This template is used to convert abbreviations and acronyms for the names of tropical cyclone seasons into their full name, as used in the titles of the season articles on Wikipedia. Common and uncommon abbreviations, acronyms and shortenings are all supported, as well as other shortenings which could conceivably be used by those unfamiliar with the conventions of WikiProject Tropical Cyclones.
Usage edit
This template takes only one unnamed parameter, which is an acronym, abbreviation or shortening of a basin name. The transclusion syntax is as follows:
{{Tropical cyclone basin name|INPUT}}
where INPUT is replaced by a valid entry from the following table:
| Preferred inputs | Other possible inputs | Output |
|---|---|---|
Atlantic Atl AHS
|
NHCA
|
Atlantic hurricane season |
Eastern Pacific EPac EP PHS
|
East Pacific Central Pacific CPac CP CPHS CHS NHCP CPHC
|
Pacific hurricane season |
Western Pacific WPac WP PTS
|
West Pacific Typhoon WPTS WTS TY JMA
|
Pacific typhoon season |
North Indian NI NIO NIOCS
|
North India Indian BOB ARB IMD
|
North Indian Ocean cyclone season |
Australia Australian Aus ACS
|
BOM BM BMKG PNGNWS
|
Australian region cyclone season |
South-West SWIO SWIOCS
|
Southwest South-West Indian Southwest Indian South Indian Africa SW MFR
|
South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season |
South Pacific SPac SP SPCS
|
Fiji New Zealand FMS NZMS NZ PCS
|
South Pacific cyclone season |