Acronyms AOGCMs
Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models
CMIP3
Climate Model Intercomparison Project 3
CRU
Climatic Research Unit
DJFM
December, January, February, March
ENSO
El Nino Southern Oscillation
FAO
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization
GCMs
General Circulation Models
IOD
Indian Ocean dipole
IPCC AR4
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report
ITCZ
Intertropical convergence zone
JJA
June, July, August
MAM
March, April, May
NCEP
National Centre for Environmental Prediction
OND
October, November, December
RCMs
Regional Climate Models
SLP
Sea level pressure
SRES
Special Report on Emissions Scenarios
SST
Sea surface temperature
SSTA
Sea surface temperature anomaly
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