| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAC | Science Advisory Committee |
| MM5 | Fifth-generation Mesoscale Model |
| USA | United States Army |
| PYI | Presidential Young Investigators |
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
| ARW | Advanced Research Workshop |
| TEXMEX | Tropical Experiment Over Mexico |
| MT | Magnetic Tape |
| KITOON | Combination Kite And Balloon |
| MJO | Madden-Julian Oscillation |