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)
24
NWS:
National Weather Service(Hurricane management, Weather Forecast, Weather)
17
WMO:
World Meteorological Organization(United Nations, Weather Forecast)
15
AVHRR:
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer(MARINE, Oceanography)
14
DMSP:
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program(Military Satellite)
11
NCAR:
National Center for Atmospheric Research(Meteorology, RESEARCH)
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)
7
WCRP:
World Climate Research Programme(Meteorology, Meterology, Climatology)
6
ISCCP:
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project(Meteorology)
4
GRACE:
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment(Geophysics, Earth sciences)
4
JMA:
Japan Meteorological Agency(Meteorology, Meterology, Climatology)
4
NMC:
National Meteorological Center(Weather Forecast, Weather, Meteorology)
4
SST:
Sea Surface Temperature(MARINE, Oceanography, Meteorology)
3
AMIP:
Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project(Meteorology, Meterology)
3
CDIAC:
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center(Meteorology, RESEARCH)
3
FSL:
Forecast Systems Laboratory(Weather Forecast, Weather, Meteorology)
3
MLE:
Mesoscale Lightning Experiment(Meteorology, Climatology, Technology)
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