Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
m
meters
MiniCAM
Mini-Climate Change Assessment Model
MOC
meridional overturning circulation
MSL
mean sea level
N
2
O
nitrous oxide
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCDC
National Climatic Data Center
NH
Northern Hemisphere
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPCC
New York City Panel on Climate Change
NRC
National Research Council
NSIDC
National Snow and Ice Data Center
NYCOEM
New York City Office of Emergency Management
PCM
Parallel Climate Model
pCO
2
pressure of carbon dioxide
PDO
Pacific Decadal Oscillation
PDSI
Palmer Drought Severity Index
PETM
Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
petagram of carbon (petagram = 1×10
15
grams)
PgC
pH
potentiometric hydrogen ion concentration,
pH = -log[H
+
]
ppm
parts per million
ppmv
parts per million by volume
RCM
Regional Climate Model
RCP
representative carbon pathways
RF
radiative forcing
SAM
Southern (Hemisphere) Annular Mode
SAT
surface air temperature
SCD
snow cover duration
SLE
sea level equivalent
SLR
sea level rise
SPM
Summary for Policymakers (of IPCC)
SRES
Special Report on Emissions Scenarios
SST
sea surface temperature
SWE
snow water equivalent
