5  NOTES

5.1  Glossary of Acronyms

AMSR

Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer

AMSU

Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit

AOR

Area of Responsibility

ATCF

Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting

ATE

Along-Track Error

CI

Current Intensity

CIMSS

Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies

CIRA

Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere

CIRW

CIRA Wind Analysis

CLIPER

Climatology and Persistence

COAMPS

Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System

CPA

Closest Point of Approach

CPAC

Central Pacific

CPHC

Central Pacific Hurricane Center

DMSP

Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

DoD

Department of Defense

DRCL

DeMaria CLIPER

DTG

Date-Time Group

ESOP

Equipment Standard Operating Procedure

FNMOC

Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center

FTE

Forecast Track Error

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

GFDL

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA)

GFDN

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics model – Navy

GFS

Global Forecast System

GPCE

Goerss Probability Consensus Error

GPCE-AX

GPCE Along and Across Track

GRIB

Gridded Binary Format

JMV

Joint METOC Viewer

JTOPS

JTWC Operations

JTWC

Joint Typhoon Warning Center

KT

Knot

MANOP

Manual of Operations

METOC

Meteorology and Oceanography

MetOp-A

A European polar-orbiting meteorological satellite

MMD

Marine Meteorology Division

MTSAT

Multi-functional Transport Satellite

NEPAC

Northeastern Pacific

NEP-O

Navy Enterprise Portal – Oceanography

NESDIS

National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service

NHC

National Hurricane Center

NM

Nautical Miles

NMFC

National Maritime Forecast Center

NOAA

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

NOGAPS

Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System

NRL

Naval Research Laboratory

OBT

Objective Best Track

PCN

Position Code Number

QSCT

QuickSCAT (Quick Scatterometer)

RADOB

Radar Observations

RSS

Remote Sensing Systems

SATOPS

Satellite Operations

SIPRNET

Secure Internet Protocol Router Network

SLP

Sea Level Pressure

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

SSMI

Special Sensor Microwave Imager

SSMS

Spacecraft and Station Management Subsystem

T Number

Tropical Number

TC

Tropical Cyclone

TC-COR

Tropical Cyclone Conditions of Readiness

TCFA

Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert

TDO

Typhoon Duty Officer

TPC

Tropical Prediction Center

TRMM

Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

WMO

World Meteorological Organization

XTE

Cross-Track Error