| Acronym | Meaning |
| TCZ | Tropical Cloud Zone |
| SKE | Specific Kinetic Energy |
| INDOEX | Indian Ocean Experiment |
| AMPE | Automated Message Processing Exchange |
| GRA | Graduate Research Assistant |
| FDC | Fluid Dynamics Conference |
| IGPP | Institute Of Geophysics And Planetary Physics |
| OGCM | Ocean General Circulation Model |
| RTD | Regional Transportation Department |
| IMU | Inertial Measurement Unit |