AMIP Atmospheric Models Intercomparision Project
AOML Atmospheric Oceanic Marine Laboratory (NOAA)
AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
C4 Center for Clouds, Chemistry and Climate
CEPEX Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment
CMDL Climate Modeling and Diagnostics Laboratory (NOAA)
DMS dimethylsulfide
DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
ECMWF European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast
ERBE Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
FIRE First ISCCP Regional Experiment
FSU Florida State University
GAME GEWEX-Asian Monsoon Experiment
GCM general circulation model
GEWEX Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment
ICE International Cirrus Experiment
INDOEX Indian Ocean Experiment
INSAT India's geostationary meteorological satellite
IPCC Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change
IR Infra-red
ISCCP International Satellite Cloud and Climatology Project
ITCZ intertropical convergence zone
JGOFS Joint Global Ocean Flux Study
LMD Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (France)
MPI Max-Planck-Institute (Germany)
NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research
NE north-east (moonsoon)
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
SCARAB Scanner for Earth Radiation Budget
SIO Scripps Institution of Oceanography
SST sea-surface temperature
SW south-west (monsoon)
TRMM Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
WOCE World Ocean Circulation Experiment