L-
|
Lyman-Alpha
|
L
|
latent
heat of vaporization
|
LA
|
limited
area; Laboratoire d'Aerologie(France)
|
LAC
|
local
area coverage(AVHRR)
|
LAG
|
lagrangian
|
LAMPS
|
Limited-Area
Mesoscale Prediction System
|
LAN
|
local
area network
|
LANDSAT
|
(NASA
Earth observing satellite series)
|
LANL
|
Los
Alamos National Laboratory(DOE)
|
LAOI
|
Laboratory
of Atmosphere and Oceanology Institute(Russia)
|
LaRC
|
Langley
Research Center(NASA)
|
LAS-X
|
(custom
PMS particle counter for 0.15-7.0 åm)
|
lat
|
latitude
|
LATC;
LATF
|
airplane
latitude
|
LBA
|
Large-scale
Land Processes in the Basin of the Amazon
|
LBTM
|
layer
bispectral threshold method
|
LCL
|
lifting
condensation level
|
LDR
|
linear
depolarization ratio
|
LE
|
latent
heat flux
|
LEADEX
|
Lead
Experiment
|
Least
Sq St Dev
|
least
squares standard deviation
|
LED
|
light
emitting diode
|
LERTS
|
Laboratoire
d'Etudes et Recherches en Teledetection Spatial(France)
|
LES
|
large
eddy simulation model
|
LF
|
lower
fuselage radar
|
LGC
|
nadir
IR radiation
|
LIDAR
|
light
detection and ranging
|
LIMA
|
Laboratoire
d'Instrumentation Meteorologique Aeroportee(France)
|
LIP
|
Lightning
Instrument Package
|
LIP
90
|
(independent
component of LIP
|
Liq
|
liquid
|
LIRAD
|
Lidar
and IR Radiometer
|
LIS
|
Lightning
Imaging Sensor
|
LIT
|
Little
Rock, AK met station designator
|
LITE
|
Lidar
In-space Technology Experiment(LaRC)
|
LLNL
|
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory
|
LLP
|
Lightning
Location and Prediction
|
Lm
|
measured
downward longwave radiation; cloud top radiance
|
LMD
|
Laboratorie
de Meteorologie Dynamique(France)
|
LMN
|
(?,
OK met station designator)
|
LMS
|
Lead
Mission Scientist
|
LN2
|
liquid
nitrogen
|
LNA
|
(ARMAR
electronic component)
|
LNC;
LNR
|
nadir
visible radiation
|
Lo
|
downward
longwave radiation for clear sky conditions
|
loc
|
location
|
lon;
long
|
longitude
|
LONC;
LONF
|
airplane
longitude
|
LONDON
|
(GFDL
GCM)
|
LORAN-C
|
long
range navigation system; third generation
|
LOWS
|
Lake
Ontario Winter Storms Project
|
LOWTRAN
7
|
(USAF
atmospheric model)
|
Ls
|
downward
longwave radiation for stratocumulus conditions; latent heat of sublimation
|
LSA
|
large
scale area; Large-scale Soundings Array
|
LSD
|
large-scale
domain
|
LST
|
local
standard time; local solar time
|
LT
|
left;
local time
|
LTN
|
Litton
|
LW
|
liquid
water; long wave
|
LWC
|
liquid
water concentration
|
LWIR
|
longwave
infrared
|
LWP
|
liquid
water path
|
Lx
|
wavelet
wavelength
|
|
|
M
|
in-cloud
parcel
|
M3
|
Measurments,
Modeling and Monitoring
|
m
|
meter;
cosine of viewing zenith angle; cloud microphysical model index
|
MABL
|
marine
atmospheric boundary layer
|
MAC
|
Macintosh
computer
|
MAD
|
Madison,
WI met station designator
|
MADT
|
Modified
Anomalous Diffraction Theory
|
MAGE
|
Marine
and Aerosol Gas Exchange
|
MAGNAVOX
|
(R/V
Valdivia satellite system)
|
MAHS
|
(ASTEX
NCAR Electra instrument)
|
MAJ
|
Majuro,
FSM met station site designator
|
MAMS
|
Multispectral
Atmospheric Mapping Sensor
|
MANDOP
|
(doppler
radar analysis providing polynomial decomposition of 3-D wind field[CETP])
|
MAPS
|
Mesoscale
Analysis and Prediction System
|
MARS
|
Meteorological
Airborne Radar Data System(NOAA)
|
MARSS
|
(ASTEX
UKC-130 instrument)
|
MAS
|
MODIS
Airborne Simulator
|
MAST
|
Monterey
Area Ship Track Experiment
|
MASTER
|
MODIS/ASTER
Airborne Simulator
|
MAVS
|
(ASTEX
UKC-130 and ER-2 instrument)
|
max
|
maximum
|
MAXAR
|
(Motorola
radio and antenna;voice link to aircraft)
|
mb
|
millibar
|
MB
|
Malcolm
Baldridge
|
MBL
|
marine
boundary-layer
|
MBLCC
|
marine
boundary-layer convective complexes
|
MCC
|
Mesoscale
Convective Complex; mesoscale cellular convection
|
McIDAS-X
|
Man-computer
Interactive Data Access System for UNIX(U. Wis.)
|
MCR
|
Multispectral
Cloud Radiometer
|
MCS
|
Mesoscale
Convective System
|
MCTEX
|
Marine
Continental Thunderstorm Experiment
|
Meas
|
measurement
|
MEGALIDAR
|
Wright-Patterson
AFB 100-inch collimator lidar
|
MESO
|
mesoscale
|
mest
|
estimated
mean value
|
met
|
meteorology
|
METEO
|
Direction
de la Meteorologie Nationale(France)
|
METEOR
|
(operational
weather satellite[Russia])
|
Meteorol.
Atmos. Phys.
|
Meteorological
and Atmospheric Physics
|
METEOSAT
|
geosynchronous
meteorological satellite(ESA)
|
MFDP/FRONTS
87
|
Mesoscale
Frontal Dynamics Project/yearly focus(English, French & German)
|
Mfil
|
ERBE
scanner filtered radiance
|
MFLPOS
|
million
floating-point operations per second
|
MFOV
|
multi-field-of-view
radiometer; multiple-fields-of-view
|
MFR
|
Multifilter
Radiometer
|
MFRSR
|
Multifilter
Rotating Shadow Band Radiometer
|
Mg++
|
magnesium
ion
|
MHS
|
Microwave
Humidity Sounder; multi-aircraft horizontally separated
|
Mhz
|
megahertz(10+6)
|
micro
|
microwave
|
MILE
|
(oceanographic
experiment)
|
mils
|
micrometers
|
MIMR
|
Multi-frequency
Imaging Microwave Radiometer
|
min
|
minute;
minimum
|
MIR
|
Micro-wave
Imaging Radiometer(ER-2)
|
MISR
|
Multi-angle
Imaging Spectro-Radiometer
|
miss
|
mission
|
MISTRC
|
(six
channel radiometer[CCAR])
|
MIT
|
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
|
MIUH
|
Meteorologisches
Institut der Universitat Hamburg(Germany)
|
MIZEX
|
Marginal
Ice Zone Experiment
|
MJO
|
Madden
and Julian oscillation
|
MLO
|
Mauna
Loa Observatory
|
MLT
|
multi-layered
cloud system
|
MM4
|
NCAR
Mesoscale Model version 4
|
MMCR
|
Millimeter
Cloud Radar
|
MMM
|
Mesoscale
and Microscale Meteorology Division(NCAR)
|
MMP
|
Microphysical
Measurment Package
|
MMR
|
(Barnes
8-channel narrowbeam radiometer[CIRRUS I])
|
MMS
|
Meteorological
Measurement System
|
MN
|
month
|
Mn
|
manganese
|
mo
|
cosine
of solar zenith angle
|
MOA
|
military
operating areas
|
MOD
|
Ministry
of Defense(UK)
|
Mode
1
|
(lidar
max rep rate; e.g. 1 pulse per 2 seconds)
|
Mode
2
|
(lidar
low rep rate; e.g. 1 pulse per 30 seconds)
|
Mode
3
|
(lidar
intermittant mode; e.g. 1 pulse per 15 minutes)
|
MODIS-N
|
Moderate
Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer-Nadir
|
MODTRAN
|
Moderate
Resolution Atmospheric Radiance and Transmittance Model(AFGL moderate
resolution model for LOWTRAN 7)
|
MONEX
|
Monsoon
Experiment
|
Mon.
Wea. Rev.
|
Monthly
Weather Review
|
MPAA
|
(WPL
organizational element)
|
MPI
|
Max
Planck Institute
|
MPIOR
|
Multispectral
Pushbroom Imaging Radiometer
|
MPL
|
Micropulse
Radar
|
MPM
|
microphysical
model
|
MPT
|
mission
planning team
|
MR
|
(descriptor
of SARI buoy measurment)
|
M(R)
|
contribution
from multiple scattering
|
mrad
|
milliradian(10-3)
|
MRF
|
Meterological
Research Facility(UK)
|
MRF
Hercules XV 208
|
(MRF
airplane)
|
MRI
|
Meteorological
Research Institute(Japan)
|
MRU
|
Meteorological
Research Unit(UK)
|
MS
|
mission
scientist; marine stratocumulus
|
MSA
|
methane
sulfonic acid(CH3SO3)
|
MSC
|
Ministerio
de Sanidad y Consumo(Spain)
|
MSc
|
marine
stratocumulus
|
MSFC
|
Marshall
Space Flight Center(NASA)
|
MSI
|
multi-spectral
imagery
|
MSIFO
|
Marine
Stratocumulus IFO(FIRE I)
|
MSL
|
mean
sea level
|
MSMR
|
multispectral,
multiresolution method
|
MSP
|
Multi-Scale
Profiler
|
MSS
|
Multi-spectral
Scanner(LANDSAT)
|
MST
|
mission
selection team; mission science team
|
MSU
|
Microwave
Sounding Unit
|
mT
|
(air
mass descriptor)
|
MTPE
|
Mission
To Planet Earth(NASA)
|
MTR
|
mini-temperature
recorder
|
mtrue
|
true
mean value
|
MTS
|
Microwave
Temperature Sounder(ER-2)
|
MUC
|
mesoscale
uncinus complex
|
mult
|
multiple
|
Munfil
|
ERBE
scanner unfiltered radiance
|
MUS
|
Muskogee,
OK met station designator
|
MVR
|
maneuver
|
MVS
|
multi-aircraft
vertically stacked mission
|
MW
|
microwave
|
MWD
|
(ASTEX
cloud radar type)
|
MWIR
|
medium
wave infrared
|
MWR
|
microwave
radiometer
|
MYF
|
San
Diego, CA met station designator
|
|
|
N
|
North;
droplet concentration; satellite field of view; crystal number density; total
cloud cover code
|
N2O
|
nitrous
oxide
|
N.A.
|
now
available
|
Na+
|
sodium
ion
|
NaCl
|
sodium
chloride
|
NADC
|
Naval
Air Development Center
|
NAG
|
designator
for NASA grant
|
NAILS
|
NCAR
Airborne Infrared Lidar System
|
NAM
|
Navy
Aerosol Model
|
NARE
|
North
Atlantic Regional Experiment
|
NAS
|
Naval
Air Station; National Academy of Sciences
|
NASA
|
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
|
NASIS
|
NASA
Aerospace Safety Information System
|
NASNI
|
Naval
Air Station at San Nicolas Island, CA
|
naut
mi
|
nautical
mile
|
NAV
|
navigation
|
NAVSWC
|
Naval
Surface Weapons Center
|
NBS
|
National
Bureau of Standards
|
Nc
|
number
of cloud type/observing condition cases
|
N/C
|
no
coverage
|
NCAR
|
National
Center for Atmospheric Research
|
NCDS
|
NASA
Climate Data System
|
NCEP
|
National
Center for Environmental Prediction
|
Ncld
|
radiance
from the cirrus layer with the cloud present
|
NCLE
|
(bispectral
cloud retrieval algorithm-Stowe et al.)
|
Nclr
|
radiance
from the cirrus layer if it were clear
|
NCPO
|
National
Climate Project Office(NOAA)
|
NCSA
|
National
Center for Supercomputing Applications
|
N(D);
n(r)
|
particle
size distribution function
|
NDS
|
(?,
KS met station designator)
|
Nd:YAG
|
neodymium:ytterbium-aluminum-garnet
|
NET
|
noise
equivalent temperature
|
NEC
|
North
Equatorial Current
|
NEBA
|
NASA
Employees Benefit Association
|
NEDT
|
noise
equivalent temperature
|
Neff
|
effective
downward radiance
|
NEI
|
noise
equivalent irradiance
|
NERF
|
Naval
Electromagnetic Radiation Facility; provides NORAPS
|
NESDIS
|
National
Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service(NOAA)
|
NetCDF
|
Network
Common Data Format
|
NF
|
(describes
ARMAR electronic component)
|
NFOV
|
near
field of view
|
NFOVR
|
Narrow
Fielf-of-view Radiometer
|
N.G.C.C.
|
(Canadian
Coast Guard R/V designation)
|
NGDC
|
National
Geophysical Data Center
|
NGM
|
(type
of meteorological analysis)
|
NH
|
Northern
Hemisphere; low or middle cloud amount code
|
NH3
|
ammonia
|
NH4+
|
ammonia
ion
|
Ni
|
nickel
|
Ni
|
number
of ice crystals being formed
|
NIMBUS
|
NASA
meteorological research satellite series(1-7)
|
NIP
|
Normal
Incidence Pyrheliometer
|
NIR
|
near
infrared
|
NIRS
|
Near-Infrared
Spectroradiometer
|
Nl
|
radiance
from the atmosphere below the cirrus layer
|
nm
|
nanometer(10-9)
|
NMC
|
National
Meteorological Center(WMO); Numeric Meteorologic Center (NOAA)
|
Nmcld
|
measured
radiance at surface with cirrus present
|
Nmclr
|
measured
radiance at the surface with clear sky
|
NMHC
|
non
methane hydrocarbons
|
NO
|
nitric
oxide
|
No
|
number
density
|
NO2
|
nitrogen
dioxide
|
NO3-
|
nitrate
ion
|
NOx
|
nitrogen
oxides(NO, NO2, NO3)
|
NOy
|
reactive
nitrogen species
|
NOAA
|
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|
NOAA
9
|
(launched
12/12/84; polar orbiter)
|
NOAA
10
|
(launched
9/17/86; polar orbiter)
|
NOAA
K
|
eleventh
polar orbiting satellite in TIROS series
|
NODS
|
NASA
Ocean Data System
|
NOGAPS
|
(organization
involved in T/C data analysis)
|
NOPC
|
NOAA
Ocean Products Center
|
NORAPS
|
Naval
Operations Regional Atmospheric Prediction System model
|
NOSC
|
Naval
Ocean Systems Center(San Diego-DOD)
|
NOTAM
|
Notice
To Airmen
|
NOVAM
|
Naval
Oceanic Vertical Aerosol Model
|
NPS
|
Naval
Postgraduate School
|
N(r)
|
number
of cloud particles per unit volume; atmospheric molecular number density
|
NRC
|
National
Research Council
|
NRe,max
|
maximum
Reynolds Number
|
NRL
|
Naval
Research Laboratory
|
NRT
|
(R/V
Valdivia dimension)
|
NRZI
|
Non
Return To Zero Invert
|
Ns
|
nimbostratus;
number of independent samples
|
NSA
|
North
Slope of Alaska
|
NSCAT
|
NASA
Scatterometer
|
NSF
|
National
Science Foundation
|
NSI
|
San
Nicolas Island, CA met station designator
|
NSIDC
|
National
Snow and Ice Data Center
|
NSS
|
non-sea
salt sulfate
|
NSSDC
|
National
Space Science Data Center
|
NSSL
|
National
Severe Storms Laboratory(NOAA)
|
NSSTS
|
Near-surface
Salinity and Temperature System
|
NSWC
|
Naval
Surface Warefare Center
|
Nt
|
total
number of samples required; total numbe in distribution
|
NTIS
|
National
Technical Information Service
|
Nu
|
radiance
from the atmosphere above the cirrus layer
|
NUC
|
nucleation
of ice crystals
|
NUKC-130
|
(UK
airplane)
|
NW
|
Northwest
|
NWP
|
National
Weather Prediction
|
NWS
|
National
Weather Service(NOAA)
|
N.W.T.
|
Northwest
Territories
|
NZ
|
New
Zeland
|
|
|
O
|
optical
propagation sensor
|
O2
|
oxygen
|
O3
|
ozone
|
O-A
|
coupled
oceanographic-atmosphere
|
OAB
|
Ocean
Affairs Board(NAS)
|
OAII
|
Ocean-Atmosphere-Ice
Interaction
|
OAO
|
Office
of Aircraft Operations(NOAA)
|
OAP-200X
|
(PMS
optical array probe)
|
Obs
|
observation
|
OC
|
operations
coordinator
|
OCAR
|
(NOAA
organization)
|
OCCG
|
Operations
Center Coordinator Group
|
OCD
|
Ocean
Chemistry Division(AOML)
|
OCM
|
OLR
climatological minimum
|
OCTS
|
Ocean
Color Temperature Scanner(Japan)(ADEOS-1)
|
ODRA
|
aircraft
drift angle
|
ODW
|
Omega
Drop Windsonde System
|
OFAP
|
Observational
Facilities Advisory Panel
|
OFPS
|
Office
of Field Project Support(UCAR)
|
OGCM
|
ocean
general circulation model
|
OGP
|
Office
of Global Programs(DOC)
|
OGSC;
OGSF
|
aircraft
ground speed
|
OH
|
hydroxyl
radical
|
OLR
|
outgoing
longwave radiation
|
OLS
|
Optical
Line Scanner; Over Larger Scale(out to 100 km); Operational Line-scan
System(DMSP)
|
OLS-L
|
broadband
visible channel(0.4-1.1um)(DMSP)
|
OLS-T
|
broadband
IR channel(10.2-12.8um)(DMSP)
|
OM
|
Operations Manager
|
OMA
|
Omahe,
NE met site identifier
|
OMEGA
|
(long
range navigation aid)
|
OMM
|
(ARC
Medium Altitude Missions Branch organization designator)
|
Omnet
|
(a
subnet of Telemail)
|
ONR
|
Office
of Naval Research(DOD)
|
ONT
|
(Navy
program)
|
OP
|
Operations
Plan; operation
|
Op
|
operational
|
OPC
|
Ocean
Products Center
|
OPG
|
Optical
Precipitation Gauge
|
OPO
|
optical
parametric oscillator
|
ops;
op
|
operations;
operational
|
Opt.
Lett.
|
Optics
Letters
|
opt
|
optical
|
ORG
|
optical
rain gauge
|
ORI
|
Ocean
Research Institute
|
OSA
|
outer
soundings array
|
OSC
|
Ocean
Science Committee(OAB)
|
OSSA
|
Office
of Space Science and Applications(NASA)
|
OSU
|
Oregon
State University
|
OUN
|
Norman,
OK met station designator
|
ovlp
|
cloud
overlap conditions
|
OWCP
|
Office
of Workers Compensation Program
|
|
|
P
|
lidar
pointing mode: off-zenith direction; particle; potential vorticity; lidar
emitted power; pressure
|
(p)
|
as
a function of pressure
|
p*
|
saturation
point pressure
|
P-3
|
NOAA
airplane
|
P-3B
|
NASA
Wallops airplane
|
P(,
, `)
|
azimuthally
averaged phase function
|
PA
|
highest
priority
|
PAC
|
Pacific
|
PALACE
|
profiling
ALACE
|
PAMS
|
Portable
Automated Mesonet Stations
|
PAN
|
peroxyacetyl
nitrate
|
PAR
|
parallel
|
210Pb
|
lead
isotope
|
PBL
|
planetary
boundary layer
|
PC
|
personal
computer; lowest priority
|
Pc
|
cloud-top
pressures
|
PCAB
|
cabin
static pressure
|
PCASP
|
Passive
Cavity Aerosol Spectrometer
|
PCDS
|
Pilot
Climate Data System(NASA-GSFC)
|
PCLASS
|
Processed
CLASS
|
PCM
|
Profiling
Current Meter
|
PD
|
photodiode
|
PDF
|
probability
density function; power density function; probability distribution function
|
PDL
|
Polarization
Diversity Lidar
|
PDT
|
Pacific
Daylight Time
|
perp
|
perpendicular
|
PERT
|
Program
Evaluation and Review Technique
|
Pf
|
probability
of freezing
|
ph;
phas
|
phase
|
Ph.
D.
|
Doctor
of Philosophy
|
PI
|
Principal
Investigator; pristine ice
|
PIA
|
Peoria,
IL met station identifier
|
PIN
|
Pacific
Island Network
|
PIR
|
Precision
Infrared Radiometer(model of Eppley Lab pyrgeometer[0.3-3.0 m])
|
PITCH
|
aircraft
pitch angle
|
PLA
|
Platteville,
WI met station identifier
|
PLS-PMT
|
(night
time-only low-light sensor[0.45-0.95um][OLS])
|
PLTHD
|
inertial
platform heading
|
PLWC;
XLWC
|
cloud
liquid water content
|
PLWCF
|
profiles
of liquid water content
|
PM
|
program
manager
|
PMEL
|
Pacific
Marine Environmental Laboratory(DOE)
|
PMM
|
Probability
Matching Method
|
PMS
|
Particle
Measurment Systems, Inc., Boulder, CO
|
PMT
|
photo-multplier
tube
|
PMTC
|
Pacific
Missile Test Center
|
PNG
|
Papua,
New Guinea
|
PNI
|
Pohnpei,
FSM met station site designator
|
PO
|
polar
orbiter
|
POINT
SUR
|
MS
R/V
|
pol
|
polarization
|
POLDER
|
Polarization
and Directionality of Earth Reflectances experiment
|
POLES
|
Polar
Exchange at the Sea Surface
|
POMMAR
|
(designator
for Le Suroit met station)
|
PORP
|
porpoise
motion
|
POSEIDON
|
(French
component of TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite)
|
ppb
|
parts
per billion
|
PPI
|
radar
mode; azimuth scan @ fixed elevation
|
ppm
|
parts
per million
|
pptn
|
precipitation
|
PR
|
Precipitation
Radar; pressure; precipitation rate
|
P(R)
|
power
incident upon receiver
|
PRC
|
Peoples
Republic of China
|
precip
|
precipitation
|
press
|
pressure
|
pressr
alt
|
pressure
altitude
|
PRF
|
pulse
repetition frequency
|
PROBE
|
Pilot
Radiation Observation Experiment
|
Proc
|
proceedings
|
PROFS
|
Program
for Regional Observing and Forecasting Services(FSL)
|
PROTEUS
|
Profile
Telemetry of Upper Ocean Currents
|
PRT-4,
-5, -6
|
models
of Barnes Engineering precision radiation thermometers
|
PS
|
power
supply
|
Ps
|
surface
pressure
|
PSA
|
particle
surface area
|
PSB;
PSW
|
static
pressure
|
PSC
|
Polar
Stratospheric Clouds
|
PSFD
|
fuselage
static pressure
|
PSP
|
Precision
Solar Pyranometer(model of Eppley Lab pyranometer[4.0-50.0 m]); pitot-static
pressure
|
PSS
|
photostationary
state
|
pstat
|
static
pressure
|
PSU
|
Pennsylvania
State University
|
PSUCS
|
Penn
State University Continental Stratus
|
PSW
|
wing
static pressure
|
Pt
|
transmitted
power
|
PTCE
|
Pilot
Tropical Cirrus Experiment
|
PTCH
|
aircraft
pitch angle
|
PTS
|
points
|
PVM-5
|
(Kwajalein
lidar test series)
|
PVM-100A
|
Particulate
Volumn Monitor model
|
PV-WAVE
|
(software
used to create browse images)
|
PW
|
precipitable
water
|
|
|
Q
|
total-water
mixing ratio; extinction efficiency
|
q
|
viewing
zenith angle; moisture; specific humidity; water vapor mixing ratio
|
Q1;
Q2
|
apparent
heat sources and sinks
|
q*
|
saturation
mixing ratio
|
QABS
|
particle
absorption efficiency
|
qb
|
net
upward longwave radiation
|
qE
|
equivalent
potential temperature
|
qh
|
latent
heat loss
|
QL
|
(related
to cloud amount)
|
q1
|
liquid
water mixing ratio
|
qo
|
solar
zenith angle
|
qr
|
total
water content; unfiltered liquid water content
|
qs
|
sensible
heat loss
|
qv
|
(mean
boundary layer turbulence measure)
|
qE
|
mixing
ratio from EG & G detector
|
QZ
|
(related
to cloud amount)
|
Q-bay
|
(ER-2
instrument equipment compartment)
|
QCB;
QCW
|
indicated
air speed
|
QCF;
QCR; QCW
|
indicated
airspeed pressure
|
Qext
|
extinction
efficiency
|
QJRMS
|
Quarterly
Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
|
QM
|
quality
monitoring
|
qT
|
sea
surface net heat flux
|
QTOT,
q
|
total
water(vapor and liquid) mixing ratio
|
QUAD
|
(type
of aircraft flight leg on T/C)
|
Quart.
J. Roy. Met. Soc.
|
Quarterly
Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
|
|
|
R
|
results;
instrumentation site; rain rate; variance; rawinsonde; range; cloud albedo;
scattering ratio; measured cloud reflectance ratio: viewed direction to nadir;
ratio
|
r
|
range
|
R1
|
enhanced
deployment mode for met soundings
|
R2
|
intensive
deployment mode for met soundings
|
R3
|
minimal
deployment mode for met soundings
|
R+3%
|
reflectance
threshold cloud retrieval algorithm
|
R
|
normalized
nadir reflectance
|
R
|
ideal
gas constant for water vapor
|
RA
|
Radar
Altimeter(ERS-1)
|
Ra
|
Raleigh
Number
|
RAAF
|
Royal
Australian Air Force
|
RAB
|
Rabaul,
PNG met station site designator
|
rad
|
radiation;
radian; radiometer; radar
|
RADN
|
radiation
|
RAE
|
Royal
Aerospace Establishment(UK)
|
RAF
|
Research
Aircraft Experiment; Research Aviation Facility(NCAR)
|
Ram
|
moist
Raleigh number
|
RAMS
|
Radiation
Measurment System(ER-2); Regional Atmospheric Modeling System(CSU)
|
RASS
|
Radio
Acoustic Sounding System
|
R
& AT
|
Research
and Advanced Technology
|
Ravg
|
average
rain rate
|
rb
|
cloud
base altitude
|
RBAR
|
weighted
aerosol radius
|
rc
|
reflectivity
of broken clouds; cloud albedo
|
Re
|
eddy
Reynolds number
|
Rcld
|
average
cloudy pixel reflectance
|
Rclr
|
clear-sky
reflectance
|
Rd
|
ideal
gas constant for dry air
|
RDF
|
real
data fine
|
RDP
|
Research
data Program
|
RDS
|
real
data smooth
|
RDSS
|
Research
and Data Support System(NCAR)
|
Refl
|
reflectance
|
REORDER
|
(NCAR
software for radar data analysis)
|
rep
|
repetition
|
REQMTS
|
requirements
|
re
|
desired
cloud reflectivity
|
re;
reff
|
effective
particle/droplet radius; cirrus cloud effective radius
|
res
|
resolution
|
RESSAC
|
Radar
d'Etude du Spectre de Surface par Analyse Circulaire(France)
|
RESURS
|
Russian
satellite designed for Earth observations and for carrying high resolution
multi-spectral cameras
|
Rev.
Geophys.
|
Reviews
of Geophysics
|
RG8;
WG7
|
(pyranometer
dome type)
|
RGD
|
Raleigh-Gans-Debye
approximation
|
RGPS
|
Radarsat
Geophysical Processing System working group(NASA)
|
RH
|
relative
humidity
|
RHGT
|
aircraft
geometric altitude
|
RHI
|
range-height
indicator(scans); radar mode; elevation scan @ fixed azimuth; relative humidity
wrt ice
|
RHOLA
|
Lyman-
hygrometer
|
r.h.s.
|
right
hand side
|
RHw
|
relative
humidity wrt water
|
Ri
|
Richardson
number
|
RICE
|
Rosemount
Icing detector
|
RM
|
Rosemount
|
rm
|
mean
radius of cloud droplets
|
RMS
|
root-mean-square
|
Rn
|
Fresnel
reflectance
|
222Rn
|
radon
isotope
|
ROCEW
|
Role
of Clouds, Energy and Water program(NSF)
|
ROLL
|
aircraft
roll angle
|
ROWS
|
Radar
for Observing the Wave Spectrum
|
RP
|
Reference
Publication(NASA)
|
rp
|
aperature
radius
|
RPN
|
Recherche
en Precision Numerique(Canada AES)
|
R.
S.
|
radiosounding
|
rs
|
reflectivity
for cloud-free ocean background; sphere radius
|
Rsat
|
saturation
reflectance
|
RSC
|
attenuated
scattering ratio
|
RSM
|
Randall,
Shao, Moeng reference
|
RSMAS
|
Rosenstiel
School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
|
RSTB
|
radiometric
surface temperature
|
RT
|
right
|
R-T
|
rainrate
history
|
rt
|
cloud
top altitude
|
RTI
|
range-time
indicator
|
R/V
|
research
vessel
|
rv
|
mean
volumn-radius; mean droplet radius; volumn-averaged radius
|
RWU
|
(descriptor
of measured water)
|
|
|
S
|
lidar
scanning mode: stepped or continuously pointed in different directions;
stratus; South; sodar; slope of regression line
|
s
|
dry
static energy; path length
|
s,
sec
|
second
|
SA
|
lidar
scan by rotating azimuth angle; Service d'Aeronomie(France); single aircraft
|
SACM
|
Smart
Acoustic Current Meter
|
SAGE
I
|
Stratospheric
Aerosol and Gas Experiment I(AEM-B)
|
SAGE
II
|
Stratospheric
Aerosol and Gas Experiment II(ERBS)
|
SAGEM
|
(R/V
Valdivia log)
|
SAIC
|
Science
Applications International Corporation
|
SAIL
|
Serial
ASCII Instrumentation Loops
|
samp
|
sample
|
SAR
|
Synthetic
Aperature Radar
|
SARE
|
(Météo
France/SETIM system)
|
SARI
|
Subduction
Accelerated Research Initiative
|
SASS
|
Subsonic
Assessment Program(AEAP)
|
sat
|
satellite
|
SATA
|
Serviço
Açoreano de Transportes Aéreos(Azores)
|
SATNAV
|
satellite
navigation
|
SBIR
|
Small
Business Innovative Research
|
SBUV
|
Solar
Backscatter Ultraviolet instrument
|
SC
|
spatial
coherence cloud retrieval algorithm; Stevens and Ciesielski
|
Sc
|
stratocumulus
clouds; critical supersaturation
|
sc
|
entirely
cloudy region
|
ScaRaBE
|
Scanner
for Radiation Budget Experiment
|
SCAR
A
|
Sulphates,
Clouds and Radiation-Atlantic
|
SCAR
B
|
Smoke,
Clouds and Radiation-Brazil mission(NASA)
|
Scat
|
scatter
|
Scatt
|
scatterometer
|
scc
|
super
cloud cluster
|
SCICEX
|
Submarine
Science Ice Experiment(ONR)
|
SCM
|
single-column
model
|
SCMS
|
Small
Cumulus Microphysical Study
|
SCR
|
Surface
Contour Radar
|
SCSI
|
small
computer systems interface
|
SCT
|
stratus-to-cumulus
transition
|
sct
|
scattered
|
Scu
|
stratocumulus
cloud
|
scud
|
(cloud
condition)
|
SD
|
size
distribution; standard deviation
|
SDD
|
(type
of rawinsonde)
|
SDF
|
standard
data format; stored data fine
|
SDG
|
Snow
Depth Gauge
|
SDS
|
stored
data smooth
|
SDSMT
|
South
Dakota School of Mines and Technology
|
SDST
|
Science
Data Support Team(MODIS)
|
SeaCat
|
sea
category
|
SeaDAS
|
(UK
C-130 recording system);(SeaWifs Data Analysis System)
|
SeaDataTPR
|
Sea
Data Temperature and Pressure Recorder
|
SeaMail
|
COMSAT
communications
|
SEAS
|
Shipboard
Environmental Automated System
|
SEASOAR
|
Towed
Profiling CTD and ADCP system
|
SeaWIFS
|
Sea-viewing
Wide Field-of-view Sensor
|
sec
|
second
|
Seff
|
effective
supersaturation
|
SEM
|
scanning
electron microscopy
|
SEMAPHORE
|
(specific
objective experiment supporting ASTEX[France])
|
sens
|
sensor
|
sensi
|
sensible
|
sest
|
estimated
standard deviation
|
SET
|
(NASA
Hq. organization)
|
SETIM
|
Service
des Equipments et des Techniques Instrumentales(France)
|
SF
|
upward
source function
|
SF6
|
sodium
hexafluoride
|
SFC
|
surface
|
SFMR
|
Stepped
Frequency Microwave Radiometer
|
SFS
|
sequential
forward selection
|
SGL
|
single-layered
cloud system with retrieved cloud properties
|
SH
|
Southern
Hemisphere
|
SHEBA
|
Surface
Heat Budget in the Arctic(DOE)
|
SHFG
|
Spherical
Harmonic Spatial Grid Method(CSU)
|
SHOM
|
Service
Hydrographique et Oceanographique de la Marine(France)
|
SHP
|
shaft
horsepower
|
SHSG
|
Spherical
Harmonic Spatial Grid
|
SI
|
Solomon
Islands
|
Si
|
silicon
|
Si
|
ice
supersaturation
|
SIO
|
Scripps
Institute of Oceanography(University of CA-San Diego)
|
SIRIS
|
Stratospheric
Infrared Interferometric Spectrometer
|
Skihi
|
(GISS
atmospheric model)
|
SL
|
Saberliner
airplane
|
SLP
|
super
long play
|
SLW
|
supercooled
liquid water
|
sm
|
region
of small cumulus clouds
|
SMA
|
Santa
Maria, Azores met station ID
|
SMB
|
Systems
Management Branch
|
SM
Isl
|
Santa
Maria Island
|
SML
|
surface
mixed layer
|
SMMR
|
Scanning
Multi-channel Microwave Radiometer
|
SMSST
|
satellite-measured
skin surface temperature
|
SNI
|
San
Nicolas Island
|
SNOW
|
Service
d'Hydrographie at d'Oceanologie de la Marine(France)
|
SNR
|
signal
to noise ratio
|
so
|
solar
spectral flux
|
SO2
|
sulfur
dioxide
|
SO4--
|
sulfate
ion
|
SOA
|
(ASTEX
experiment-flux)
|
SOB
|
(ASTEX
experiment-MESO)
|
SOC
|
(ASTEX
experiment-POLDER)
|
SOCEX
I & II
|
Southern
Ocean Cloud Experiments
|
SOD
|
(ASTEX
experiment-water)
|
SODAR
|
Sound
Detection and Ranging
|
SOFIA
|
Surface
of the Ocean Fluxes and Interaction with the Atmosphere
|
sol
|
solar
|
sound;
snd
|
sounding
|
SOW
|
statement
of work
|
SP
|
lidar
scan by rotating about pointing direction
|
SPAN
|
Space
Physics Analysis Network
|
SPCZ
|
Southern
Pacific Convergence Zone
|
SPDT
|
single-pole
double-throw switch
|
SPEC
|
Stratton
Park Engineering Co., Inc.
|
Spec
Hum
|
specific
humidity
|
SPECTRE
|
Spectral
Radiation Experiment
|
SPERAD
|
Spectrally-scanning
Radiometer
|
SPFR
|
Spectral
Flux Radiometer
|
SPOT
|
System
pour l'observation de la Terre(French satellite)
|
Sr
|
steradian
|
SRB
|
Surface
Radiation Budget
|
SRI
|
Stanford
Research Institute
|
ss
|
(activity
during aircraft flight leg)
|
SSB
|
single
side band
|
SSEC
|
Space
Science and Engineering Center(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
|
SSFR
|
Solar
Spectral Flux Radiometer
|
SSG
|
Scientific
Steering Group
|
SSH2
|
(16
channel radiometer used in Cirrus IFO-II on NCAR King Air)
|
SSM
|
Sault
Ste. Marie, MI met station identifier; Special Sensor Magnetometer(DMSP)
|
SSM/I
|
Special
Sensor Microwave/Imager
|
SSM/T
|
Special
Sensor Microwave/Temperature Sounder
|
SSM/T2
|
Special
Sensor Microwave/Water Vapor Sounder
|
SSR
|
Soviet
Socialist Republic
|
SSRP
|
Spectral
Surface Radiation Program
|
SSS
|
sea-surface salinity
|
SSSF
|
Surface
and Soundings Systems Facility(NCAR)
|
SST
|
sea
surface temperature
|
SSU
|
Statospheric
Sounding Unit
|
Ssw
|
swirling
intensity
|
ST
|
ship
track mission; radiometric surface temperature
|
St
|
stratus
|
STA
|
met
station
|
stack
|
aircraft
tracks above/below each other
|
STBL
|
stratus-topped
boundary layer
|
STC
|
St.
Cloud, MN met station identifier
|
STD
RES
|
standard
resolution
|
STEP
|
Stratosphere-Troposphere
Exchange Project
|
STERAO
|
Stratospheric-Tropospheric
Experiments: Radiation, Aerosols and Ozone
|
STI
|
(optical
rain gage)
|
STORM
|
Stormscale
Operational and Research Meteorology program
|
STP
|
static
pressure
|
STR
|
(weather
pattern)
|
Strato
2C
|
UAV
for atmospheric measurments(Germany)
|
Strato
cu
|
stratocumulus
clouds
|
strue
|
true
standard deviation
|
STX
|
S
T Systems Corporation
|
SUCCESS
|
Subsonic
Aircraft: Contrails and Cloud Effects Special Study
|
SUN
|
(workstation)
|
sun
fol
|
sun
following
|
SUNYA
|
State
University of New York-Albany
|
surf
|
surface
|
SVCA
|
(type
of weather report)
|
S-VHS
|
Super/Video
Home System
|
SW
|
short
wave
|
Sw
|
vertical
velocity skewness
|
SWB;
SWBT
|
visible
radiation
|
SWcorr
|
corrected
irradiance
|
SWG
|
Science
Working Group
|
SW-NE
|
Southwest-Northeast
|
SWR
|
short-wavelength
radar
|
Swtr
|
sea
water
|
Symp.
|
symposium
|
(syn)
|
synchro
|
Sys
|
system
|
SZ
|
lidar
scan by stepping zenith angle
|
sza
|
solar
zenith angle
|
|
|
T
|
Temperature;
tethered; tower system; mean temperature along flight leg; above cloud parcel;
measured IR temperature; cloud optical thickness
|
(T-Td)
|
dew
point depression
|
t
|
optical
thickness
|
T-3K
|
temperature
threshold cloud retrieval algorithm
|
T-39
|
NASA
Wallops airplane
|
T
|
equivalent
blackbody temperature
|
TA
|
tail
antenna
|
Ta
|
air
temperature
|
Ta
|
atmospheric
transmittance above cloud
|
TACAN
|
Tactical
Air Navigation system
|
TAMU
|
Texas
A & M University
|
TAO
|
tropical
atmosphere ocean
|
TAR
|
UNIX
archive file extension
|
TASP
|
Tropical
Area Special Product
|
TATDI
|
de-iced
total air temperature
|
TATND
|
total
air temperature
|
TB
|
equivalent
blackbody temperature; boundary temperature
|
TBB
|
Black-body
temperature
|
Tb
|
(GCE
cloud model output related to precipitation profile)
|
TBD
|
to
be determined
|
TBS
|
Tethered
Balloon System
|
TC;
T/C
|
TOGA
COARE
|
TC
|
cloud
temperature
|
Tc
|
cloud
top temperature
|
Tc
|
cosmic
noise temperature; cloud transmittance to downward direct radiation
|
TCA
|
TOGA
COARE Central Archive
|
TCBL
|
trade-wind
cumulus boundary layer
|
TCG
|
time
code generator
|
TCIPO
|
TOGA
COARE International Project Office
|
Tcld
|
average
cloudy pixel temperature; transmittance of the cirrus layer with the cloud
present
|
Tclr
|
clear-sky
brightness temperature; transmittance of the cirrus layer if it were clear
|
TCM
|
time
compression multiplexing
|
TCPIP
|
TOGA
COARE Program International Panel
|
TCP/IP
|
Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
|
TCPO
|
TOGA/COARE
Project Office
|
Tcs
|
clear-sky
temperature; clear-sky temperature
|
TCST
|
TC
Science Team
|
TDDR
|
Total-Direct-Diffuse
Radiometer
|
Tdp;
Tdew; Td
|
dew
point temperature
|
Tech.
|
technical
|
Telemail
|
(self-contained
commercial network providing e-mail and bulletin board services)
|
TEM
|
transmission
electron microscopy
|
TEMP
|
temperature
|
TEO3C
|
(ozone
monitor)
|
Texas
A & M
|
Texas
Agriculture and Mechanical University
|
TFOV
|
telescope
field of view
|
Tg
|
surface
temperature
|
TH
|
cloud
top temperature
|
THI
|
aircraft
true heading
|
THIR
|
Temperature-Humidity
Infrared Radiometer(Nimbus 7)
|
ti
|
cloud
mean transmissivity
|
TIC
|
Turbulence
Instrument Clusters
|
TIFF
|
tag
image file format
|
TIROS
N
|
fourteenth
Television Infrared Observation Satellite; third generation of NOAA operational
meteorological satellites
|
TISO
|
Tropical
Intraseasonal Oscillation
|
TIWE
|
Tropical
Instability Wave Experiment
|
tk
|
time
to reach Kalmogorov turbulence scale
|
TKE
|
thermodynamic
kinetic equilibrum; turbulent kinetic energy
|
TL
|
aircraft
landing time
|
Tl
|
lidar
rerived cloud top temperature; transmittance of the atmosphere above the cirrus
layer
|
TM
|
Thematic
Mapper(LANDSAT); Technical Memorandum(NASA)
|
TMI
|
TRMM
Microwave Imager
|
TMR
|
TOPEX
Microwave Radiometer
|
TMS
|
Thematic
Mapper Simulator
|
T/O
|
take
off time
|
TOA
|
top
of the atmosphere
|
TOC
|
Table
of Contents
|
TOGA
COARE
|
Tropical
Ocean and Global Atmosphere/Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment
|
TOMS
|
Total
Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
|
TOP
|
Topeka,
KS met station designator
|
TOPEX
|
Ocean
Topography Experiment(NASA)
|
Tot
|
total
|
TOVS
|
TIROS
Operational Vertical Sounder(NOAA PO)
|
TP
|
self-contained
temperature pod
|
T.
Prof.
|
temperature
profile
|
TPYR1;
BPYR1
|
visible
radiation
|
TPYRG;
BPYRG
|
IR
radiation
|
TR
|
temperature
recorder
|
T/R
|
(ARMAR
electronic component)
|
Tr
|
room
temperature; cloud transmittance; PRT-5 derived cloud top temperature
|
Trkr
|
tracker
|
TRMM
|
Tropoical
Rainfall Measuring Mission(Japan)
|
Trx
|
receiver
noise temperature
|
TS
|
clear-sky
temperature
|
Ts
|
static
air temperature; surface temperature
|
TSCC
|
Tilt-scan
CCD Camera
|
TSDIS
|
TRMM
Science and Data Information System
|
TSEC
|
Translinear
Scanning Electro-Optical Camera(ER-2)
|
TSF
|
Typical
Shape Function analysis
|
TSI
|
Thermal
Systems, Inc.
|
TSV
|
Townsville,
Australia met location designator
|
Tt
|
cloud-top
temperature
|
TTB;
TTF; TTR
|
reverse
flow total air temperature
|
TTFH;
TTWH
|
total
air temperature(deiced)
|
TTKP
|
total
air temperature(fast response K-probe)
|
Tu
|
cloud
transmittance to upward direct radiation
|
Turb
|
turbulence
|
TUS
|
Tucson,
AZ met station designator
|
TUV;
BUV
|
ultraviolet
radiation
|
TUVR
|
Total
ultraviolet radiation
|
TV
|
television
|
TWC
|
total
water content
|
TWP
|
Tropical
Western Pacific
|
TWTA
|
Traveling
Wave Tube Amplifier
|
|
|
U
|
North-South
wind component
|
U;
Univ
|
university
|
U*
|
friction
velocity
|
u
|
wind
speed; cloud total optical depth
|
UA
|
University
of Alaska
|
UA
|
vertical
air velocity
|
UAV
|
unmanned
aerial vehicle; upper atmosphere vehicle
|
U
AZ
|
University
of Arizona
|
UB
|
University
of Birmingham(UK)
|
UBLF
|
(R/V
Akademik Kurchatov radio communication call sign)
|
Uc
|
cell
speed
|
UCAR
|
University
Corporation for Atmospheric Research
|
UC-I
|
University
of California-Irvine
|
UCLA
|
University
of California at Los Angeles
|
UC-SD;
U Cal-SD
|
University
of California-San Diego
|
UDE;
U. Denver; UD
|
University
of Denver
|
UF
|
universal
format
|
UGC
|
zenith
IR radiation
|
Uh
|
aircraft
constant altitude wind measurement; wind speed in the shear zone
|
UHA;
UH
|
University
of Hawaii
|
UHB
|
University
of Hamburg(Germany)
|
UHF
|
ultra
high frequency
|
UI
|
University
of Illinois
|
UID
|
east
velocity component
|
UIR
|
upwelling
infrared
|
UIUC
|
University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
|
UK
|
United
Kingdom
|
UKMO
|
United
Kingdom Meteorological Office
|
UKMRF
|
Meteorological
Research Facility(UK)
|
UL
|
upper
cloud layer
|
ULI
|
University
of Lisbon(Portugal)
|
ULIS
|
(Merlin
IV INS type)
|
ULS
|
Upward
Looking Sonar
|
Um
|
cross-roll
velocity
|
UMD
|
University
of Maryland
|
UMIST
|
Univ.
of Manchester(UK) Institute of Science and Technology
|
UN
|
United
Nations
|
UNC;
UNR
|
zenith
visible radiation
|
UND
|
University
of North Dakota
|
UNISYS
|
United
Information System
|
UNIX
|
(AT&T
Bell Labs operating system)
|
UNOLS
|
University
National Oceanographic Laboratory System
|
UPS
|
United
Parcel Post
|
URI
|
University
of Rhode Island
|
URL
|
Uniform
Resource Locator(Internet)
|
US
|
upwelling
solar; United States
|
USAF
|
United
States Air Force
|
USB
|
University
of Sabatier(France)
|
UT
|
universal
time; upper troposphere
|
UTC
|
Universal
Time Code
|
UTH
|
upper
troposphere humidity
|
Utrech;
UUTR
|
University
of Utrecht(Netherlands)
|
UUT;
U. Utah
|
University
of Utah
|
UV
|
ultraviolet
|
UVB;
UVT
|
ultraviolet
radiation
|
UV-b
|
ultraviolet
radiation; 280-320 nm
|
UW;
UWA; U of Wash
|
University
of Washington
|
u'w'
|
surface
flux of water vapor
|
U.
Wis.; UWI
|
University
of Wisconsin
|
UWO
|
University
of Wormley(UK)
|
|
|
V
|
vertical
resolution; East-West axis wind component; ventilation mass flux; sampling
volume
|
(VT)
|
temperature
advection
|
(VTd)
|
dewpoint
advection
|
v
|
volometric
rainfall; mean reflectivity; volts; thermopile voltage; eddy diffusivity; true
air speed
|
v2
|
eddy
diffusivity term
|
V
& H
|
vertical
and horizontal resolution
|
Va
|
vertical
air motion
|
V-AC
|
voltage-alternating
curret
|
VACM
|
Vector
Averaging Current Meter
|
VAD
|
velocity-azimuth
display; vapor-phase axial deposition analysis
|
VAFB
|
Vandenberg
Air Force Base
|
VALD
|
R/V
Valdivia(Germany)
|
VAS
|
VISSR
Atmospheric Sounder(GOES)
|
VAWR
|
Vector
Averaging Wind Recorder
|
VAX
|
(type
of computer)
|
Vc
|
voltage
output of radiometer being calibrated
|
VCR
|
video
cassette recorder
|
VCT
|
Victoria,
TX met station designator
|
Vd
|
mean
doppler velocity; radiometer dark voltage
|
VE
|
East
component of aircraft ground speed
|
Vf
|
particle
fall velocity
|
VFR
|
visual
flight rules
|
VGA
|
(type
of video monitor)
|
VH
|
(ARMAR
polarization mode)
|
V
& H
|
vertical
and horizontal resolution
|
VH-CAT
|
(descriptor
of FOKKER F-27)
|
VHF
|
very
high frequency
|
VHS
|
Video
Home System
|
VID
|
north
velocity component
|
VIGO
|
(ASTEX
Spanish R/V)
|
VIL
|
Volumn
Imaging Lidar
|
VIPS
|
Video
Ice Particle Sampler
|
VIR
|
cloud
cover determined from visible and IR data
|
VIRL
|
Visible
and Near IR Lidar
|
VIRS
|
Visible
and Infrared Scanner
|
VIS
|
visible
|
VISSR
|
Visible/Infrared
Spin-Scan Radiometer(GOES)
|
VIZ
|
VIZ
Manufacturing Co., Phila., PA; NWS and SPECTRE sonde
|
VLA
|
absolute
humidity
|
VLF
|
very
low frequency
|
Vm
|
voltage
output of source monitor at Tr; along-roll velocity; doppler
velocity of particle
|
VMCM
|
Vector
Measuring Current Meter
|
VME
|
virtual
memory environment
|
VN
|
North
component of aircraft ground speed
|
vol
|
volumn
|
VOR
|
VHF
omnidirectional range
|
VORTAC
|
VHF
omnirange TACAN
|
VOS
|
volunteer
observer ships
|
VPP
|
(related
to Mie scattering phase function)
|
Vs
|
volume
in which radar backscatter occurs
|
Vt
|
terminal
velocity
|
VV
|
(ARMAR
polarization mode)
|
VZ
|
aircraft
vertical velocity
|
VZ
|
viewing
zenith angle
|
VZI
|
aircraft
IRS vertical velocity
|
|
|
W
|
West;
wind component along axis perpendicular to Earth; column integral of
atmospheric water vapor; integrated liquid water content; ice-water content
|
w
|
vertical
velocity; Western part of IFA area; air velocitywatts; mass flux velocity;
mixing ratio
|
w/
|
with
|
w'v
|
virtual
potential temperature of water vapor
|
w*
|
convective
velocity
|
WAU
|
Wausau,
WI met station designator
|
WB-57F
|
(NASA
and NCAR airplanes)
|
WC
|
water
closet
|
WCRP
|
World
Climate Research Program(WMO)
|
WD
|
wind
direction
|
WDC-A
|
World
Data Center-A
|
we
|
entrainment
velocity
|
WEFAX
|
Weather
Facimile(via geosynchronous weather satellites)
|
WETNET
|
(network
for distribution and joint analysis of SSM/I data[MSFC])
|
WFF
|
Wallops
Flight Facility(NASA)
|
WG
|
Working
Group
|
WG/DM
|
Working
Group on Data Management(ISCCP)
|
WHOI
|
Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institute
|
WID
|
vertical
velocity
|
WISP
|
Winter
Icing and Storms Project
|
WL
|
wavelength
|
WMC
|
World
Meteorological Center
|
WMO
|
World
Meteorological Organization
|
wo
|
cloud
single scattering albedo
|
WOCE
|
World
Ocean Circulation Experiment(WCRP)
|
WP
|
wind
profiler; way point
|
WP-3D
|
(NOAA
airplane)
|
WPDN
|
Wind
Profiler Demonstration Network
|
WPL
|
Wave
Propogation Laboratory(NOAA)
|
wrt
|
with
respect to
|
WS
|
wind
speed
|
WSCMO
|
Weather
Service Contract Meteorological Observatory
|
WSfI
|
Whole
Surface Imager
|
WSFO
|
Weather
Service Forecast Office
|
WSI
|
Whole
Sky Imager
|
WSMO
|
Weather
Service Meteorological Observatory
|
WSO
|
Weather
Service Office
|
WSW
|
West
SouthWest
|
wT
|
in-cloud
circulation speed
|
WW
|
present
weather code
|
WWB
|
Westerly
wind bursts
|
WWW
|
World
Weather Watch(WMO)
|
W(Z)
|
water
vapor profile
|
|
|
X
|
no
priority
|
x
|
vapor
mixing ratio of mixed eddy; wavelet location
|
Xals
|
crystals
|
X-band
|
5.2-10.9
GHz
|
XBT
|
Expendible
Bathythermograph
|
XLWC;
PLWC
|
hot
wire cloud liquid water content
|
XRF
|
x-ray
fluorescence
|
xs
|
saturation
mixing ratio of mixed eddy
|
XVI
|
aircraft
East-West ground speed
|
Xwind
|
cross
wind direction
|
XXX
|
single-layered
cloud system with retrieved cloud properties
|
|
|
YAG
|
yittrium-aluminum-garnet
|
YR
|
year
|
YSI
|
Yellow
Springs Instrumentation, Inc.
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YVI
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aircraft
North-South ground speed
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YYY
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no
cloud property retrieval
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Z
|
altitude;
lidar zenith pointing: Zulu(local) time
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z
|
altitude
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[Delta]Z
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vertical
resolution; cloud thickness
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za
|
zenith
angle
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Zb;
ZLC
|
cloud
bottom height
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Zc
|
cloud
top altitude; effective cloud center altitude
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zc
|
cloud
top[ height
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ZDR
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(differential
reflectivity)
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Ze
|
observed
radar reflectivity
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ZEB
|
zenith-enhanced
backscatter
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Zeb
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(NCAR
software for radar data analysis)
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Zen
|
zenith
angle
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Zi
|
radar
reflectivity; boundary layer depth; ice reflectivity factor
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ZIP
|
zone
of priority investigation
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ZnSe
|
zinc
selenide
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ZNTH
|
zenith
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Z-R
|
rain
rate-altitude profile
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zsc
|
satellite
cloud-top altitude
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Zsi;
Zt; Zuc
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cloud
top height
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zt
|
cloud
top altitude; height of capping temperature inversion
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