| Acronym | Meaning |
| H/W | Hardware |
| MCA | Moist Convective Adjustment |
| DNP | Division Of Nuclear Physics |
| CALUTRON | California University Cyclotron |
| BEJ | Best Expert Judgment |
| O-LAPS | LAPS Ported To The University Of Oklahoma To Support VORTEX |
| HRDI | High Resolution Doppler Interferometer |
| B&P | Budget And Planning Office |
| PDE | Partial Differential Equation |
| GRACE | Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment |