Appendix
Acronyms: M's
M | Mesocyclone, Mach number (followed by figures), or Meters (preceded by figures) |
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m2/s2 | Meters squared per second squared (also m2/S2) |
MA | Massachusetts |
MAN | Manitoba |
MAP | Mean Areal Precipitation or Aeronautical maps and charts |
MAR | March |
MAREP | Marine Reporting Program |
MAX | Maximum |
MAY | May |
MB or mb | Millibars. |
MCC | Mesoscale Convective Complex |
MCD | Mesoscale Discussion |
MCDW | Monthly Climatic Data of the World |
McIDAS | Man-computer Interactive Data Access System. |
MCS | Mesoscale Convective System |
MCW | Modulated continuous wave |
MD | Maryland |
MDFY | Modify |
MDFYD | Modified |
MDFYG | Modifying |
MDL | Model |
MDLS | Models |
MDS | Minimum Discernible Signal |
MDT | Moderate |
MDTLY | Moderately |
ME | Maine |
MED | Medium |
MEGG | Merging |
MESO | Mesocyclone or Mesoscale |
MET | Meteorological or meteorology |
METAR | Aviation routine weather report (in aeronautical meteorological code) |
METRO | Metropolitan |
MEX | Mexico |
MHKVLY | Mohawk Valley |
MI | Michigan |
MIC | Meteorologist-In-Charge |
Micro-ART | Microcomputer Automatic Radiotheodolite Master Control Unit |
MID | Middle |
MIDN | Midnight |
MIFG | Shallow fog |
MIL | Military |
MIN | Minutes or Minimum |
MISG | Missing |
MLCAPE | Mean Layer CAPE |
MLLI | Mean Layer Lifted Index |
MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water |
MLOS | Microwave Line-Of-Site |
MLTLVL | Melting level |
MLW | Mean Low Water |
MN | Minnesota |
MNLND | Mainland |
MNLY | Mainly |
MNM | Minimum |
MNT | Monitor or monitoring or monitored |
MO | Missouri |
MOD | Meteorological Operations Division or Moderate |
MOGR | Moderate or greater |
MON | Above mountains or Monday |
MOS | Model Output Statistics |
MOV | Move or moving or movement |
MOVD | Moved |
MOVG | Moving |
MOVMT | Movement |
MOVS | Moves |
MPC | Marine Prediction Center |
MPH | Miles per hour |
MPL | Max Parcel Level |
MRF | Medium-Range Forecast model |
MRGL | Marginal |
MRGLLY | Marginally |
MRNG | Morning |
MRTM | Maritime |
MS | Mississippi or Minus |
MSG | Message |
MSL | Mean Sea Level |
MST | Most |
MSTLY | Mostly |
MSTR | Moisture |
MT | Montana or Mountain |
MTN | Mountain |
MTNS | Mountains |
MTU | Metric units |
MTW | Mountain waves |
MUCAPE | Most Unstable CAPE |
MULI | Most Unstable Lifted Index |
MULT | Multiple |
MULTILVL | Multi-level |
MWO | Meteorological watch office |
MX | Mixed type of ice formation (white and clear) |
MXD | Mixed |