. dam:  decameter = 10m

  . isopleth == contour line

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  . Derecho:  a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm associated with
               a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms.
     . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho

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  . NOAA
     . National Weather Service
       --> Divisions:
            . National Centers for Environmental Prediction

  ? MDL: Meteorological Development Laboratory
    --> (See below)

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  . Acronyms / glossaries:
     . http://www.nws.noaa.gov/glossary/
     . http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/synop/acronyms.php

  . MCV:  mesoscale cyclonic vortices 
 
  . SUBSIDENCE: A descending motion of air in the atmosphere
     occurring over a rather broad area. 
    --> This is too vague, but it's what I've got so far.
 
  . DRYLINE:
 
  . CONUS (NOAA usage) : continental (48 contiguous) United States.
    --> OCONUS: Outside of the CONUS.

  * MOS: Model output statistics
    --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_output_statistics 
    --> Note: "Most work in the field is done from the [MDL]"...

  . GFS: Global Forecast System
    --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Forecast_System
    --> (See below)

  . NAM:North American Mesoscale model
    --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Mesoscale_Model

    --> "Currently, the NAM is the Weather Research and Forecasting
        Non-hydrostatic Mesoscale Model (WRF-NMM) model ... The NAM ensemble
        is known as the Short Range Ensemble Forecast (SREF)."

  . NGM: Nested Grid Model
    --> OBSOLETE (but Wikipedia history is interesting)
    --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nested_Grid_Model

 
  . "H7, H5, H3, etc ... refer to height levels in the atmosphere.  H7 is the
     700 mb level, H5 is the 500 mb level. H3 is the 300 mb level [...]"
    --> Found at this VERY USEFUL SITE:  http://www.theweatherprediction.com/jargon/

 
  . MDL: Meteorological Development Laboratory
    --> http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/
 
  . NDFD: National Digital Forecast Database

     . WFS: Web Feature Service
       --> E.g., geographical 'features' are 'source code' for a map
       --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Feature_Service

        . WMS:  Web Map Service 
          --> A standard protocol for serving georeferenced map images
          --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Map_Service

  . 

  . 
 
  . GFS:
     . NCEP (National Centers for Environmental Prediction)...
       --> http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/
       --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Centers_for_Environmental_Prediction
        ...hosts:
         . The GFS (Global Forecast System) Model
           --> http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/products/gfs/
         . The GDAS (Global Data Assimilation System) Model
           --> ...
         . 
         . 
         . 
 
  . ECMWF: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
       . ECMWF: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
    --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Centre_for_Medium-Range_Weather_Forecasts
    --> http://www.ecmwf.int/
    --> They run the IFS (Integrated Forecast System)
        --> Ahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Forecast_System
 
  . CIRA:  Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, at Colorado State University
    --> http://www.cira.colostate.edu/
     . AMSU: Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
       --> http://amsu.cira.colostate.edu/
     . TPW:  Total Precipitable Water
       --> Loops: http://amsu.cira.colostate.edu/TPW/default.htm