Unified Forecast System
Earth Prediction Innovation Center

UFS Acronyms

UFS Acronyms

Acronym Meaning
AT Application Team
CCT Cross-Cutting Teams
DAD Deep Atmosphere Dynamics
EMC Environmental Modeling Center
EPIC Earth Prediction Innovation Center
FV3 GFDL Finite­-Volume Cubed-Sphere Dynamical Core
GEFS Global Ensembles Forecast System
GFDL Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
GFS Global Forecast System
GPRA Government Performance and Results Act
LAM Limited Area Model
MEG Model Evaluation Group
MRW Medium-range Weather
NCEP National Centers for Environmental Predictions
NGGPS Next Generation Global Prediction System
NWP Numerical Weather Prediction
NWS National Weather Service
O2R Operations to Research
OAR Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
OSTI Office of Science and Technology Integration
R2O Research to Operations
S2S Subseasonal-to-Seasonal
SIP Strategic Implementation Plan
SRW/CAM Short-range Weather/Convection Allowing Model
UFS Unified Forecast System
UFS-SC Unified Forecast System – Steering Committee
WAM Whole Atmosphere Model
WG Working Group
WPO Weather Program Office