| ADCP | Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers |
| CEMS | Copernicus Emergency Management Service |
| CRI | Climate Risk Index |
| EFAS | European Flood Awareness System |
| EPSG | European Petroleum Survey Group |
| ERA | European Centre for Medium-Range Forecasts Reanalysis |
| G.D. (or GD) | Gage Datum |
| GIS | Geographical Information Systems |
| HDCC | Hydrological Data Collection Centre |
| HEC-RAS | Hydrologic Engineering Center’s - River Analysis System |
| ISPRA | Institute for Environmental Protection and Research |
| SIMN | National Hydrographic and Mareographic Service |
| SIRMIP | Meteo-Hydro-Pluviometric Regional Information System |
| STREAM | Strategic development of flood management |
| ULS | Ultrasonic sensor |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |