| Acronym | Sense | Language | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| LACIS | Leipzig Aerosol Cloud Interaction Simulator | In English | |
| LAF | Lagged Average Forecast | In English | → Computer simulation |
| LAF | Lagged Average Forecasting | In English | → Computer simulation |
| LEGMA | Latvian Environment, Geological and Meterological Agency | In English | → Environmental protection → Threats to the environment → Earth sciences |
| LIS | Lightning Imaging Sensor | In English | |
| LISA | Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques (www.lisa.univ-paris12.fr) | In French | → Research institutes → Threats to the environment |
| LLC | Low Level Circulation | In English | |
| LMD | Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique | In French | → Research institutes |
| LOICZ | Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (www.loicz.org) | In English | → Marine research, oceanography |
| LPLWS | Launch Pad Lightning Warning System | In English | → Astronautics |
| LRTAP | Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution | In English | |
| LSCE | Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement | In French | → Threats to the environment |
| LWS | Lightning Warning System | In English | |
| MAHASRI | Monsoon Asian Hydro-Atmosphere Scientific Research and Prediction Initiative (http://mahasri.cr.chiba-u.ac.jp) | In English | → Hydrology |
| MAP | Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| MAPS | Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites | In English | → Environmental protection → Astronautics |
| MAT | Meteorological Atmospheric Turbulence | In English | |
| MCC | Mesoscale Convective Complex | In English | |
| MDAS | Meteorological Data Acquisition System | In English | → Data |
| MeApp | Meteorological Applications | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| MERSAT | Meteorology and Earth Observation Satellite | In English | → Astronautics → Earth sciences |
| MeSJJ | Meteorological Society of Japan Journal | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| MetMa | Meteorological Magazine | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| MetRu | Meteorologische Rundschau | In German | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| MetZe | Meteorologische Zeitschrift | In German | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| MIDDS | Meteorological Interactive Data Display System | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| MIROC | Model for Interdisciplinary Research On Climate | In English | |
| MJO | Madden-Julian Oscilation | In English | |
| MJO | Madden-Julian Oscillation = OMJ | Oscillation de Madden-Julian | In French |
In English | |
| MLE | Mesoscale Lightning Experiment | In English | |
| MMO | Monda Meteologia Organizo (www.wmo.int) = WMO | World Meteorological Organization | In English = OMM | Organisation Météorologique Mondiale | In French |
In Esperanto | → Organizations and associations → United Nations |
| MOC | Meridional Overturning Circulation | In English | → Hydrology |
| MOLARCH | MOLecular ARCHIves of climatic history: exploring patterns of genomic differentiation in endemic species radiations of ancient lakes | In English | → Genetics |
| MOM | Modular Ocean Model | In English | |
| MOPITT | Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere | In English | → Environmental protection |
| MPC | Meteorological Prediction Center | In English | |
| MRCC | Modéle Régional Climatique Canadien | In French | → Canada |
| MRI | Meteorological Research Institute | In English | → Research institutes |
| MSC | Meteorological Service of Canada | In English | → Central administration → Canada |
| MSCTN | Meteorological Satellite Center Technical Note | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| MSJ | Meteorological Society of Japan (wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/msj/) | In English | → Organizations and associations |
| MSLP | Mean Sea Level Pressure | In English | |
| MWRv | Monthly Weather Review | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| NAM | North American Mesoscale (Model) | In English | |
| NAO | North Atlantic Oscillation | In English | |
| NARR | North American Regional Reanalysis | In English | |
| NCAR | National Center for Atmospheric Research (www.ncar.ucar.edu) | In English | → Research institutes |
| NEC | North Equatorial Current | In English | |
| NHC | National Hurricane Center (www.nhc.noaa.gov) | In English | → Central administration → Natural disasters |
| NICAM | Nonhydrostatic ICosahedral Atmospheric Model (www.nicam.jp) | In English | → Japan |
| NMC | National Meteorological Center | In English | |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | In English | → Central administration → Marine research, oceanography |
| NOGAPS | Navy Operational Global Prediction Center System | In English | |
| NOSL | Night/Day Optical Survey Of Thunderstorm Lightning | In English | |
| NPACNFS | North Pacific Ocean Nowcast/Forecast System | In English | → Marine research, oceanography |
| NSIPP | NASA Seasonal-to-Interannual Prediction Project | In English | → United States |
| NWP | Numerical Weather Prediction | In English | → Computer simulation |
| NWS | National Weather Service | In English | |
| OCCAM | Ocean Circulation and Climate Advanced Modelling Project | In English | → Marine research, oceanography |
| OCTS | Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner | In English | → Marine research, oceanography |
| OMJ | Oscillation de Madden-Julian = MJO (look above) |
In French | |
| OMM | Organisation Météorologique Mondiale (www.wmo.int) = MMO, WMO (look above) |
In French | → Organizations and associations → United Nations |
| OMSZ | Országos Meteorológiai Szolgálat | In Hungarian | |
| OzSE | Ozone: Science and Engineering | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| PAGES | Past Global Changes | In English | → Threats to the environment |
| PDO | Pacific Decadal Oscillation | In English | |
| PECT | Plan Énergie Climat Territorial | In French | → Regional administration → Energy economics → Environmental protection |
| PMetR | Papers in Meteorological Research | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| PMG | Papers in Meteorology and Geophysics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Geophysics |
| PMRC | Programme Mondial de Recherche sur le Climat | In French | |
| PNCA | Programme National de la Chimie Atmosphérique | In French | → Chemistry |
| PNEDC | Programme National d'Étude du Climat | In French | |
| PNLCC | Programme National de Lutte contre le Changement Climatique | In French | → Central administration → Environmental protection |
| PolAt | Pollution Atmosphérique | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → 5023 |
| POM | Portée Optique Météorologique | In French | → Optics |
| PPA | Plan de Protection de l'Atmosphère | In French | → 5023 |
| PPCR | Pilot Programme on Climate Resilience | In English | → Environmental protection |
| PRIMEQUAL | Programme de Recherche Interorganismes pour une Meilleure Qualité de l'Air à l'échelle Locale | In French | → Threats to the environment |
| PRQA | Plan Régional de la Qualité de l'Air | In French | → Environmental protection |
| PRQA | Plan Régional pour la Qualité de l'Air | In French | → Regional administration → Environmental protection |
| QBO | Quasi-Biennial Oscillation | In English | |
| QJRMS | Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| RAISE | Rangelands Atmosphere-Hydrosphere-Biosphere Interaction Study Experiment in Northeastern Asia | In English | → Ecology → Hydrology → 5514 |
| RAMS | Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (http://rams.atmos.colostate.edu) | In English | |
| ReSMA | Reparto Sperimentazioni di Meteorologia Aeronautica | In Italian | → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| RGII | Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative | In English | → 5023 |
| RIAPS | Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System | In English | → Astronautics |
| RMetA | Rivista di Meteorologia Aeronautica | In Italian | → Serial publications, periodicals → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| RMS | Royal Meteorological Society | In English | → Organizations and associations |
| SAA | South Atlantic Anomaly | In English | |
| SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment | In English | |
| SAL | Saharan Air Layer | In English | |
| SAWS | South African Weather Service (www.weathersa.co.za) | In English | → Africa |
| SCF | Strategic Climate Fund | In English | → Finance → Environmental protection |
| SGC | Stabilized Ground Cloud | In English | → Astronautics |
| SHAD | Stellar Horizon Atmospheric Dispersion | In English | → Astronomy |
| SLOSH | Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge due to Hurricanes | In English | |
| SMB | Space Meteorology Branch | In English | → Astronautics |
| SMG | Space Flight Meteorology Group | In English | → Astronautics |
| SMHI | Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (www.smhi.se) = SMHI | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute | In English |
In Swedish | → Research institutes → Hydrology → Sweden |
| SMHI | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (www.smhi.se) = (look above) |
In English | → Research institutes → Hydrology → Sweden |
| SMIP | Seasonal Prediction Model Intercomparison Project | In English | |
| SMS | Synchronous Meteorological Satellite | In English | → Astronautics |
| SOI | Southern Oscillation Index | In English | |
| SOLAS | Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (www.uea.ac.uk/env/solas/) | In English | → Marine research, oceanography |
| SPARC | Stratospheric Processes And their Role in Climate | In English | |
| SPC | Storm Prediction Center | In English | |
| SPOT | Système Probatoire pour l'Observation de la Terre | In French | → Astronautics |
| SpWea | Space Weather | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronomy |
| SST | Sea Surface Temperature | In English | → Marine research, oceanography |
| STOIC | Stratospheric Ozone Intercomparison Campaign | In English | |
| SVAT | Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Transfer | In English | → Ecology |
| SWEAT | Severe WEAther Threat | In English | → Natural disasters |
| TAO | Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project (www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/) | In English | → Marine research, oceanography |
| TCU | Towering CUmulus | In English | |
| TEMSI | TEMps SIgnificatif | In French | |
| TFHTAP | Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution | In English | |
| ThApC | Theoretical and Applied Climatology | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| THCP | Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential | In English | |
| TOGA | Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere Program | In English | → Marine research, oceanography |
| TOMS | Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer | In English | → Analytical chemistry |
| TRMM | Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission | In English | → Hydrology |
| TSDMO | Tellus Series Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Marine research, oceanography |
| UARS | Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite | In English | → 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 |
| 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 |
| UNFCCC | 気候変動枠組条約 (http://unfccc.int) = CMNUCC, CCNUCC, CQNUMC, КИК (look above) |
In Japanese | → United Nations |
| UNFCCC | 기후 변화에 관한 국제 연합 기본 협약 (http://unfccc.int) = CMNUCC, CCNUCC, CQNUMC, КИК (look above) |
In Korean | → United Nations |
| USAM | Ufficio Generale Spazio Aereo e Meteorologia | In Italian | → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| USAMCC | United States Army Meteorology and Calibration Center | In English | → Military affairs → United States |
| USWB | United States Weather Bureau | In English | → Central administration → United States |
| UWZ | Unwetterzentrale | In German | |
| VAMOS | Variability of the Americal Monsoon Systems | In English | → Hydrology |
| VAPOR | Visualization and Analysis Platform for Ocean, atmosphere, and solar Researchers (www.vapor.ucar.edu) | In English | → Software → Marine research, oceanography → Mathematics and natural sciences |
| VMM | Veille Météorologique Mondiale | In French | |
| VOCALS | VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study (www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/vocals/) | In English | → Hydrology |
| WCRP | World Climate Research Programme (http://wcrp.wmo.int) | In English | |
| WINDII | Wind Imaging Interferometer | In English | |
| WINDS | Weather Information Network Display System | In English | |
| WISHE | Wind-Induced Surface Heat Exchange | In English | |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization (www.wmo.int) = MMO, OMM (look above) |
In English | → Organizations and associations → United Nations |
| WWRP | World Weather Research Programme | In English | |
| ZAMG | Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik | In German | → Geophysics |
| ZeMet | Zeitschrift fur Meteorologie | In German | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| ΕΜΥ | Εθνική Μετεωρολογική Υπηρεσία | In Greek | |
| КИК | Рамочная конвенция ООН об изменении климата (http://unfccc.int) = UNFCCC, CMNUCC, CCNUCC, CQNUMC (look above) |
In Russian | → United Nations |