The Mediterranean region under climate change
| ,List of acronyms
Texte intégral
ACCOBAMS |
Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea |
ADRIMED |
Aerosol Direct Radiative Impact on the regional climate in the Mediterranean region |
AED |
Atmospheric evaporative demand |
AMO |
Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation |
AOGCM |
Atmosphere-ocean general circulation models |
AORCM |
Atmosphere-ocean regional climate models |
AVISO |
A reference portal in alimetry |
BL |
Boundary layer |
BVOC |
Biogenic volatile organic compound |
CMIP |
Coupled Model Intercomparison Projects |
CORDEX |
Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment |
DAD-IS |
Domestic Animal Diversity Information System |
DRF |
Direct radiative forcing |
EC |
elemental carbon |
EMDW |
Eastern Mediterranean deep water |
EMT |
Eastern Mediterranean Transient |
ENM |
Ecological Niche Model |
ENSO |
El Niño-Southern Oscillation |
E-OBS |
high-resolution gridded data set of daily climate over Europe |
ETCCDI |
Expert Team on Climate Change Detection, Monitoring and Indices |
EU |
European Union |
EVI |
Enhanced Vegetation Index |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
FF |
Flash floods |
GCM |
Global climate model |
GCM |
General circulation model |
GFCM |
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean |
GFCS |
Global Framework for Climate Services |
GHG |
Greenhouse gases |
GLAM |
Gradient in Longitude of Atmospheric constituents in the Mediterranean basin |
HPE |
Heavy precipitation events |
ICZM |
Integrated coastal zone management |
IPBES |
Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
IUCN |
International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
LEK |
Local ecological knowledge |
MCA |
Millennium Challenge Account |
MCS |
Mesoscale convective systems |
MEA |
Middle East Area |
MedCOF |
Mediterranean Climate Outlook Forum |
MENA (region) |
Middle-East North-Africa |
MINOS |
Mediterranean Intensive Oxidant Study |
MTE |
Mediterranean-type ecosystem |
MPA |
Marine protected area |
MTC |
Mean temperature of the catch |
NAO |
North Atlantic Oscillation |
NMHC |
Non methane hydrocarbons |
NDVI |
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index |
NPF |
New particle formation |
OVOC |
Oxidized volatile organic compound |
PAH |
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
PAR |
Photosynthetically active radiation |
PDO |
Protected Designation of Origin |
PES |
Post-event surveys |
PSM |
Plant secondary metabolite |
PMV |
Plan Maroc Vert (Moroccan Green Plan) |
PMF |
Positive matrix factorization |
POP |
Persistent organic pollutant |
RCC |
Rapid climatic change |
RCCI |
Regional climate change index |
RCM |
Regional climate model |
RCP |
Representative concentration pathway |
RCSM |
Regional climate system models |
ROV |
Remotely operated vehicle |
SLR |
Sea level rise |
SOA |
Secondary organic aerosol |
SOP |
Special observation period |
SPEI |
Standard precipitation evapotranspiration index |
SSS |
Sea surface salinity |
SST |
Sea surface temperature |
SWC |
Soil and water conservation measures |
SWI |
Soil water index |
SY |
Sediment yields |
TEE |
Throughfall exclusion experiment |
TOA |
Top of the atmosphere |
TRAQA |
Transport and air quality |
UNWTO |
United Nations World Tourism Organization |
VOC |
Volatile organic compound |
WeMO |
Western Mediterranean Oscillation |
WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
WUE |
Water use efficiency |
VAI |
Vegetation anomaly index |
VCI |
Vegetation condition index |
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