Acronyms

Acronyms

Abbreviation

Full Form

CCRS

Centre for Climate Research Singapore

CMA

China Meteorological Administration

Com-SWIRLS

Community Version of SWIRLS

CUHK

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

EUMETSAT

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

FMI

Finnish Meteorological Institute

HKO

Hong Kong Observatory

JMA

Japan Meteorological Agency

KMA

Korea Meteorological Administration

MeteoSwiss

Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss

MMD

Malaysian Meteorological Department

MSS

Meteorological Service Singapore

NWC SAF

Nowcasting Satellite Application Facility

NWP

Numerical Weather Prediction

PAGASA

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

QPE

Quantitative Precipitation Estimate

QPF

Quantitative Precipitation Forecast

RSMC

Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre

SWIRLS

Short-range Warning of Intense Rainstorms in Localized Systems

TMD

Thai Meteorological Department

TUM

The Technical University of Munich

UCambridge

University of Cambridge

WMO

World Meteorological Organization

ZHMB

Zhuhai Meteorological Bureau