Abbreviations / Notations

used in Cyclone eAtlas – IMD and their expansions

I Commonly used abbreviations and their expansions

JF - Jan-Feb
MAM - Mar-May
JJAS - Jun-Sep
OND - Oct-Dec
Ann - Annual
UTC - Universal Time Coordinate

C&Ds - Cyclones and Depressions

CD - Cyclonic Disturbance
BOB - Bay of Bengal
AS - Arabian Sea

D - Depression
CS - Cyclonic Storm
SCS - Severe Cyclonic Storm

F - Formation
Di - Dissipation
MI - Maximum Intensity
CI - Crossing Intensity

lon - Longitude
lat - Latitude
II Abbreviations used to denote various coastal belts

East coast of India

cap - Andhra Pradesh
or - Orissa
tnn - Tamilnadu North
tns - Tamilnadu South
wb - West Bengal

West coast of India

ck - Karnataka
gu1 & gu2 - Gujarat
ker - Kerala
kg - Konkan & Goa

Countries to the east of India

ar - Arakan
bd - Bangladesh
sle - Srilanka East
slw - Srilanka West

Countries to the west of India

pak - Pakistan
iaa - Iran, Arabia & Africa