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| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AAMP | ASIAN-Australian Monsoon Panel, a regional panel of CLIVAR |
| AARI | Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Sankt Petersburg, Russia (ru: AANII) |
| ABN | Autorité du Bassin du Niger (Niger Basin Authority) |
| ACIA | Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, project of Arctic Council and IASC |
| ACMAD | African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development |
| ACSYS | Arctic Climate System Study, a core project of WCRP |
| ADIS | ACSYS Data and Information Service |
| AGRHYMET | Centre Regional de Formation et d'Application en Agrométéorologie et Hydrologie Opérationnelle (Western Africa Regional Centre for Agrometeorology and Hydrology) |
| AHC | Arctic Hydrological Cycle |
| AIDJEX | Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment |
| AIPCN | Association Internationale Permanente des Congrès de Navigation (PIANC - International Navigation Association) |
| ALPEX | GARP Alpine Experiment, 1982 |
| AMESD | African Monitoring of the Environment for Sustainable Development |
| AMHY FRIEND | Alpine and Mediterranean Hydrology project of FRIEND, followed by MED-FRIEND |
| AMMA | African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Project |
| AMMA-CATCH | Analyse Multidisciplinaire de la Mousson Africaine - Couplage de l'Atmosphère Tropicale et du Cycle Hydrologique; formerly CATCH |
| AMP | Applications of Meteorology Programme of WMO |
| ANZLIC | ANZLIC - the Spatial Information Council of Australia and New Zealand |
| AOC FRIEND | West and Central Africa FRIEND, now FRIEND-AOC |
| AOC HYCOS | Système d’Observation du Cycle HYdrologique pour l’Afrique de l'Ouest et Centrale, belongs to WHYCOS |
| AON | US Arctic Observing Network |
| AON-CADIS | Cooperative Arctic Data and Information Service, supports AON |
| AOPC | Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate of GCOS |
| AP FRIEND | Asian Pacific FRIEND |
| AQUADOCINTER | Worldwide System for Information and Documentation on Integrated Water Resources Management at Basin Level, maintained by INBO=RIOB |
| AQUASTAT | FAO's global information system on water and agriculture |
| Aral HYCOS | Lake Aral Hydrological Cycle Observing System, belongs to WHYCOS |
| Arctic Council | Arctic Council, high-level intergovernmental forum |
| Arctic HYCOS | Arctic Hydrological Cycle Observing System, belongs to WHYCOS |
| Arctic HYDRA | Arctic Hydrological Cycle Monitoring, Modelling and Assessment Program |
| Arctic RIMS | Regional Integrated Hydrologic Monitoring System for the Pan-Arctic Land Mass, maintained by WSAG at UNH |
| ARDB | Arctic Runoff Data Base, maintained by GRDC |
| AREP | Atmospheric Research and Environment Programme of WMO |