| ADM
|
Advanced Dissemination Methods
|
| AUKEGGS |
Australia-UK collaboration for the Exploitation of Grid and Geospatial Standards |
| BUFR |
Binary Universal Form for Representation of Data |
| CAeM |
Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology |
| CAgM |
Commission for Agricultural Meteorology |
| CAP |
Common Alerting Protocol |
| CAS |
Commission for Atmospheric Sciences |
| CDP |
Community Data Portal (USA) |
| CBS |
Commission for Basic Systems |
| CCl |
Commission for Climatology |
| CDBMS |
Climate database management system |
| CEOS |
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites |
| Cg |
Congress |
| CGMS |
Co-ordination Group for Meteorological Satellites |
| CHy |
Commission for Hydrology |
| CIMO |
Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation |
| CMA |
China Meteorological Administration |
| CREX |
Character Representation form for data Exchange |
| CT-MTDCF |
Coordination Team on Migration to Table-driven Code Forms |
| DCPC |
Data Collection or Production centre |
| DWD |
Deutscher Wetterdienst (German Weather Office) |
| DVBS |
Digital Video Broadcast Systems |
| EC |
Executive Council (of the WMO) |
| EC WG WIGOS-WIS |
EC Working Group on WIGOS and WIS |
| ECMWF |
European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts |
| ESG |
Earth System Grid (USA) |
| ET |
Expert Team (of CBS) |
| ET-CTS |
Expert Team on Communications Techniques and Structure |
| ET-DRC |
Expert Team on Data Representation and Codes |
| ET-GDDP |
Expert Team on GISC-DCPC demonstration process |
| ET-OI |
Expert Team on GTS-WIS Operations and Implementation |
| ET-WISC |
Expert Team on WIS GISCs and DCPCs |
| FGDC |
Federal Geographic Data Committee |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| FWIS |
Future WMO information system |
| GAW |
Global Atmosphere Watch |
| GAWSIS |
Global Atmosphere Watch Station Information System |
| GCC |
Global Collection Centre |
| GCOS |
Global Climate Observing System |
| GDPFS |
Global Data Processing and Forecast System |
| GEO |
Group on Earth Observations |
| GEONETCast |
GEO Satellite-Based Data Dissemination System |
| GEOSS |
Global Earth Observation System of Systems |
| GIS |
Geographic Information System |
| GISC |
Global Information System Centre |
| GMES |
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security |
| GOOS |
Global Ocean Observing System |
| GOS |
Global Observing System |
| GOSIC |
Global Observing Systems Information Centre |
| GRDC |
Global Runoff Data Centre |
| GSN |
GCOS Surface Network |
| GSNMC |
GSN Monitoring Centre |
| GTOS |
Global Terrestrial Observing System |
| GTS |
Global Telecommunication System |
| GTSPP |
Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Programme |
| GUAN |
GCOS Upper Air Network |
| G3OS |
Global Climate, Ocean and Terrestrial Observing Systems |
| HDF |
Hierarchical Data Format |
| HNRC |
HOMS National Reference Centre |
| HOMS |
Hydrological Operational Multipurpose System |
| HWR |
Hydrology and Water Resources Programme |
| HYCOS |
Hydrological Cycle Observing Systems |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organisation |
| ICG-WIS |
Inter-Commission Coordination Group on WMO Information System |
| ICSU |
International Council of Scientific Unions |
| ICT |
Implementation Coordination Team |
| ICT-ISS |
Implementation Coordination Team on Information Systems and Services |
| IDD |
Internet Data Distribution System (UNIDATA) |
| IGDDS |
Integrated Global Data Distribution System |
| IMTN |
Improved Main Telecommunication Network |
| INFOHYDRO |
Hydrological Information Referral Service |
| INSPIRE |
Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe |
| IOC |
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
| IODE |
International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange |
| IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IPET-MI |
Inter-Programme Expert Team on Metadata Implementation |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| ISS |
Information Systems and Services |
| JCOMM |
Joint WMO/IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology |
| KMA |
Korea Meteorological Administration |
| MCSS |
Marine Climatological Summaries Scheme |
| MTN |
Main Telecommunication Network (of the GTS) |
| MSS |
Message Switch System |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA) |
| NC |
National Centre |
| NCAR |
National Center for Atmospheric Research (USA) |
| NCDC |
National Climatic Data Center (USA) |
| NCSA |
National Center for Supercomputing Applications |
| NetCDF |
Network Common Data Form |
| NMC |
National Meteorological Centre |
| NMHS |
National Meteorological and Hydrological Service |
| NMS |
National Meteorological Service |
| NOMADS |
The NOAA National Operational Model Archive and Distribution System |
| NWP |
Numerical Weather Prediction |
| OASIS |
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards |
| OGC |
Open Geographic Information System Consortium |
| OPAG |
Open Programme Area Group |
| OPAG ISS |
Open Programme Area Group for Information Systems and Services |
| PR |
Permanent Representative |
| PTC |
Presidents of Technical Commissions |
| PWS |
Public Weather Services |
| QA |
Quality Assurance |
| QA/SAC |
Quality Assurance/Scientific Activity Centre |
| QC |
Quality Control |
| RA |
Regional Association |
| RBSN |
Regional Basic Synoptic Network |
| RMC |
Regional Meteorological Centre |
| RSMC |
Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre |
| RTH |
Regional Telecommunication Hub |
| SADIS |
Aviation Satellite Distribution System |
| SSUP |
Satellite Systems Utilization and Products |
| TAC |
Traditional Alphanumeric Codes |
| TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol |
| TDCF |
Table-Driven Code Forms |
| THORPEX |
The Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment |
| TIGGE |
THORPEX Grand Global Ensemble |
| UCAR |
University Cooperation for Atmospheric Research (USA) |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environmental Programme |
| VGISC |
Virtual Global Information and System Centre |
| VOS |
Voluntary Observing Ship |
| VOSClim |
VOS Climate Project |
| VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
| WAFS |
World Area Forecast System |
| WAMIS |
World Agrometeoroloigcal Information Service |
| WCASP |
World Climate Applications and Services Programme |
| WCDMP |
World Climate Data and Monitoring Programme |
| WCRP |
World Climate Research Programme |
| WCP |
World Climate Programme |
| WDC |
World Data Centre |
| WIGOS |
WMO Integrated Global Observation Systems |
| WIS |
WMO Information System |
| WHYCOS |
World Hydrological Cycle Observing System |
| WMC |
World Meteorological Centre |
| WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
| WWW |
World Weather Watch |
| XML |
Extensible Mark-up Language |
