AMDAR |
aircraft meteorological data acquisition and relay |
APP |
Applications Programme Department |
AREP |
Atmospheric Research and Environment Programme Department |
CAeM |
Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology |
CAgM |
Commission for Agricultural Meteorology |
CAS |
Commission for Atmospheric Sciences |
CBS |
Commission for Basic Systems |
CCl |
Commission for Climatology |
CER |
Cabinet and External Relations Department |
CHy |
Commission for Hydrology |
CIMO |
Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation |
CliC |
Climate and Cryosphere |
CLIPS |
Climate Information and Prediction Services |
CLIVAR |
(Study on) Climate Variability and Predictability |
DCR |
Development Cooperation and Regional Activities Department |
DRR |
Disaster Risk Reduction Programme |
ECMWF |
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts |
ESCAP |
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
ETR |
Education and Training Department |
GAW |
Global Atmosphere Watch |
GCOS |
Global Climate Observing System |
GDPFS |
Global Data-processing and Forecasting System |
GEO |
Group on Earth Observation |
GEWEX |
Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment |
GOOS |
Global Ocean Observing System |
GOS |
Global Observing System |
GPC |
global processing centre |
GTN-H |
Global Terrestrial Network - Hydrology |
GTS |
Global Telecommunication System |
GUAN |
GCOS Upper-Air Network |
HWR |
Hydrology and Water Resources Department |
HYCOS |
Hydrological Cycle Observing System |
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
ICM |
Implementation Coordination Meeting (WMO) |
IMTN |
improved main telecommunication network (GTS) |
IOS |
IGOSS Observing System |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
ISS |
Integrated WWW System Study |
JCOMM |
Joint WMO/IOC Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology |
JSC |
ICSU/WMO Joint Scientific Committee |
KMA |
Korea Meteorological Administration |
LDCs |
least developed countries |
MTN |
main telecommunication network |
NHS(s) |
National Hydrological Service(s) |
NMHS (s) |
National Meteorological and Hydrological Service(s) |
NWP |
numerical weather prediction |
OPAG |
Open Programme Area Group |
PWS |
Public Weather Services |
RA I |
Regional Association I (Africa) |
RA II |
Regional Association II (Asia) |
RA III |
Regional Association III (South America) |
RA IV |
Regional Association IV (North America, Central America and the Caribbean) |
RA V |
Regional Association V (South-West Pacific) |
RA VI |
Regional Association VI (Europe) |
RAF |
Regional Office for Africa |
RAP |
Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific |
RSMC |
Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre |
SPARC |
Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate |
TDCF |
Table Driven Code Forms |
WCP |
World Climate Programme Department |
WCRP |
World Climate Research Programme (sponsored by WMO and ICSU) |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WIS |
WMO Information System |
WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
WRA |
Water Resources Assessment |
WWW |
World Weather Watch Department |
