Merge pull request #626 from srcarter3/unidata_20.3.2

Update Docs

.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml

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+name: publish mkdocs to github pages
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - unidata_20.3.2
+    paths:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'mkdocs.yml'
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Setup Python and mkdocs
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.8'
+
+      - name: Update pip
+        run: |
+          # install pip=>20.1 to use "pip cache dir"
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+
+      - name: Create mkdocs_requirements.txt
+        run: |
+          echo "markdown==3.3.7" >> mkdocs_requirements.txt
+          echo "mkdocs" >> mkdocs_requirements.txt
+          echo "mkdocs-unidata" >> mkdocs_requirements.txt
+          echo "fontawesome_markdown" >> mkdocs_requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Get pip cache dir
+        id: pip-cache
+        run: echo "::set-output name=dir::$(pip cache dir)"
+
+      - name: Cache dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v1
+        with:
+          path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('**/mkdocs_requirements.txt') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
+
+      - name: Install python dependencies
+        run: python3 -m pip install -r ./mkdocs_requirements.txt
+
+      - run: mkdocs build
+
+      - name: Deploy to gh-pages
+        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          publish_dir: ./site

.github/workflows/update_NDM.yml → .github/workflows/update_NDM-v20.yml

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-name: update station info
+name: update station info v20
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:

docs/appendix/appendix-acronyms.md

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+## A
+
+* ACARS - Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
+* AEV - AFOS-Era Verification
+* AFOS - Automation of Field Operations and Services
+* AGL - above ground level
+* AI - AWIPS Identifier
+* AMSU - Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
+* ARD - AWIPS Remote Display
+* ASL - Above Sea Level
+* ASOS - Automated Surface Observing System
+* ASR - Airport Surveillance Radar
+* ATMS - Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
+* AvnFPS - Aviation Forecast Preparation System
+* AVP - AWIPS Verification Program
+* AWC - Aviation Weather Center
+* AWIPS - Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System
+
+## B
+
+* BGAN - Broadboand Global Area Network
+* BUFR - Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data
+
+## C
+
+* CAPE - Convective Available Potential Energy
+* CAVE - Common AWIPS Visualization Environment
+* CC - Correlation Coefficient
+* CCF - Coded Cities Forecast
+* CCFP - Collaborative Convective Forecast Product
+* CCL - Convective Condensation Level
+* CDP - Cell Display Parameters
+* CFC - Clutter Filter Control
+* CGI - Common Gateway Interface
+* CIN - Convective Inhibition
+* CITR - Commerce Information Technology Requirement
+* CONUS - Conterminous/Contiguous/Continental United States
+* COOP - Continuity Of Operations Planning
+* COTS - commercial off-the-shelf
+* CrIMSS - Cross-track Infrared and Microwave Sounder Suite
+* CrIS - Cross-track Infrared Sounder
+* CWA - County Warning Area
+* CWSU - Center Weather Service Unit
+* CZ - Composite Reflectivity
+
+## D
+
+* D2D - Display 2 Dimensions
+* DFM - Digital Forecast Matrix
+* DMD - Digital Mesocyclone Display
+* DMS - Data Monitoring System
+* DOC - Department of Commerce
+* DPA - Digital Precipitation Array
+
+## E
+
+* ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Forecasts
+* EDEX - Environmental Data EXchange
+* EMC - Environmental Modeling Center
+* EL - Equilibrium Level
+* ESA - Electronic Systems Analyst
+* ESRL - Earth System Research Laboratory
+
+## F
+
+* FFG - Flash Flood Guidance
+* FFFG - Forced Flash Flood Guidance
+* FFMP - Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction
+* FFMPA - Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction: Advanced
+* FFTI - Flash Flood Threat Index
+* FFW - Flash Flood Warning
+* FSL - Forecast Systems Laboratory
+
+## G
+
+* GFE - Graphical Forecast Editor
+* GFS - Global Forecasting Systems
+* GHG - Graphical Hazards Generator
+* GIS - Geographic Information Systems
+* GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
+* GOES - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
+* GSD - Global System Division
+
+## H
+
+* HC - Hydrometeor Classification
+* HI - Hail Index
+* HM - Hydromet
+* HPC - Hydrologic Precipitation Center
+* HWR - Hourly Weather Roundup
+
+## I
+
+* ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization
+* IFP - Interactive Forecast Program
+* IFPS - Interactive Forecast Preparation System
+* IHFS - Integrated Hydrologic Forecast System
+* IMET - Incident Meteorologist
+* IR - infrared
+* ISS - Incident Support Specialist IST - Interactive Skew-T
+
+## J
+
+* JMS - Java Messaging System
+
+## K
+
+* KDP - Specific Differential Phase
+* KML - Keyhole Markup Language
+* KMZ - KML zipped (compressed).
+
+## L
+
+* LAC - Listening Area Code
+* LAMP - Localized Aviation MOS Program
+* LAN - Local Area Network
+* LAPS - Local Analysis and Prediction System
+* LARC - Local Automatic Remote Collector
+* LCL - Lifting Condensation Level
+* LDAD - Local Data Acquisition and Dissemination
+* LFC - Level of Free Convection
+* LSR - Local Storm Report
+
+## M
+
+* MAPS - Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System
+* mb - millibar; pressure
+* MDCRS - Meteorological Data Collection and Receiving System
+* MDL - Meteorological Development Laboratory
+* MDP - Mesocyclone Display Parameters
+* MDPI - Microburst-Day Potential Index
+* MEF - Manually Entered Forecast
+* METAR - Meteorological Aviation Report
+* MHS - message handling system
+* ML - Melting Layer
+* MND - Mass News Dissemination
+* MOS - Model Output Statistics
+* MPC - Marine Prediction Center
+* MPE - Multisensor Precipitation Estimator
+* MRD - Message Reference Descriptor
+* MRU - Meso Rapid Update
+* MSAS - MAPS Surface Assimilation System
+* MSL - Mean Sea Level
+
+## N
+
+* NAM - North American Mesoscale model
+* NCEP - National Centers for Environmental Prediction
+* NCF - Network Control Facility
+* NDFD - National Digital Forecast Database
+* NE-PAC - Northeastern Pacific
+* NESDIS - National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service
+* NH - Northern Hemisphere
+* nMi - nautical miles
+* NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
+* NPN - NOAA Profiler Network
+* NPP - Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
+* NUCAPS - NOAA Unique CrIS/ATMS Processing Systems
+* NWP - Numerical Weather Prediction
+* NWR - NOAA Weather Radio
+* NWS - National Weather Service
+* NWRWAVES - NOAA Weather Radio With All-Hazards VTEC Enhanced Software
+* NWSRFS - National Weather Service River Forecast System
+* NWWS - NOAA Weather Wire Service
+
+## O
+
+* OCP - Ocean Prediction Center
+* OH - Office of Hydrology
+* OPC - Ocean Prediction Center
+* ORPG - Open Radar Products Generator
+* OSD - One Hour Snow Depth
+* OSW - One Hour Snow Water
+* OTR - One Time Request
+
+## P
+
+* PID - Product Identification
+* PIL - Product Inventory List
+* PIREP - Pilot Weather Report
+* POES - Polar Operational Environmental Satellite
+* POSH - Probability of Severe Hail
+* POH - Probability of Hail
+* POP - Probability of Precipitation
+* PQPF - Probabilistic QPF
+* PRF - Pulse Repetition Frequency
+
+## Q
+
+* QC - quality control
+* QCMS - Quality Control and Monitoring System
+* QPE - Quantitative Precipitation Estimator
+* QPF - Quantitative Precipitation Forecast
+* QPS - Quantitative Precipitation Summary
+
+## R
+
+* RAOB - Radiosonde Observation
+* RAP - Rapid Refresh (Replaced RUC)
+* RCM - Radar Coded Message
+* RER - Record Report
+* RFC - River Forecast Center
+* RGB - Red, Green, Blue
+* RHI - Range Height Indicator
+* RMR - Radar Multiple Request
+* ROSA - Remote Observing System Automation
+* RPG - Radar Product Generator
+* RPS - routine product set
+* RTD - Requirements Traceability Document; Routine, Delayed
+* RTMA - Real Time Mesoscale Analysts
+* RUC - Rapid Update Cycle (Replaced by RAP)
+
+## S
+
+* SAFESEAS - System on AWIPS for Forecasting and Evaluation of Seas and Lakes
+* SBN - Satellite Broadcast Network
+* SCAN - System for Convection Analysis and Nowcasting
+* SCD - Supplementary Climatological Data
+* SCID - Storm Cell Identification Display
+* SCP - Satellite Cloud Product
+* SCTI - SCAN CWA Threat Index
+* SDC - State Distribution Circuit
+* SNOW - System for Nowcasting Of Winter Weather
+* SOO - Science and Operations Officer
+* SPC - Storm Prediction Center
+* SPE - Satellite Precipitation Estimate
+* SREF - Short Range Ensemble Forecast
+* SRG - Supplemental Product Generator
+* SRM - Storm Relative Motion
+* SSD - Storm-Total Snow Depth
+* SSM/I - Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
+* SSW - Storm-Total Snow Water
+* STI - Storm Track Information
+* Suomi NPP - Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
+* SW - Spectrum Width
+* SWEAT Index - Severe Weather Threat Index
+* SWP - Severe Weather Probability
+
+## T
+
+* TAF - Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (international code)
+* TAFB - Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch
+* TCM - Marine/Tropical Cyclone Advisory
+* TCP - Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory
+* TDWR - Terminal Doppler Weather Radio
+* TE-PAC - Tropical Pacific
+* TMI - Text Message Intercept
+* TRU - TVS Rapid Update
+* TT - Total Totals
+* TVS - Tornado Vortex Signature
+* TWB - Transcribed Weather Broadcasts
+
+## U
+
+* UGC - Universal Geographic Code
+* ULR - User Selectable Layer Reflectivity
+* URL - Universal Resource Locator
+* USD - User Selectable Snow Depth
+* USW - User Selectable Snow Water
+* UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
+
+## V
+
+* VAD - Velocity Azimuth Display
+* VCP - volume coverage pattern
+* VIIR - Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite
+* VIL - Vertically Integrated Liquid
+* VTEC - Valid Time and Event Code
+* VWP - VAD Wind Profile
+
+## W
+
+* W-ATL - Western Atlantic
+* WFO - Weather Forecast Office
+* WINDEX - Wind Index
+* WMO - World Meteorological Organization
+* WSFO - Weather Service Forecast Office
+* WSO - Weather Service Office
+* WSOM - Weather Service Operations Manual
+* WSR-88D - Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 Doppler
+* WWA - Watch Warning Advisory
+* WV - water vapor
+
+## Z
+* Z - Reflectivity
+* ZDR - Differential Reflectivity
+