| Acronym | Meaning |
| RO# | Rossby Number |
| SIPRI | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute |
| M&V | Magnetism & Volcanoes |
| NAIC | National Astronomy And Ionosphere Center |
| R-Z RELATIONSHIP | R = Precipitation Rate |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| UI | Unit Of Issue |
| SSU | Stratospheric Sounding Unit |
| SEAC | (National Bureau Of) Standards Eastern Automatic Computer |
| CDC | Climate Data Center |