Acronyms

Global Teleconnections
NAO- North Atlantic Oscillation
AO- Arctic Oscillation
PNA- Pacific North American Teleconnection
AAO- Antarctic Oscillation
EPO- East Pacific Oscillation
WPO- West Pacific Oscillation

Global Winds/Momentum
EAMT- East Asian Mountain Torque
FT- Frictional Torque
GLAAM- Global Atmospheric Angular Momentum
GWO- Global Wind Oscillation


Tropical Convective Waves
MJO- Madden-Julian Oscillation
CCKW- Convectively Coupled Kelvin Wave
OKW- Oceanic Kelvin Wave
CCRW- Convectively Coupled Rossby Wave
ORW- Oceanic Rossby Wave
ITCZ- Inter Tropical Convergence Zone
CHI- 200mb Velocity Potential Anomalies
OLR- Outgoing Longwave Radiation


SST/ENSO Monitoring
TNI- Trans Nino Index
ONI- Oceanic Nino Index
MEI- Multivariate Enso Index
THC/AMOC- Thermohaline Circulation otherwise known as Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
NOI- Northern Oscillation Index
ENSO- El Nino Southern Oscillation
PDO- Pacific Decadal Oscillation
AMO- Atlantic Multi-Decadal Oscillation
SOI- Southern Oscillation Index
ACW- Antarctic Circumpolar wave
MDR- Main Development Region
KOE- Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension


Stratospheric indices
NAM- Northern Angular Momentum
SSW- Stratospheric Warming Event
FW- Final Warming Event
CW- Canadian Warming Event
SAO- Semi-Annual Oscillation
QBO- Quasi-Biennial Oscillation
BDC- Brewer Dobson Circulation