| Acronym |
Sense |
Language |
Topics |
| PolAt |
Pollution Atmosphérique |
In French |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ 5023
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| POM |
Princeton Ocean Model |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| POM |
Portée Optique Météorologique |
In French |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Optics |
| POP |
Parallel Ocean Program |
In English |
→ Computer programs
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| PORSEC |
Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conference |
In English |
→ Congresses
→ Astronautics
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| PPA |
Plan de Protection de l'Atmosphère |
In French |
→ 5023
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| PPCR |
Pilot Programme on Climate Resilience |
In English |
→ Environmental protection
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| PRIMEQUAL |
Programme de Recherche Interorganismes pour une Meilleure Qualité de l'Air à l'échelle Locale |
In French |
→ Threats to the environment
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| PrOce |
Progress in Oceanography |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| PRQA |
Plan Régional de la Qualité de l'Air |
In French |
→ Environmental protection
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| PRQA |
Plan Régional pour la Qualité de l'Air |
In French |
→ Regional administration
→ Environmental protection
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| QBO |
Quasi-Biennial Oscillation |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| QJRMS |
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| QUICKEST |
Quadratic Upstream Interpolation for Convective Kinematics with Estimated Streaming Terms |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| RAISE |
Rangelands Atmosphere-Hydrosphere-Biosphere Interaction Study Experiment in Northeastern Asia |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Ecology
→ Hydrology
→ 5514 |
| RAMS |
Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (http://rams.atmos.colostate.edu) |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| ReSMA |
Reparto Sperimentazioni di Meteorologia Aeronautica |
In Italian |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| RGII |
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative |
In English |
→ 5023
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| RIAPS |
Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Astronautics |
| RMetA |
Rivista di Meteorologia Aeronautica |
In Italian |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| RMS |
Royal Meteorological Society |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| ROMS |
Regional Ocean Modeling System (www.myroms.org) |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| RORSAT |
Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography
→ Astronautics |
| RvAqS |
Reviews in Aquatic Sciences |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Marine research, oceanography
→ Hydrology |
| SAA |
South Atlantic Anomaly |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| SAGE |
Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| SAL |
Saharan Air Layer |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| SAWS |
South African Weather Service (www.weathersa.co.za) |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Africa |
| SCF |
Strategic Climate Fund |
In English |
→ Finance
→ Environmental protection
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| SCOR |
Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (www.scor-int.org) |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| SEEDS |
Subarctic ocean Enrichment and Ecosystem Dynamics Study |
In English |
→ Ecology
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| SEM |
Service d'Économie Maritime |
In French |
→ Economics
→ Marine research, oceanography
→ Fishing, hunting |
| SFMH |
Sondeur Multifaisceaux Halieutique |
In French |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| SGC |
Stabilized Ground Cloud |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Astronautics |
| SHAD |
Stellar Horizon Atmospheric Dispersion |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| SIMAC |
SIMulateur d'Agitation Côtière |
In French |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| SIO |
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (www-sio.ucsd.edu) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| SKS |
Subkommission für Kreide-Stratigraphie |
In German |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Stratigraphy |
| SL |
Sea Level |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| SLBD |
Sea Light-Beam Director |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| SLOSH |
Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge due to Hurricanes |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| SMB |
Space Meteorology Branch |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Astronautics |
| SMG |
Space Flight Meteorology Group |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Astronautics |
| SMHI |
Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (www.smhi.se)
= SMHI | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute | In English
|
In Swedish |
→ Research institutes
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Hydrology
→ Sweden |
| SMHI |
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (www.smhi.se)
= (look above)
|
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Hydrology
→ Sweden |
| SMIP |
Seasonal Prediction Model Intercomparison Project |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| SMOW |
Standard Mean Ocean Water |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| SMS |
Synchronous Meteorological Satellite |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Astronautics |
| SMVM |
Schéma de Mise en Valeur de la Mer |
In French |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| SODA |
Simple Ocean Data Assimilation |
In English |
→ Data
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| SOFA |
System for Ocean Forecasting and Analysis |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| SOI |
Southern Oscillation Index |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| SOLAS |
Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (www.uea.ac.uk/env/solas/) |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| SPARC |
Stratospheric Processes And their Role in Climate |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| SPC |
Storm Prediction Center |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| SPOT |
Système Probatoire pour l'Observation de la Terre |
In French |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Astronautics |
| SpWea |
Space Weather |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| SSH |
Sea Surface Height |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| SSS |
Sea Surface Salinity |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| SST |
Sea Surface Temperature |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| STD |
Stratigraphische Tabelle von Deutschland |
In German |
→ Stratigraphy
→ Germany |
| STOIC |
Study of Tropical Oceans in Coupled Models |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| STOIC |
Stratospheric Ozone Intercomparison Campaign |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| SUSUSE |
Sustainable Use and Conservation of Marine Living Resources |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| SVAT |
Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Transfer |
In English |
→ Ecology
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| SVE |
Société Volcanologique Européenne (www.sveurop.org) |
In French |
→ Organizations and associations
→ 55121 |
| SWEAT |
Severe WEAther Threat |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Natural disasters |
| SYNOP |
Synoptic Ocean Prediction Experiment |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| TAO |
Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project (www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/) |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| TCU |
Towering CUmulus |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| TEMSI |
TEMps SIgnificatif |
In French |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| TFHTAP |
Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| ThApC |
Theoretical and Applied Climatology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| THCP |
Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| TOGA |
Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere Program |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| TOMS |
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Analytical chemistry |
| TOMS |
Terrain-following Ocean Modeling System |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| TRMM |
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Hydrology |
| TSDMO |
Tellus Series Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| UARS |
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Astronautics |
| UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (http://unfccc.int)
= CMNUCC | Convenio Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático | In Spanish
= CCNUCC | Convention-Cadre des Nations Unies sur les Changements Climatiques | In French
= CQNUMC | Convenção-Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre Mudança de Clima | In Portuguese
= UNFCCC | 聯合國氣候變化綱要公約 | In Chinese
= КИК | Рамочная конвенция ООН об изменении климата | In Russian
= UNFCCC | 気候変動枠組条約 | In Japanese
= UNFCCC | 기후 변화에 관한 국제 연합 기본 협약 | In Korean
|
In English |
→ United Nations
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| UNFCCC |
聯合國氣候變化綱要公約 (http://unfccc.int)
= CMNUCC, CCNUCC, CQNUMC, КИК (look above)
|
In Chinese |
→ United Nations
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| UNFCCC |
気候変動枠組条約 (http://unfccc.int)
= CMNUCC, CCNUCC, CQNUMC, КИК (look above)
|
In Japanese |
→ United Nations
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| UNFCCC |
기후 변화에 관한 국제 연합 기본 협약 (http://unfccc.int)
= CMNUCC, CCNUCC, CQNUMC, КИК (look above)
|
In Korean |
→ United Nations
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| USAM |
Ufficio Generale Spazio Aereo e Meteorologia |
In Italian |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| USAMCC |
United States Army Meteorology and Calibration Center |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Military affairs
→ United States |
| USWB |
United States Weather Bureau |
In English |
→ Central administration
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ United States |
| UWZ |
Unwetterzentrale |
In German |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| VAMOS |
Variability of the Americal Monsoon Systems |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Hydrology |
| VAPOR |
Visualization and Analysis Platform for Ocean, atmosphere, and solar Researchers (www.vapor.ucar.edu) |
In English |
→ Software
→ Marine research, oceanography
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Mathematics and natural sciences |
| VMIS |
Visual Marine Information Systems |
In English |
→ Libraries
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| VMM |
Veille Météorologique Mondiale |
In French |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| VOCALS |
VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study (www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/vocals/) |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Hydrology |
| VSJ |
Volcanological Society of Japan |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ 55121 |
| WCRP |
World Climate Research Programme (http://wcrp.wmo.int) |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| WHOI |
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (www.whoi.edu) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| WINDII |
Wind Imaging Interferometer |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| WINDS |
Weather Information Network Display System |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| WISHE |
Wind-Induced Surface Heat Exchange |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| WMO |
World Meteorological Organization (www.wmo.int)
= MMO | Monda Meteologia Organizo | In Esperanto
= OMM | Organisation Météorologique Mondiale | In French
|
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ United Nations |
| WOCE |
World Ocean Circulation Experiment |
In English |
→ Marine research, oceanography |
| WWRP |
World Weather Research Programme |
In English |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| ZAMG |
Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik |
In German |
→ Meteorology, climatology
→ Geophysics |
| ZeMet |
Zeitschrift fur Meteorologie |
In German |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| ΕΜΥ |
Εθνική Μετεωρολογική Υπηρεσία |
In Greek |
→ Meteorology, climatology |
| КИК |
Рамочная конвенция ООН об изменении климата (http://unfccc.int)
= UNFCCC, CMNUCC, CCNUCC, CQNUMC (look above)
|
In Russian |
→ United Nations
→ Meteorology, climatology |
