| aa |
Aerosol-aware |
| API |
Application Programming Interface |
| b4b |
Bit-for-bit |
| CCPP |
Common Community Physics Package |
| CF conventions |
Climate and Forecast Metadata Conventions |
| CPP |
C preprocessor |
| CPT |
Climate Process Team |
| CSAW |
Chikira-Sugiyama convection with Arakawa-Wu
extension |
| DDT |
Derived Data Type |
| dycore |
Dynamical core |
| EDMF |
Eddy-Diffusivity Mass Flux |
| EMC |
Environmental Modeling Center |
| eps |
Encapsulated PostScript |
| ESMF |
The Earth System Modeling Framework |
| ESPC |
Earth System Prediction Capability |
| FMS |
Flexible Modeling System |
| FV3 |
Finite-Volume Cubed Sphere |
| GF |
Grell-Freitas convective scheme |
| GFDL |
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory |
| GFS |
Global Forecast System |
| GMTB |
Global Model Test Bed |
| GSD |
Global Systems Division |
| HEDMF |
Hybrid eddy-diffusivity mass-flux |
| HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language |
| IPD |
Interoperable Physics Driver |
| LSM |
Land Surface Model |
| MG |
Morrison-Gettelman |
| MP |
Microphysics |
| MPAS |
Model for Prediction Across Scales |
| MPI |
Message Passing Interface |
| MYNN |
Mellor-Yamada-Nakanishi-Niino |
| NCAR |
National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| NEMS |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) Environmental Modeling System |
| NEMSfv3gfs |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) Environmental Modeling System
using FV3 dynamic core and GFS physics |
| NGGPS |
Next Generation Global Prediction System |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NRL |
Naval Research Laboratory |
| NUOPC |
National Unified Operational Prediction
Capability |
| OpenMP |
Open Multi-Processing |
| PBL |
Planetary Boundary Layer |
| png |
Portable Network Graphic |
| PR |
Pull request |
| PROD |
Compiler optimization flags for production mode |
| REPRO |
Compiler optimization flags for reproduction mode
(bit-for-bit testing) |
| RRTMG |
Rapid Radiative Transfer Model for Global
Circulation Models |
| RT |
Regression test |
| RUC |
Rapid Update Cycle |
| sa |
Scale-aware |
| SAS |
Simplified Arakawa-Schubert |
| SCM |
Single Column Model |
| SDF |
Suite Definition File |
| sfc |
Surface |
| SHUM |
Perturbed boundary layer specific humidity |
| SKEB |
Stochastic Kinetic Energy Backscatter |
| SPPT |
Stochastically Perturbed Physics Tendencies |
| TKE |
Turbulent Kinetic Energy |
| TWP-ICE |
Tropical Warm Pool International Cloud Experiment |
| UML |
Unified Modeling Language |
| UFS |
Unified Forecast System |
| VLab |
Virtual Laboratory |
| WRF |
Weather Research and Forecasting |