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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B." National Research Council. 1998. Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-Scale International Project: A Review of Progress and Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6149.
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APPENDIX B
Acronyms and Abbreviations


ACARS

Automated Communication and Recording System

AES

Atmospheric Environment Service (Canada)

ARM

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program (DOE)

ASOS

Automated Surface Observing System (NOAA)

AVHRR

Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (NOAA)


BALTEX

Baltic Sea Experiment (northern Europe)

BATS

Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfer Scheme

BOREAS

Boreal Ecosystems-Atmosphere Study

BSRN

Baseline Surface Radiation (measurement) Network SRB Climatology Project (GEWEX)


CAGEX

CERES-ARM-GEWEX experiment

CART

Cloud and Radiation Testbed (ARM)

CASES

Cooperative Atmosphere-Surface Exchange Study

CASH

Commercial Aircraft Sensing of Humidity

CCM

Community Climate Model

CD-ROM

Compact Disk, Read-Only Memory

CERES

Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (NASA)

CLAVR

Clouds from the AVHRR

CLIVAR

Climate Variability and Prediction Program

CMC

Canadian Meteorological Centre

CRM

Cloud-resolving models

CSA

continental-scale area


DAAC

Data Acquisition and Archive Center (NASA)

DACOM

Data Collection and Management

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B." National Research Council. 1998. Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-Scale International Project: A Review of Progress and Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6149.
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4DDA

four-dimensional data assimilation

DMSS

Data Management and Service System (GCIP)

DOD

Department of Defense

DOE

Department of Energy

DOI

Department of Interior


ECMWF

European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

EDAS

Eta Model Data Assimilation System (NCEP)

EDC

Earth Resources Observation Satellite Data Center (USGS)

ENSO

El Niño-Southern Oscillation

EOP

Enhanced Observing Period

EOS

Earth Observing System (NASA, MTPE)

ERBE

Earth Radiation Budget Experiment

ESOP

Enhanced Seasonal Observing Period

Eta

(Name of an NMC model using the Greek letter for the vertical coordinate)


FIFE

First ISLSCP Field Experiment

FSL

Forecast Systems Laboratory (NOAA)


GAME

GEWEX Asian Monsoon Experiment

GCIP

GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project

GCM

general circulation (atmospheric) model

GCMD

Global Change Master Directory (NASA-EOSDIS)

GCSS

GEWEX Cloud Systems Study

GDAS

Global Data Assimilation System (NCEP)

GEWEX

Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (WCRP)

GHP

GEWEX Hydrometeorology Panel

GIDS

GCIP Initial Data Set

GIST

GCIP Implementation System Test

GOALS

Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System

GOES

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (NOAA)

GPCP

Global Precipitation Climatology Project (WCRP)

GPS

global positioning system

GREDS

GCIP Reference Data Set

GTS

Global Telecommunications System


HAPEX

Hydrologic-Atmospheric Pilot Experiment (France)


IEOS

International Earth Observing System

IGBP

International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

IGPO

International GEWEX Project Office

IOP

intensive observational period

IR

infrared

ISA

intermediate-scale area

ISCCP

International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

ISLSCP

International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project


LBA

Land Biosphere-Atmosphere program (Brazil)

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B." National Research Council. 1998. Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-Scale International Project: A Review of Progress and Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6149.
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LDAS

Land Data Assimilation System

LSA

large-scale (study) area (GCIP)

LSA-SW

LSA-Southwest

LSP

land surface parameterization


MAGS

MacKenzie River GEWEX Study

MAPS

Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System (NCEP)

MOLTS

Model Output Location Time Series

MORDS

Model Output Reduced Data Set

MTPE

Mission to Planet Earth (NASA)


NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCAR

National Center for Atmospheric Research

NCDC

National Climate Data Center (NOAA)

NCEP

National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NOAA)

NDVI

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (AVHRR)

NESDIS

National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service

NEXRAD

Next-Generation Weather Radar system (see also WSR-88D)

NMC

National Meteorological Center (recently changed to National Centers for Environmental Prediction, NCEP)

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NRC

National Research Council

NRCS

Natural Resource Conservation Service

NWP

numerical weather prediction

NWS

National Weather Service


OH

Office of Hydrology (NOAA)


PACS

Pan-American Climate Study

PBL

Planetary Boundary Layer

PILPS

Project for Intercomparison of Land Surface Parameterization Schemes (GEWEX)


RAMS

Regional Area Modeling System

RASS

radioacoustic sensing system

RFE

regional finite element

RS

remote sensing


SCS

Soil Conservation Service (recently changed to Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)

SRB

Surface Radiation Budget

SSA

small-scale area

SSM/I

Special Sensor Microwave Imager (DOD, DMSP)

SSURGO

Soil Survey Geographic Database (USDA)

STATSGO

State Soil Geographic Database (USDA)

SURFRAD

Surface Radiation Budget Network (NOAA)


TIROS

Television and Infrared Observation Satellite

TKE

Turbulent Kinetic Energy

TOVS

TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B." National Research Council. 1998. Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-Scale International Project: A Review of Progress and Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6149.
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TRMM

Tropical Rain Measuring Mission (NASDA-NASA)

TVA

Tennessee Valley Authority


UCAR

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

USACE

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture

USGS

U.S. Geological Survey

USWRP

U.S. Weather Research Program


VAD

velocity azimuth display

VORTEX

Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment


WCRP

World Climate Research Programme

WSR-88D

Weather Surveillance Radar 1988-Doppler (see also NEXRAD)

WWW

World Wide Web

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B." National Research Council. 1998. Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-Scale International Project: A Review of Progress and Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6149.
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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B." National Research Council. 1998. Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-Scale International Project: A Review of Progress and Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6149.
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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B." National Research Council. 1998. Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-Scale International Project: A Review of Progress and Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6149.
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Efforts to understand climate variability and predict future climate change have highlighted many aspects of the hydrologic cycle and the exchange of energy and water at the atmosphere-surface interface as areas of critically needed study. The very nature of weather and climate demands that an international perspective and a comprehensive research approach be applied to understand these important issues.

In response to this need, the international partners of the World Climate Research Program developed GEWEX (Global Energy and Water Experiment) as a major focus of international study. As the first of five continental-scale experiments, the GEWEX Continental Scale International Project (GCIP) was established to quantitatively assess the hydrologic cycle and energy fluxes of the Mississippi River basin.

GCIP focuses on understanding the annual, interannual, and spatial variability of hydrology and climate within the Mississippi River basin; the development and evaluation of regional coupled hydrologic/atmospheric models; the development of data assimilation schemes; and the development of accessible, comprehensive databases. Improved water resource management on seasonal to interannual time scales is also a key GCIP goal. This book reviews the GCIP program, describes progress to date, and explores promising opportunities for future progress.

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