| Acronym | Meaning |
| AO | Arctic Oscillation |
| AL-WDD | Albuquerque Operations |
| AFWA | Air Force Weather Agency |
| DEWS | Doppler Electronic Weather Sensor |
| ATLAS | Atmospheric Laboratory For Applications And Science |
| NHC | National Hurricane Center |
| OAR | Oceanic And Atmospheric Research |
| WAMFLEX | Wave Momentum Flux Experiment |
| CAO | Central Aerological Observatory |
| TA# | Taylor Number |