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ECMWF
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
EMICs
Earth models of intermediate complexity
ENSO
El NiƱo/Southern Oscillation
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ESCM
Earth System Climate Model
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FPN
fraction of positive minus negative estimates
GCM
general circulation model
GDP
gross domestic product
GFDL
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
GHG
greenhouse gas
GISS
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
GISS AGCM
GISS's Atmospheric General Circulation Model
GT
gigaton
gigaton of carbon (gigaton = 1x10 9 tons)
GtC
GWP
global warming potential
H +
hydrogen ion
HadISST
Hadley Centre Global Sea Ice and Sea Surface
Temperature
HFCs
hydrofluorocarbons
IMAGE
Integrated Model to Assess the Global Environment
IPCC AR3
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Third
Assessment Report
IPCC AR4
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Fourth
Assessment Report
IS92a
global scenario of the IPCC
ITCZ
Intertropical Convergence zone
JAS
July, August, September
JFM
January, February, March
JGOFS
Joint Global Ocean Flux Study
JJA
June, July, August
LIG
interglacial time period
LMSL
local mean sea level
LTMIP
Long Term Model Intercomparison Project
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