EHI – Energy Helicity Index
IGY – International Geophysical Year
LWC – Liquid Water Content
MOS – Model Output Statistics
NAM – North American Mesoscale forecast system
HI – Heat Index
SYNOP – Surface Synoptic Observations
PPB – Parts per Billion
PPM – Parts per Million
MCS – Mesoscale Convective System
NWP – Numerical Weather Prediction
PBL – Planetary Boundary Layer
WAA – Warm Air Advection
NGM – Nested Grid Model
GMT – Greenwich Mean Time
MBL – Marine Boundary Layer
MABL – Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer
RH – Relative Humidity
TSRA – Thunderstorm with Rain
UVV – upward Vertical Velocity
QBO – Quasi Biennial Oscillation
PPMV – Parts per Million by Volume
UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
TPW – Total Precipitable Water
PV – Potential Vorticity
TDWR – Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
SODAR – Sonic Detection and Ranging
RFD – Rear Flank Downdraft
LIDAR – Light detection and Ranging
PDS – Particularly Dangerous Situation
PGF – Pressure Gradient Force
MAE – Mean Absolute Error
LWC – Liquid Water Content
GIS – Geographical Information Systems
NOGAPS – Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System
CAPE – Convective Available Potential Energy
SST – Sea Surface Temperature
RMSE – Root Mean Square Error
GPS – Global Positioning System
COMET – Cooperation Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training
FFT – Fast Fourier Transform
AGL – Above Ground Level
STP – Significant Tornado Parameter
PDSI – Palmer Drought Severity Index
CAWCR – Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research
GEM – Global Environmental Multiscale Model
SREF – Short Range Ensemble Forecast
UTC – Universal Coordinated Time
SWE – Snow Water Equivalent
PDO – Pacific Decadal Oscillation
