Meteorology Abbreviations

Here's a list of abbreviations related to the Meteorology terminology and jargon:


Acronym

Definition

6-DOF
AA
AASE
AAWO
AAWS
AB
ABL
ABLE
ACARS
ACCA
ACES
ACFP
ACIA
ACMAD
ACON
ACP
ACRF
ACRID
ACRIM
ACRP
ACRS
ACSG
ACTIF
ACU
ACVT
AD
ADAS
ADDS
ADEOS
ADFC
ADLP
ADMS
ADR
ADS
ADTS
ADW
ADWF
ADWS
AEE
AESS
AETC
AF
AFB
AFCCC
AFD
AFDD
AFGWC
AFLR
AFOS
AFR
AFSS
AGCM
AGE
AGFS
AgriMet
AGW
AH
AIDS
AIMPA
AIP
AIRS
AL
ALDARS
ALDS
ALP
ALR
ALWX
AM
AMA
AMAP
AMC
AMDAR
AMIDS
AMIS
AMMA
AMO
AMOS
AMRC
AMS
AMSR
AMSS
AMSU
AMU
ANARE
ANC
ANG
ANN SOC METEOR
AO
AOC
AOD
AOG
AOGCM
AOIPS
AOML
AOPC
APG
API
APIMS
APO
APPI
APT
AQ
AQHI
AQI
AR
AR-4
ARAD
ARAM
ARG
ARGOS
ARL
ARM
ARMOR
ARO
ARS
ARSPACE
ARSR
ARTCC
ARTS
ARTYMEY
AS
ASAC
ASAP
ASAPS
ASCOT
ASD
ASDAR
ASDC
ASHOE
ASME
ASMET
ASOS
ASR
ASTER
ASTM
ATC
ATCOS
ATDD
ATFP
ATH
ATL
ATM
ATMU
ATS
ATWC
AUBM
AVAPS
AVHRR
AVIM
AVS
AW
AWARE
AWC
AWDS
AWE
AWG
AWIPS
AWIS
AWN
AWOS
AWRS
AWS
AWSA
AWW
BA
BAMOS
BAMS
BAP
BASIS
BASMI
BBSS
BBWS
BC
BD
BDA
BDC
BDMD
BED
BF
BFB
BFE
BFT
BKN
BLIP
BMD
BNMS
BOB
BODC
BOM
BOMP
BOMSC
BOREAS
BRZ
BS
BSS
BST
BTEM
BUE
BUFR
BUREC
BWER
C
C4I
CAC
CAI
CAIT
CAO
CAPE
CAR
CARDS
CART
CASA
CAT
CATS
CAV
CAVOK
CAWIS
CAWX
CB
CBERS
CC
CCAFS
CCD
CCM
CCR
CCRP
CCSM
CDA
CDAS
CDCL
CDFI
CDFS
CDIC
CDL
CDM
CDMP
CDMS
CDO
CDR
CECOM
CEDAR
CEEF
CEMSCS
CENR
CEOI
CEOS
CERES
CET
CF
CFEP
CFF
CFIJ
CFLOS
CGCP
CGMS
CGSP
CHAMMP
CHANCES
CHC
CICS
CID
CIDE
CIMSS
CIN
CINC
CIRA
CLAMS
CLD
CLR
CMA
CMAP
CMC
CMDL
CME
CMFD
CMMS
CMOS
CMP
CMV
CNMOC
COADS
COAMPS
COARE
COD
COE
COMEDS
COMET
COMS
CONUS
COP
COPC
CORS
COTS
CP
CPAP
CPC
CPMC
CPOL
CPOM
CPOO
CPRS
CPTR
CPWW
CPWWFE
CQE
CRK
CRONOS
CRREL
CRU
CS
CSAG
CSF
CSNE
CSREES
CSSL
CSU
CTD
CTL
CTR
Cu
CVW
CW
CWA
CWB
CWEC
CWEEDs
CWG
CWMP
CWN
CWOP
CWR
CY
CZ
DA
DARN
DART
DAWN
DBK
DBZ
DCP
DCS
DD
DDN
DDT
DDTW
DDW
DE
DEM
DERM
DF
DHI
DHM
DHMS
DIG
DIN
DISS
DLP
DMD
DMDD
DMSO
DMSP
DNI
DNMI
DNP
DOC
DOD
DOI
DOMSAT
DOS
DOT
DOW
DPS
DRG
DRGS
DRWP
DSO
DTA
DTR
DTSS
DUAT
DWL
DWW
E
E2DIS
EA
EACC
EARS
ECC
ECMWF
ECOMET
ECW
EDAS
EDD
EDIS
EELT
EEN
EF
EH
EHI
EHP
EMC
EMR
ENAS
ENE
ENSO
EO
EO-ICWG
EOS
EOSDIS
EOSP
EOTDA
EP
EPA
EPIC
EQ
EQN
ER
ERA
ERB
ERC
ERF
ERL
ERM
EROS
ES
ESD
ESD/IPC
ESE
ESMA
ESP
ESR
ESSP
ET
ET/WFEU
ETL
ETM+
ETP
ETS
ETWA
EUMETSAT
EUV
EUVS
EV
EVE
EVM
EW
EXCIMS
EZWA
F
FA
FAA
FAC
FAME
FBAN
FC
FCMP
FCMSSR
FCST
FEB
FEMA
FFA
FFRA
FFRAP
FG
FGAT
FGDC
FGS
FH
FI
FIT
FLA
FLD
FLPP
FMF
FMH
FMI
FNMOC
FNMOD
FOG
FORSCOM
FOSDIC
FP
FRD
FRMAC
FS
FSAS
FSDPS
FSL
FSS
FTE
FTH
FTMY
FU
FW
FWF
FWI
FWL
FWX
FX
FY
FZFG
GA
GAC
GADS
GAF
GAIN
GAO
GAPP
GARP
GASP
GAW
GCC
GCCA
GCCD
GCCM
GCCN
GCM
GCOS
GCPS
GCRCC
GCRP
GD
GDF
GDL
GDPS
GEMS
GEO
GEOSS
GES
GES1
GES2
GES3
GES4
GES5
GES6
GES7
GES8
GFMPL
GFS
GGSS
GHCN
GHI
GHRSST
GI
GIN
GIS
GL
GLA
GLA1
GLA10
GLA11
GLA12
GLA13
GLA14
GLA15
GLA16
GLA17
GLA18
GLA19
GLA2
GLA20
GLA22
GLA23
GLA24
GLA25
GLA26
GLA27
GLA28
GLA29
GLA3
GLA30
GLA31
GLA4
GLA5
GLA6
GLA7
GLA8
GLA9
GLB
GLB1
GLB10
GLB11
GLB13
GLB14
GLB15
GLB16
GLB17
GLB18
GLB19
GLB2
GLB20
GLB21
GLB3
GLB4
GLB5
GLB6
GLB7
GLB8
GLB9
GLM
GLM1
GLM2
GLMC
GLOF
GLOFM
GLOMEX
GLOS
GLOS-RA
GLW
GLW1
GLW10
GLW11
GLW12
GLW13
GLW14
GLW15
GLW2
GLW3
GLW4
GLW5
GLW6
GLW7
GLW8
GLW9
GMET
GMS
GND
GNFE
GNU
GOAT
GODAR
GOES
GOIN
GOMOS
GOS
GPCP
gpdm
GPH
GPM
GPRS
GPS
GR&R
GRIB
GRIP
GSC
GSFC
GSM
GSOD
GST
GTS
GTSPP
GTWAPS
GVI
GW
GWC
GWC1
GWC10
GWC11
GWC12
GWC13
GWC14
GWC15
GWC16
GWC17
GWC2
GWC3
GWC4
GWC5
GWC6
GWC7
GWC8
GWC9
GWDS
GWIM
GWP
H
HAEV
HAL
HAM
HAP
HAZ
HCDT
HCDTS
HDD
HDSS
HED
HF
HFRB
HHV
HI
HID
HIRS/2
HIRT
HK
HL
HLACAM
HLACAMS
HLB
HLBL
HLC
HLCT
HME
HMP
HNMS
HOT
HP
HPA
HPC
HPCC
HPD
HPI
HRD
HRPT
HSMS
HSN
HST
HT
HTP
HVS
HW
HWCMO
HWS
HYMEX
I
IAAM
IABM
IAMS
IAP
IB
IC
ICAM
ICAO
ICCP
ICEO
ICMO
ICMSSR
ICSU
ICWG
ICWG-CC
IDCZ
IDF
IDGIS
IEEE
IEW
IFM
IFMS
IFR
IFS
IHC
IIP
IITA
IITM
IJB
IMBO
IMC
IMCR
IMD
IMDE
IMDES
IMETS
IMF
IMGI
IMHO
IMO
IMS
IMU
IMY
INSAM
INTEL
IOC
IOCI
IOCO
IOCQ
IOCZ
IODC
IODM
IOLC
IP
IPCC
IPO
IPV
IQ
IR
IRI
ISBN
ISCCP
ISOS
ISR
ITA
ITCZ
ITWS
IUM
IWR
IWRPC
IWRS
JAG
JAMC
JAMI
JASL
JAWOP
JCRMOD
JEDA
JESSE
JGE
JGOFS
JISM
JMA
JMFU
JMOC
JMSAC
JPL
JTWC
JWX
KEC-62
KIH-29
KIH-34
KK
KLUX
KMA
KMD
KMR
KSC
KTS
LAB
LAC
LADC
LADCP
LASE
LAWM
LB
LCD
LCL
LCM
LDAD
LDAR
LDCR
LDS
LES
LFCC
LFO
LGP
LI
LIA
LISN
LITE
LLJ
LLMM
LLWAS
LLWS
LM
LMA
LMCD
LMNE
LMS
LND
LOD
LOD2
LOL
LOS
LOVE
LP
LPZ
LRGS
LRM
LSD
LSIR
LSR
LT
LTCS
LTF
LVL
LVS
LWL
LWS
LWST
M&TE
M1FC
MA
MAB
MACOM
MAD
MAF
MAGTF
MAJCOM
MAP
MAQ
MARC
MARD
MARS
MARSTO
MAS
MAT
MATES
MATH
MATT
MB
MC
MCC
MCDW
MCH
MCIP
MCSST
MCTDM
MCV
MCWG
MDD
MDG
MDS
MDSD
MDV
MEHS
MEMS
MEPED
MES
MET
METAR
METMF
METOC
MFD
MFF
MGR
MHG
MHH
MHS
MIDS
MIMR
MIR
MISR
MIUB
MJO
MKSA
MLD
MLJ
MM
MMD
MME
MMHg
MMIM
MMMS
MMS
MMW
MO
MO&DA
MOA
MOAF
MOAP
MODIS
MOG
MOPITT
MOR
MOSS
MOST
MP
MPDA
MPING
MPS
MRAR
MRC
MRF
MRN
MRS
MS
MSC
MSCP
MSCW
MSL
MSLP
MSM
MSTR
MSU
MSWN
MTF
MTN
MTPE
MTSAT
MTSO
MVP
MW
MWC
MWFRS
MWL
MWM
MWO
MWP
MWS
MWSS
N-ROSS
NACS
NACW
NAD
NADIN
NADP
NAH
NAK
NAMS
NAO
NAOS
NAP
NAR
NAS
NASA
NASS
NATO
NAV
NAVAF
NAVICECEN
NAVOCEANO
NAWPC
NAWPP
NBP
NC
NCAR
NCDC
NCEP
NCFR
NCM
NCO
NCP
ND
NDACC
NDAO
NDBC
NDFD
NDI
NDSI
NDTI
NEJ
NEMOC
NESDIS
NESS
NEST
NEWS
NEXRAD
NFAF
NFDRS
NG
NGA
NGIC
NGP
NHC
NHOP
NHV
NIC
NIDS
NIFC
NIR
NITES
NL
NLMOC
NMAS
NMC
NMHS
NMI
NMIJ
NMOC
NMP
NMS
NMTN
NMU
NMUB
NOA
NOAA
NODC
NODDES
NODDS
NOGAPS
NOLC
NOR
NORA
NORAPS
NOS
NOTAM
NOWS
NP
NPL
NPMOC
NPOESS
NPS
NPSS
NR
NRC
NRCS
NRF
NRL
NS
NSCAT
NSF
NSIDC
NSSA
NSSFC
NSSL
NSTC
NSW
NSWP
NTC
NTD
NTP
NTS
NTSB
NTU
NV
NVA
NVDS
NVG
NW
NWA
NWCC
NWCP
NWL
NWLON
NWP
NWR
NWS
NZMS
O
OAML
OAR
OASIS
OAT
ODCSINT
ODCSOPS
OFCM
OGA
OGP
OIL
OIT
OKX
OL
OLR
OMB
OMC
OMEGA
OMNI
OMSS
ONR
OPARS
OPP
OR
ORA
ORAU
ORD
ORT
OSCAR
OSDPD
OSF
OSO
OTIS
OTS
OTSR
OVC
OVCST
OVG
OWC
OWS
OWSE
OWW
P
P3I
PA
PAC
PACS
PAL
PAW
PAWS
PB
PBL
PC
PCC
PCGRAFAX
PCIS
PD
PDE
PDM
PDR
PDSI
PE
PEER
PEMI II
PERSIST
PF
PFR
PGF
PHM
PHNL
PHWM
PHWW
PIBALS
PICS
PIL
PIRATA
PIREP
PIWW
PJS
PL/GP
PM2.5
PMC
PME
PMEL
PMF
PMMM
PNL
PNWSN
POAM
POGO
POH
POM
POP
POPS
PORT
PORTS
POSH
PPM
PPS
PRB
PRECP
PRH
PROG
PS
PSD
PSDA
PSG
PSI
PSWC
PTCM
PUP
PUX
PVA
PW
PWAT
PWV
Q
QBO
QCF
QCN
QCY
QMN
QNH
QPE
QPF
QPN
QQO
QWP
QWY
R
R&D
RAA
RAFC
RAMDIS
RAP
RASS
RAWB
RAWS
RC
RCA
RCH
RCL
RCZ
RD
RDA
RDT
RDTE
RF
RFC
RFD
RFE
RFO
RFP
RGC
RH
RIDGE
RISCO
RMC
RMDCN
RMF
RMTC
RMTN
RND
ROB
ROC
RP
RPG
RR
RRB
RRL
RSJ
RSM
RSMC
RT
RTA
RTE
RTH
RUC
RVR
RWB
RWH
RWIS
RWO
RWP
RWT
S
SAA
SAAR
SAC
SAF
SALSA
SALT
SAM
SAME
SAMOS
SAMRI
SAMS
SAO
SARP
SARSAT
SAT
SATCOM
SAV
SAWRS
SB
SBF
SBUB
SBUV
SC
SCAR
SCAS
SCCP
SCIT
SCO
SCOS
SCRF
SCRIM
SCT
SD
SDHS
SDL
SEAM
SEC
SECA
SECS
SEE
SEER
SELDADS
SELS
SEM
SEON
SEP
SEQ
SERCAA
SERDP
SET
SETT
SEU
SF
SFDF
SFMR
SHARE
SHGC
SI
SID
SIE
SIV
SIW
SKA
SKC
SLAP
SLI
SLM
SLP
SM
SMBL
SMHI
SMK
SMN
SMOG
SMOOS
SMOS
SMP
SMS
SMW
SMY
SNOTEL
SNW
SNY
SOAR
SOC
SOCC
SODAR
SOG
SOGS
SOLAR
SOM(S)
SONAR
SORD
SORP
SPAWAR
SPC
SPD
SPECI
SPECIAL
SPF
SPH
SPL
SPO
SPOSC
SR
SRA
SRBL
SRDC
SRH
SRM
SRS
SS
SSDC
SSE
SSF
SSM/I
SSU
ST
STA
STAR
STEPS
STHP
STI
STIWG
STK
STT
SUPER
SVG
SW
SWAT
SWE
SWEAT
SWI
SWIM
SWN
SWO
SWODY1
SWODY2
SWP
SWW
SWWP
SXI
T2
TAB
TACWX
TAF
TAFOR
TAG
TAMS
TAMSS
TAO
TAP
TAR
TAT
TBSS
tBTEM
TCCOR
TCE
TCU
TD
TD 13
TD 14
TD13
TD14
TDA
TDB
TDEW
TDU
TDV
TDWR
TEA
TEAM
TEC
TECOM
TED
TEMIS
TESS
TF
TFV
TG
TGA
TGF
THB
THERT
THI
THP
THW
TIBM
TIGER
TIMEX
TINA
TIROS
TLA
TMIC
TMQ-42
TMQ-50
TMT
TMTCA
TMY
TMZ
TNH
TO
TOA
TOGA
TOMS
TOP
TOPW
TOR
TOTE
TOTO
TOVS
TPC
TPEM
TPGAs
TPH
TPK
TPRH
TRADOC
TRB
TRMM
TROWAL
TS
TSJ
TSMS
TSRB
TTMM
TV
TVD
TVS
TW
TWEB
TWL
TWLM
TWM
TWR
TWS
TWV
TYX
TZC
TZD
U
UAAS
UAC
UAM
UAP
UAPTF
UAR
UATD
UAV
UCAR
UGF
UGS
UHA
UHI
UHM
UHP
UKMET
UKMO
UKV
ULF
ULI
ULJ
ULT
ULWRF
UMWL
UNEP
UNESCO
UNFCC
UNK
UNMA
UOM
UOP
UP
UPS
URI
USAF
USCG
USDA
USDOE
USDOI
USGS
USHCN
USIABP
USMC
USN
USNS
USRA
USWRP
UTC
UTH
UTM
UTO
UV-A
UV-B
UVA
UVB
UVC
UVD
UVE
UVF
UVI
UVIF
UVL
UVO
UVOC
UVP
UVS
UVV
UVW
UW
UWE
UWT
UWV
VA
VAAC
VAD
VAS
VAV
VBX
VCP
VDT
VEG
VEI
VEL
VFLO
VFR
VGJ
VHT
VHZ
VIL
VILD
VIP
VIPIR
VISSR
VLC
VLM
VLP
VMC
VNS
VOG
VORTEX
VOS
VP
VPD
VRAC
VSD
VSH
VSN
VSW
VT
VTEC
VWM
VWP
VWS
VWX
W/W
WA
WAAS
WABN
WAC
WADI
WAFC
WAFS
WALE
WALM
WAM
WAOB
WARF
WARI
WARN
WARP
WB
WB0
WBAS
WBFO
WBG
WBGT
Wbkf
WBMO
WBNM
WBSW
WBTM
WC
WCAM
WCET
WCF
WCFR
WCG
WCI
WCLM
WCNP
WCRP
WCT
WDC
WDCADS
WDI
WDIU
WDL
WDLC
WDM
WDMP
WDS
WDT
WDU
WEAX
WEFAX
WEFL
WEFS
WEL
WEMC
WEPP
WEPS
WEQ
WES
WETM
WFA
WFAS
WFO
WG
WGBT
WGCE
WGCH
WGCP
WGDC
WGGT
WGMA
WGRS
WGS-84
WGWA
WHFO
WHIS
WHTM
WHWP
WI
WIDA
WIDS
WIMS
WIOM
WIRDS
WISG
WISH
WISP
WIST
WIST-DSS
WJ
WKNG
WKPP
WKX-41
WKX-83
WL
WLI
WLMC
WLT
WLY
WMC
WMFW
WMI
WMII
WMO
WMSCR
WMWDCWMP
WN
WNA
WNAA
WNAO
WNAR
WND
WNW
WOB
WOBL
WOCE
WOD
WODB
WODM
WOTAN
WOUS
WP
WPAC
WPDN
WPRS
WPSH
WPWP
WQC
WRAI
WRCC
WRDC
WRDD
WRDE
WRF
WRH
WRI
WRIP
WRMA
WRPL
WRR
WRRM
WRS
WRSS
WRW
WS
WSC
WSDW
WSFO
WSKM
WSMO
WSMR
WSO
WSP
WSPH
WSR
WSR-88D
WSS
WSSF
WSSU
WSU
WT
WTAQ
WTBD
WTF
WTG
WTMA
WTNA
WTPM
WTR
WTWS
WTWY
WUA
WUBA
WUG
WV
WVC
WVD
WVDA
WVEL
WVHB
WVM
WVMS
WVN
WVO
WVP
WVPR
WVR
WVRE
WVS
WVSS
WVT
WVTA
WVTI
WVTR
WVTRA
WW
WWA
WWAN
WWAS
WWB
WWE
WWF-43
WWF-85
WWF-90
WWF-91
WWFP
WWG-55
WWH-34
WWH-35
WWH-39
WWIII
WWIS
WWOL
WWP
WWRP
WWV
WWVB
WWVH
WWW
WWWO
WX-500
WXA
WXC
WXD
WXDB
WXDM
WXEX
WXF
WXHK
WXJ-20
WXJ-43
WXJ-46
WXJ-51
WXJ-60
WXJ-71
WXJ-74
WXJ-75
WXJ-76
WXJ-86
WXJ-87
WXJ-88
WXJ-89
WXJ-90
WXJ-92
WXJ-93
WXJ-98
WXK-27
WXK-34
WXK-41
WXK-49
WXK-54
WXK-60
WXK-66
WXK-67
WXK-68
WXK-73
WXK-75
WXK-81
WXK-98
WXL-25
WXL-31
WXL-33
WXL-35
WXL-37
WXL-38
WXL-43
WXL-62
WXL-68
WXL-74
WXL-75
WXL-77
WXL-79
WXL-80
WXL-82
WXL-83
WXL-84
WXL-86
WXL-95
WXM-20
WXM-22
WXM-23
WXM-24
WXM-27
WXM-31
WXM-50
WXM-51
WXM-52
WXM-53
WXM-54
WXM-55
WXM-56
WXM-82
WXM-87
WXM-88
WXM-90
WXM-91
WXM-95
WXML
WXN
WXN-29
WXN-55
WXN-59
WXN-69
WXN-91
WXNS
WXP
WXQ
WXR
WXRS
WXU
WXUK
WXWP
WYEC
WYF
WYI
WZ
WZTD
X
XBT
XDC
XDW
XWC
XWX
XYP
XYR
YRO
YYYY
ZAP
ZDC
ZHR
ZIF
ZM
ZTD
ZTH
ZTM
ZW
ZWP
ZY-1


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