| Acronym | Meaning |
| IFAW | International Fund For Animal Welfare |
| FL2 | Second Flight Model |
| AMS | American Mathematical Society |
| RO# | Rossby Number |
| MHR | Mile High Radar |
| GRACE | Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| B | Byte |
| ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| PSC | Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center |