| Acronym | Meaning |
| K | A Symbol For Planetary Wave Number |
| SCAMS | Scanning Microwave Spectrometer |
| PRECIP | Processing Of Emissions By Clouds And Precipitation |
| H | Henry |
| NIPR | National Institute For Polar Research |
| APA | Administrative Procedures Act |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| SMS | Scalable Modeling System |
| NSI | NASA Science Internet |
| FAS | Federation Of American Scientists |