Lightning-Warning Systems for Use by Airports (2008)

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54 CG—cloud to ground lightning CONUS—continental United States DoD—Department of Defense EFIDS—electronic flight information display EFM—electric field mill FAA—Federal Aviation Administration GLM—geostationary lightning mapper GPS—global positioning system IC—inter- and intra-cloud IR—infrared ITWS—integrated terminal weather system JDPO—Joint Planning and Development Office LDSS—lightning decision support system LF—low frequency LIS—lightning imaging sensor MADS—master alarm distribution system MDF—magnetic direction finding MF—medium frequency NASA—National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCAR—National Center for Atmospheric Research NLDN—National Lightning Detection Network NOAA—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NTSB—National Transportation Safety Board OCC—operations control center OSHA—Occupational Safety and Health Administration OTD—optical transient detector PLWS—Precision Lightning Weather System RAD—remote alarm display RF—radio frequency TDWR—Terminal Doppler Weather Radar TOA—time of arrival TRACON—terminal radar control center USPLN—U.S. Precision Lightning Network VHF—very high frequency VLF—very low frequency WSSDM—Weather Support for Deicing Decision Making Abbreviations