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Appendix D: Acronyms and Initialisms
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... Appendix D Acronyms and Initialisms ACID Attribution; Corroboration; Informed by mechanistic understanding; Detection AMJ April May June AMOC Atlantic meridional overturning circulation CAM5 Community Atmosphere Model 5 DJF December January February EA East Atlantic ENSO El Niño/Southern Oscillation ESRL/PSD Earth System Research Laboratory/Physical Sciences Division GHG Greenhouse Gas JAS July August September JFM January February March JJA June July August MAM March April May NAM/AO Northern Annular Mode/Arctic Oscillation NAO North Atlantic Oscillation NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research NCEP National Centers for Environmental Prediction NH Northern Hemisphere NIC National Ice Center NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NSIDC National Snow and Ice Data Center OND October November December PDO Pacific Decadal Oscillation RCP Representative Concentration Pathway SON September October November TEAM Tropically-Excited Arctic warMing VIRS Visible and Infrared Scanner 69

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