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\begin{acronym}
\acro{BATS}{Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfer Scheme}
\acro{BATS1e}{Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfer Scheme version 1e}
\acro{CAM}{Community Atmosphere Model}
\acro{CAPE}{convective available potential energy}
\acro{CCM}{Community Climate Model}
\acro{CCM1}{Community Climate Model version~1}
\acro{CCM2}{Community Climate Model version~2}
\acro{CCM3}{Community Climate Model version~3}
\acro{CLM}{Community Land Surface Model}
\acro{CLM0}{Common Land Model version~0}
\acro{CLM2}{Community Land Model version~2}
\acro{CLM3}{Community Land Model version~3}
\acro{CMAP}{CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation}
\acro{CRU}{Climate Research Unit}
\acro{CPC}{Climate Prediction Center}
\acro{ECMWF}{European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts}
\acro{ERA40}{ECMWF 40-year Reanalysis}
\acro{ESMF}{Earth System Modeling Framework}
\acro{ESP}{Earth Systems Physics}
\acro{FAO}{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}
\acro{fvGCM}{NASA Data Assimilation Office atmospheric finite-volume general
             circulation model}
\acro{GLCC}{Global Land Cover Characterization}
\acro{GCM}{General Circulation Model}
\acro{HadAM3H}{Hadley Centre Atmospheric Model version 3H}
\acro{ICTP}{Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics}
\acro{IPCC}{Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change}
\acro{IBIS}{Integrated BIosphere Simulator}
\acro{LAI}{leaf area index}
\acro{LAMs}{limited area models}
\acro{LBCs}{lateral boundary conditions}
\acro{MC2}{Mesoscale Compressible Community model}
\acro{MIT}{Massachusetts Institute of Technology}
\acro{MM4}{Mesoscale Model version~4}
\acro{MM5}{Mesoscale Model version~5}
\acro{MERCURE}{Modelling European Regional Climate Understanding and Reducing
               Errors}
\acro{NNRP}{NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Product}
\acro{NNRP1}{NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Product version 1}
\acro{NNRP2}{NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Product version 2}
\acro{NCAR}{National Center for Atmospheric Research}
\acro{NCEP}{National Centers for Environmental Prediction}
\acro{PBL}{planetary boundary layer}
\acro{PC}{Personal Computer}
\acro{PIRCS}{Project to Intercompare Regional Climate Simulations}
\acro{PFT}{plant functional type}
\acro{PSU}{Pennsylvania State University}
\acro{PWC}{Physics of Weather and Climate}
\acro{RCM}{Regional Climate Model}
\acro{RegCM}{REGional Climate Model}
\acro{RegCM1}{REGional Climate Model version~1}
\acro{RegCM2}{REGional Climate Model version~2}
\acro{RegCM2.5}{REGional Climate Model version~2.5}
\acro{RegCM3}{REGional Climate Model version~3}
\acro{RegCM4}{REGional Climate Model version~4}
\acro{RegCNET}{REGional Climate Research NETwork}
\acro{RMIP}{Regional Climate Model Intercomparison Project}
\acro{ROMS}{Regional Oceanic Modeling System}
\acro{SIMEX}{the Simple EXplicit moisture scheme}
\acro{SST}{sea surface temperature}
\acro{SUBEX}{the SUB-grid EXplicit moisture scheme}
\acro{USGS}{United States Geological Survey}
\acro{JJA}{June, July, and August}
\acro{JJAS}{June, July, August, and September}
\acro{JFM}{January, February, and March}
\end{acronym}
