Coordinated Universal Time

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000583",
  "term": "Coordinated Universal Time",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "By international agreement, the local time at the prime meridian, which passes through Greenwich, England. Prior to 1972, this time was called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) but is now referred to as Coordinated Universal Time or Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). It is a coordinated time scale, maintained by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM). It is also known a \"Z time\" or \"Zulu Time\".\n\nMore about UTC, and a table to convert UTC to your local time is\nposted at:\nhttp://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/remote/radarfaq.htm#utc",
  "abbreviation": "UTC",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/coordinated-universal-time/"
}