Abbreviations

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A
 Bullet cross section area; A = pd2/4
a
 Velocity of sound in air, a = a(p,T,h)
B
 Symbolic variable, indicating bullet geometry
d
 Bullet diameter
ec
 Unit vector into the direction of the bullet' s longitudinal axis
et
 Unit vector into the direction of the tangent to the trajectory
g
 Acceleration of gravity; g = g(j ,y)
h
 Relative humidity of air
Ix
 Axial (or polar) moment of inertia of the bullet
Iy
 Transverse (or equatorial) moment of inertia of the bullet
l
 Bullet length
m
 Bullet mass
Ma
 Mach number
p
 Air pressure
Re
 Reynolds number 
rE
 Mean radius of the earth; rE = 6 356 766 m
T
 Absolute air temperature
vw
 Bullet velocity with respect to wind system
y
 Altitude of bullet above sea level
   
a
 Azimuth angle
d
 Yaw angle
Q 
 Angle of inclination of the trajectory
 r
 Air density r = r (p,T,h)
m
 Absolute viscosity of air; m = m(T)
j
 Degree of latitude
w
 Spin rate of bullet (angular velocity)
wE
Angular velocity of the earth´s rotation; wE = 7.29.10-5 rad/s
Mach number/Reynolds number formula
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