The list of meteorology acronyms and abbreviations.

All meteorology related acronyms and abbreviations.

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NOAA:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(Polar satellite)
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NWS:
National Weather Service(Hurricane management, Weather Forecast, Weather)
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WMO:
World Meteorological Organization(United Nations, Weather Forecast)
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AVHRR:
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer(MARINE, Oceanography)
14
DMSP:
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program(Military Satellite)
9
UARS:
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite(SpaceCraft)
8
IPCC:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(Meteorology, Energy)
8
TRMM:
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission(Environmental Satellite, Hydrology)
7
TOMS:
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer(Analytical Chemistry)
4
GRACE:
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment(Geophysics, Earth sciences)
4
NMC:
National Meteorological Center(Weather Forecast, Weather, Meteorology)
3
FSL:
Forecast Systems Laboratory(Weather Forecast, Weather, Meteorology)
2
AFWA:
Air Force Weather Agency(Weather Forecast, Weather, Meteorology)
2
AWC:
Aviation Weather Center(Weather Forecast, Weather, Meteorology)
2
AWS:
Air Weather Service(Meteorology, Climatology, Army)
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FNMOC:
Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
2
GMS:
Geostationary Meteorological Satellite(Geostationary satellite)
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TDWR:
Terminal Doppler Weather Radar(Weather Forecast, Weather, Meteorology)
2
WFO:
Weather Forecast Office(Weather Forecast, Weather, Emergency Management)
2
WWW:
World Weather Watch(Weather Forecast, Weather, Meteorology)
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