CCSM	Community Climate System Model
CCSM3	CCSM version 3
CCSM4	CCSM version 4
CFSR	Climate Forecast System Reanalysis
CLSLP	center of low sea level pressure
CPD	central pressure deficit
DD	dynamical downscaling
DTA	detection and tracking algorithm
GCM	general circulation model
GFDL	Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
IBC	initial and boundary condition
IP	intense precipitation
MTSWS	maximum tangential surface wind speed
NCAR	National Center for Atmospheric Research
NCEP	National Centers for Environmental Prediction
NNRP	NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Project
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRCM	Nested Regional Climate Model
PD	precipitation depth
PGW-DD	pseudo-global warming dynamical downscaling
PS	parameterization scheme
RAM	regional atmospheric model
RCP	Representative Concentration Pathway
RMTSWS	radius of maximum tangential surface wind speed
SLP	sea level pressure
SWS	surface wind speed
TC	tropical cyclone
TCCHL	TC characteristic horizontal length
TS	tropical storm
UTC	Coordinated Universal Time
WRF	Weather Research and Forecasting