| Acronym | Meaning |
| IGE | International Group Elements |
| SCCM | Single-column CCM |
| PICF | Principal Investigator Computing Facility |
| ITR | Institute Technical Reports |
| BOMEX | Barbados Oceanographic And Meteorological Experiment |
| UI | Unit Of Issue |
| USDA | United States Department Of Agriculture |
| EFEDA | European Field Experiment In Desertification-Threatened Area |
| NSTA | National Science Teachers Association |
| MCCS | Mesoscale Convective Complexes |