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Abbreviations and acronymsAcronym orabbreviationNameReferenceFAO The UN Food and Agriculture Organization http://www.fao.orgFoEFortress Europe scenario (for water)FP(5/6/7) EU's Framework Programme(s) for Research http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.htmlFWIGCMCanadian Fire Weather Index (forest fires)General circulation modelGCOS Global Climate Observing System http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/index.php?name=AboutGCOSGDPGross domestic productGFCS Global Framework for Climate Services http://www.wmo.int/pages/gfcs/index_en.phpGHGGreenhouse gas; the most important anthropogenic greenhousegases are carbon dioxide (CO 2), methane (CH 4), and nitrousoxide (N 2O)GISS NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies http://www.giss.nasa.gov/GMES EU Global Monitoring for Environment and Security http://www.gmes.info/GMSLGVAGlobal mean sea levelGross value addedHadCM3 Hadley Centre Coupled Model, version 3 http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/modelling-systems/unified-model/climate-models/hadcm3HadCRUT3HadEXGridded dataset of global historical surface temperatureanomalies (Met Office, United Kingdom)Global land-based climate extremes dataset (Met Office, UnitedKingdom)http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcrut3/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadex/HadISST1 Hadley Centre Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature data set http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadisst/HCHDDHIRHAMHadley Centre, United Kingdom Meteorological OfficeHeating degree dayRegional climate model (developed by the Danish MeteorologicalInstitute DMI)http://www.dmi.dk/eng/index/research_and_development/introduction_climate.htmHORIZON 2020 The next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfmHPA UK Health Protection Agency http://www.hpa.org.uk/IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency http://www.iaea.org/IAMICP ForestsIMAGEINGVIntegrated assessment model (of climate change)International Co-operative Programme on Assessment andMonitoring of Air Pollution Effects on ForestsIntegrated Model to Assess the Global Environment (PBL, theNetherlands)Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, National Instituteon Geophysics and Volcanologyhttp://icp-forests.net/http://themasites.pbl.nl/imagehttp://www.ingv.it/en/IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change http://www.ipcc.ch/IWTJJAJPIInland waterway transportSummer (months June, July, August)Joint Programming InitiativeJRC The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfmKMNIKoninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (RoyalNetherlands Meteorological Institute)http://www.knmi.nlLISFLOOD GIS-based hydrological rainfall-runoff-routing model (JRC) http://floods.jrc.ec.europa.eu/lisfloodmodelMAMSpring (months March, April, May)MARS/STAT Monitoring Agriculture with Remote Sensing database http://mars.jrc.ec.europa.eu/mars/Aboutus/The-MARS-UnitMERRAModern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications(NASA)METNO Norwegian Meteorological Institute http://met.no/http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac-bin/DataHoldings.pl248 Climate change, impacts and vulnerability in Europe 2012

Abbreviations and acronymsAcronym orabbreviationNameReferenceMLOST Merged Land-Ocean Surface Temperature Analysis (NOAA) http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ersst/merge.phpMO UK Meteorological Office http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/MOCAtlantic Meridional Overturning CirculationMOON Mediterranean Operational Oceanography Network http://www.moon-oceanforecasting.eu/MSFDMSLN 2NAMEANAONAPEU Marine Strategy Framework DirectiveMean sea levelNitrogen (gas)National Accounting Matrix including Environmental AccountsNorth Atlantic OscillationNational Adaptation PlanNatCatSERVICE Natural catastrophe loss database (Munich RE) http://www.munichre.com/en/reinsurance/business/non‐life/georisks/natcatservice/default.aspxNCDC NOAA National Climatic Data Center http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.htmlNOAA US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://www.noaa.gov/NFINMVOCNODUSNO xNPPNUSAPNUTS(2,3)National Forest inventoryNon‐methane volatile organic compoundsGIS based software model which provides a tool for detailedanalysis of freight transportation over extensive multimodalnetworksNitrogen oxidesNet primary productionThe Management of Uncertainty and Quality in QuantitativeInformationNomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics; NUTS2 = states/provinces; NUTS3 = regional areas, counties, districtshttp://www.nusap.net/http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/nuts_nomenclature/introductionNWP Nairobi Work Programme (of the UNFCCC) http://unfccc.int/adaptation/nairobi_work_programme/items/3633.phpO 2O 3Oxygen (gas)Ozone (gas)OECD The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development http://www.oecd.orgOHCOIEOcean heat contentOffice International des Epizooties (World Organisation forAnimal Health)http://www.oie.int/OSI SAF EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility on Ocean and Sea Ice http://www.osi-saf.org/PDOPacific decadal oscillationPERMOS Swiss Permafrost Monitoring Network http://www.permos.ch/pHDecimal logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion activity(measure of acidity)PIOMAS Pan Arctic Ice-Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System http://psc.apl.washington.edu/wordpress/research/projects/projections-of-an-icediminished-arctic-ocean/data-piomas/PM 10PM 2.5Particles in the atmosphere with a diameter of less than or equalto a nominal 10 micrometresParticles in the atmosphere with a diameter of less than or equalto a nominal 2.5 micrometresPOLES Prospective Outlook on Long-term Energy Systems http://www.enerdata.net/enerdatauk/solutions/energy-models/poles-model.phpPoRppmPROVIAPolicy Rules scenario (for water)Parts per millionProgramme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability,Impacts and Adaptationhttp://www.provia-climatechange.org/HOME/tabid/55173/Default.aspxRACMO(2) Regional Atmospheric Climate Model (KNMI) http://www.knmi.nl/bibliotheek/knmipubTR/TR302.pdfRCMRegional climate modelClimate change, impacts and vulnerability in Europe 2012249

Abbreviations <strong>and</strong> acronymsAcronym orabbreviationNameReferenceMLOST Merged L<strong>and</strong>-Ocean Surface Temperature Analysis (NOAA) http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ersst/merge.phpMO UK Meteorological Office http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/MOCAtlantic Meridional Overturn<strong>in</strong>g CirculationMOON Mediterranean Operational Oceanography Network http://www.moon-oceanforecast<strong>in</strong>g.eu/MSFDMSLN 2NAMEANAONAPEU Mar<strong>in</strong>e Strategy Framework DirectiveMean sea levelNitrogen (gas)National Account<strong>in</strong>g Matrix <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Environmental AccountsNorth Atlantic OscillationNational Adaptation PlanNatCatSERVICE Natural catastrophe loss database (Munich RE) http://www.munichre.com/en/re<strong>in</strong>surance/bus<strong>in</strong>ess/non‐life/georisks/natcatservice/default.aspxNCDC NOAA National Climatic Data Center http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.htmlNOAA US National Oceanic <strong>and</strong> Atmospheric Adm<strong>in</strong>istration http://www.noaa.gov/NFINMVOCNODUSNO xNPPNUSAPNUTS(2,3)National Forest <strong>in</strong>ventoryNon‐methane volatile organic compoundsGIS based software model which provides a tool for detailedanalysis of <strong>fr</strong>eight transportation over extensive multimodalnetworksNitrogen oxidesNet primary productionThe Management of Uncerta<strong>in</strong>ty <strong>and</strong> Quality <strong>in</strong> QuantitativeInformationNomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics; NUTS2 = states/prov<strong>in</strong>ces; NUTS3 = regional areas, counties, districtshttp://www.nusap.net/http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/nuts_nomenclature/<strong>in</strong>troductionNWP Nairobi Work Programme (of the UNFCCC) http://unfccc.<strong>in</strong>t/adaptation/nairobi_work_programme/items/3633.phpO 2O 3Oxygen (gas)Ozone (gas)OECD The Organisation for Economic Co-operation <strong>and</strong> Development http://www.oecd.orgOHCOIEOcean heat contentOffice International des Epizooties (World Organisation forAnimal Health)http://www.oie.<strong>in</strong>t/OSI SAF EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility on Ocean <strong>and</strong> Sea Ice http://www.osi-saf.org/PDOPacific decadal oscillationPERMOS Swiss Perma<strong>fr</strong>ost Monitor<strong>in</strong>g Network http://www.permos.ch/pHDecimal logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion activity(measure of acidity)PIOMAS Pan Arctic Ice-Ocean Model<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> Assimilation System http://psc.apl.wash<strong>in</strong>gton.edu/wordpress/research/projects/projections-of-an-icedim<strong>in</strong>ished-arctic-ocean/data-piomas/PM 10PM 2.5Particles <strong>in</strong> the atmosphere with a diameter of less than or equalto a nom<strong>in</strong>al 10 micrometresParticles <strong>in</strong> the atmosphere with a diameter of less than or equalto a nom<strong>in</strong>al 2.5 micrometresPOLES Prospective Outlook on Long-term Energy Systems http://www.enerdata.net/enerdatauk/solutions/energy-models/poles-model.phpPoRppmPROVIAPolicy Rules scenario (for water)Parts per millionProgramme of Research on <strong>Climate</strong> Change Vulnerability,Impacts <strong>and</strong> Adaptationhttp://www.provia-climate<strong>change</strong>.org/HOME/tabid/55173/Default.aspxRACMO(2) Regional Atmospheric <strong>Climate</strong> Model (KNMI) http://www.knmi.nl/bibliotheek/knmipubTR/TR302.pdfRCMRegional climate model<strong>Climate</strong> <strong>change</strong>, <strong>impacts</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>vulnerability</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Europe</strong> 2012249

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