Dictionaries and Glossaries
Acronym
List
From the University Corporation for
Atmospheric Research, acronyms from atmospheric and related
sciences.
Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Units
U.S. Climate
Change Science Program.
Cloud Atlas
Images from the Karlsruhe Wolkenatlas.
A
Comprehensive Glossary of Weather Terms for Storm Spotters
Detailed
definitions with defined terms used in the definitions linked.
NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-145. Michael Branick, NOAA/National
Weather Service Forecast Office.
The Cryosphere Glossary
Developed and
maintained by the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Glossary:
Carbon Dioxide and Climate
From Glossary:
Carbon dioxide and climate, 1990, ORNL/CDIAC-39, Carbon Dioxide
Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Fred
O'Hara Jr. (ed.)
Global
Change Acronyms and Abbreviations
From the U.S. Global Change
Research Information Office.
Glossary
Detailed meteorology glossary from
the Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology.
International
Glossary of Hydrology
Definitions in many languages. From
UNESCO.
Tide
and Current Glossary
Detailed
definitions first published as Special Publication No. 228, Coast
and Geodetic Survey, by Paul Schureman, 1941. This edition is by
Steacy D. Hicks, et al. National Ocean
Service, 1999.
Weather
Glossary
Detailed
definitions of weather related terms. Defined terms used in the
definitions are linked. Maintained by The
Weather Channel.
Weather
Glossary.
Detailed
definitions of about 600 terms. Definitions are from a variety
of sources. Maintained by The
Washington Post.
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