Acronyms of Hydrometeorological Terms

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Acronyms

AEP - Annual Exceedance Probability, of a rainfall event.

AGPS - Australian Government Printing Service.

ANCOLD - Australian National Committee on Large Dams.

ARI - Average Recurrence Interval, of a rainfall event.

ARR - Australian Rainfall and Runoff

AWRC - Australian Water Resources Commission.

BoM - Bureau of Meteorology, Australia.

CDIRS - Computerised Design IFD Rainfall System.

GSAM - Generalised Southeast Australia Method, for estimating PMP.

GSDM - Generalised Short Duration Method, for estimating PMP.

GTSM - Generalised Tropical Storm Method, for estimating PMP.

GTSMR - Revised Generalised Tropical Storm Method, for estimating PMP.

HAS - Hydrometeorological Advisory Service, of the BoM.

IFD - Intensity-Frequency-Duration.

PMF - Probable Maximum Flood.

PMP - Probable Maximum Precipitation.

SAA - Standards Association Australia.

WMO - World Meteorological Organization.

Last Modified: 06 April 2006, Hydrometeorological Advisory Service.

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