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  2. European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

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    ECMWF aims to provide accurate medium-range global weather forecasts out to 15 days and seasonal forecasts out to 12 months. [11] Its products are provided to the national weather services of its member states and co-operating states as a complement to their national short-range and climatological activities, and those national states use ECMWF's products for their own national duties, in ...

  3. Automotive acronyms and abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    PC: passenger car; RPM: Revolutions Per Minute; PS: Power steering; R-134a: Refrigerant 134a, tetrafluoroethane (C 2 H 2 F 4) R-152a: Refrigerant 152a, difluoroethane (C 2 H 4 F 2) RCTA: Rear Cross Traffic Alert; RPE: Retail price equivalent; RWD: Rear Wheel Drive; SULEV: Super ultra low emission vehicle; SUV: Sport utility vehicle; TBI ...

  4. Glossary of automotive terms - Wikipedia

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    Also gas pedal. A throttle in the form of a foot-operated pedal, or sometimes a hand-operated lever or paddle, by which the flow of fuel to the engine (and thereby the engine speed) is controlled, with depression of the pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate. admission stroke See induction stroke. aftermarket air brake 1. A type of brake in which the force that actuates the brake mechanism is ...

  5. Integrated Forecast System - Wikipedia

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    It comprises a spectral atmospheric model with a terrain-following vertical coordinate system coupled to a 4D-Var data assimilation system.In 1997 the IFS became the first operational forecasting system to use 4D-Var. [2] Both ECMWF and Météo-France use the IFS to make operational weather forecasts, but using a different configuration and resolution (the Météo-France configuration is ...

  6. Electronic control unit - Wikipedia

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    An ECU from a Geo Storm. An electronic control unit (ECU), also known as an electronic control module (ECM), is an embedded system in automotive electronics that controls one or more of the electrical systems or subsystems in a car or other motor vehicle.

  7. Global Environmental Multiscale Model - Wikipedia

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    The Global Environmental Multiscale Model (GEM), often known as the CMC model in North America, is an integrated forecasting and data assimilation system developed in the Recherche en Prévision Numérique (RPN), Meteorological Research Branch (MRB), and the Canadian Meteorological Centre (CMC).

  8. Why the color scheme on Marcus Armstrong's No. 11 car carries ...

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    The livery of the car was the topic of discussion. Marcus Armstrong, CGR’s No. 11 driver in the grand prix, described the livery as “sexy,” citing the red and white colorway to represent IU ...

  9. Glossary of automotive design - Wikipedia

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    The distance the car's body extends beyond the wheelbase at the front (front overhang) and rear (rear overhang). In car style design terms, this is the amount of body that is beyond the wheels or wheel arches. In general, the sum of the front and rear overhangs is equal to the overall length minus the wheelbase.