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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. A Climate Services Vision: First Steps Toward the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10198.
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS


BASC

Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate


CCM

Certified Consulting Meteorologist

CPC

Climate Prediction Center


DOE

(U.S.) Department of Energy

DOI

(U.S.) Department of the Interior


ENSO

El Niño/Southern Oscillation


FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FCMSSR

Federal Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency


HUD

(U.S.) Department of Housing and Urban Development


IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IRI

International Research Institute


NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCDC

National Climatic Data Center

NCEP

National Centers for Environmental Prediction

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NRC

National Research Council

NWS

National Weather Service


OCS

Oklahoma Climatological Survey

OFCM

Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology


RCC

regional climate center

Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. A Climate Services Vision: First Steps Toward the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10198.
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USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture

USGS

U.S. Geological Survey

USGCRP

U.S. Global Change Research Program

Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. A Climate Services Vision: First Steps Toward the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10198.
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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. A Climate Services Vision: First Steps Toward the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10198.
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A Climate Services Vision: First Steps Toward the Future describes the types of products that should be provided through a climate service; outlines the roles of the public, private, and academic sectors in a climate service; describe fundamental principles that should be followed in the provision of climate services; and describes potential audiences and providers of climate services.

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