Acrónimos anglosajones comunes usados en Meteorología Tropical
 
AMO: Atlantic Multidecadal Osillation
ATCF: Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting system
BOC: Bay Of Campeche
CATL: Central Atlantic
CARCAH: Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes
CDO: Central Dense Overcast
CFS: Coupled Forecast System & Climate Forecast System
CIMSS: Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
CISK: Conditional Instability of the Second Kind
CMC: Canadian Meteorological Center
CONUS: CONtinental United States
DOMREP: DOMinican REPublic
EATL: East Atlantic
ECMWF: European Center for Medium range Weather Forecasting
ENSO: El Nino/Southern Oscillation
EWRC: EeyeWall Replacement Cycle
FROPA: FROntal PAssage
GANTSEC: Greater ANtilles SECtion
GFDL: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
GFS: Global Forecast System
GOMEX: Gulf Of MEXico
HWRF: Hurricane and Weather Research Forecasting
IRT: In Reference or In Rgeard To
ITCZ: InterTropical Convergence Zone
IVO: In the Vicinity Of
LEWP: Line Echo Wave Pattern
LLC: Low Level Circulation
MCC: Mesoscale Covective Complex
MDR: Main Development Region
MJO: Madden Julian Oscillation
MM5: FSU Mesoscale Model
MSLP: Mean Sea Level Pressure
MEI: Multivariate ENSO Index
NAM: North American Mesoscale Model
NAO: North Atlantic Oscillation
NCATL: North Central Atlantic
NEWD: Northeastward
NHC: National Hurricane Center
NOGAPS: Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System
NWD: Northward
OBX: Outer Banks (N.C.)
ONI: Oceanic Nino Index
QBO: Quasi Biennial Oscillation
PDO: Pacific Decadal Oscillation
SAL: Saharan Air Layer
SEUS: SouthEast U.S.
SLOSH: Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge due to Hurricanes
SOI: Southern Oscillation Index
SPC: Storm Prediction Center
SSD: Satellite Services Division
SWEAT: Severe WEAther Threat
SWWD: Southwestward
TCPOD: Tropical Cyclone Plan Of the Day
TCHP: Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential
TPW: Total Precipitable Water
TUTT: Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trough
TWO: Tropical Weather Outlook (Perspectivas de las Condiciones del Tiempo en el Trópico)
TWD: Tropical Weather Discussion (Análisis de las Condiciones del Tiempo en el Trópico)
UKMET: United Kingdom METeorological office
ULL: Upper Level Low
WW3: Wave Watch 3 model.
UTC: Universal Time Coordinated (also known as Zulu time)
XTRP: Not a model. Short for Extrapolation. Dead reckoning plot of a storm if it kept in a straight line, with no other forces acting upon it.

 

CENTROS METEOROLOGICOS DE INVESTIGACION, SEGUIMIENTO, ETC…

AFWA: Air Force Weather Agency, o Agencia Meteorologica de la Fuerza Aerea…
AWC: Aviation Weather Center, o Centro de Meteorologia Aeronautica…
CMA: China Meteorological Administration, o Administracion Meteorologica de China…
CMC: Canadian Meteorological Centre, o Centro Meteorologico de Canada…
ECMWF: European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting, o Centro Europeo de Prediccion del Tiempo a Medio Plazo…
EUMETSAT: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, u Organizacion Europea para la Explotacion de Satelites Meteorologicos…
IMD: India Meteorological Department, Departamento Meteorologico de la India…
JAAWIN: Joint Air Force and Army Weather Information Network, o Red de Informacion Meteorologica Conjunta de la Fuerza Aerea y el Ejercito…
JMA: Japanese Meteorological Agency, o Agencia Meteorologica Japonesa…
NAWAS: NAtional WArning System, o Sistema Nacional de Alertas…
NMC: National Meteorological Center, o Centro Meteorologico Nacional…
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, o Administracion Nacional Oceanica y Atmosferica…
NPMOC: Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center, o Centro Naval de Meteorologia y Ocenaografia del Pacifico…
NSLL: National Severe Storms Laboratory, o Laboratorio Nacional de Tormentas Severas…
NWS: National Weather Service, o Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia (de USA)…
RFS: River Forecast System, o Sistema de Pronosticos Fluviales (de USA)…
SPC: Storm Prediction Center, o Centro de Prediccion de Tormentas…


MODELOS, SISTEMAS, SOFTWARE, FORMATOS, ETC…

AWIPS: Advanced Weather Information Processing System, o Sistema Avanzado de Proceso de Informacion Meteorologica…
BUFR: Binary Universal Form for the Representation, o Formato Binario Universal de Representacion (de datos meteorologicos)…
CEFS: Canadian Ensemble Forecast System, o Sistema Canadiense de Prediccion por Conjuntos…
EGOWaFS: Ensemble Global Ocean Wave Forecast System, o Sistema de Pronostico Global por Conjuntos de Olas Oceanicas…
GEM: Global Environmental Multiscale, o (modelo) Global Ambiental Multiescala…
GFS: Global Forecast System, o Sistema Global de Prediccion…
MIMIC: Morphed Integrated Microwave Imagery at CIMSS, o Transformacion de Imagenes de Microondas Integradas…
NCEP: National Centers for Environmental Prediction, o Centros Nacionales de Prediccion Ambiental…
NOGAPS: Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System, o Sistema Operativo Global de Prediccion Atmosferica…
C-MAN: Coastal-Marine Automated Network, o Red Automatizada de monitorizacion Costera y Marina…


SATELITES…

AVHRR: Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer, o Radiometro Avanzado de Muy Alta Resolucion…
GOES: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, o Satelite Ambiental Operacional Geoestacionario…
MODIS: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, o Espectrorradiometro de Imagenes de Resolucion Moderada…


METEOROLOGIA GENERAL…

ACC: Antarctic Circumpolar Current, o Corriente Circumpolar Atlantica…
AFD: Area Forecast Discussion, o Discusion de Pronostico de Area…
ABL: Atmospheric Boundary Layer, o Capa Limite de la Atmosfera…
ACPE: Average Central Pressure Error, o Error Promedio de Presion Central…
CAA: Cold Air Advection, o Adveccion de Aire Frio…
CAD: Cold Air Damming, o Embolsamiento de Aire Frio…
CLW: Cloud Liquid Water, o Agua Liquida en las Nubes…
CTP: Cloud Top Pressure, o Presion en la Cima de las Nubes…
CTT: Cloud Top Temperature, o Temperatura en la Cima de las Nubes…
LLJ: Low-Level Jet stream, o Corriente en chorro de Niveles Bajos…
LLWS: Low-Level Wind Shear, o Cizalladura del Viento a Baja Altura…
MSLP: Mean Sea Level Pressure, o Presion Media a Nivel del Suelo…
MSW: Maximum Sustained Winds, o Vientos Maximos Sostenidos…
QPF: Quantitative Precipitation Forecast, o Prediccion Cuantitativa de la Precipitacion…
SALLJ: South American Low Level Jet, o Chorro Sudamericano en Niveles Bajos…
SACZ: South Atlantic Convergence Zone, o Zona Sur Atlantica de Convergencia…
TVS: Tornadic Vortex Signature, o Indicacion de Vortice Tornadico…
WAA: Warm Air Advection, o Adveccion de Aire Calido…