| Acronym | Meaning |
| RNG | Renormalization Group |
| SKE | Specific Kinetic Energy |
| JCP/ PO | Joint Climate Program/Projects Office |
| URL | Universal Resource Locter |
| GONG | Global Oscillations Network Group |
| ATLAS | Airborne Tunable Laser Absorption Spectrometer |
| IGB | International Geophysical Bulletin |
| AFWL | Air Force Weapons Laboratory |
| SIGMET | Significant Meteorological Information |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |