| Acronym | Meaning |
| JMG | Joint Meteorological Group |
| SCM | Small Core Memory |
| MHD | Magnetohydrodynamic |
| DOW | Defenders Of Wildlife |
| ISSN | International Standard Serial Number |
| NSFNET | National Science Foundation Network |
| AM | Amplitude Modulation |
| RCM | WSR-88D Radar Coded Message |
| USJGOFS | United States Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| NEPRF | Naval Environmental Prediction Research Facility |