| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAPS | Center For The Analysis And Prediction Of Storms |
| CAPE | Convection And Precipitation/Electrification Experiment |
| ENDEX | Environmental Data Index |
| PIN | Power Input |
| MB | Millibar |
| NWSFO | National Weather Service Forecast Office |
| NT | The Nanotesler (nT) |
| EBCDIC | Extended Binary-coded Decimal Interchange Code |
| FS | Flight Segment |
| NDTP | North Dakota Thunderstorm Project |