| Acronym | Meaning |
| FTACH | Fourier Tachometer |
| GTE/TRACE | Global Tropospheric Experiment/Transport And Atmospheric Chemistry Near The Equator |
| AIST | Agency Of Industrial Science & Technology |
| ALPR | Argonne Low Power Reactor |
| NIDS | NEXRAD Information Dissemination Service |
| IDNDR | International Decade For Natural Disaster Reduction |
| ITO | Independent Test Organization |
| LA | Longmont Anticyclone |
| EPI | Electronic Position Indicator |
| AMOS | Automatic Meteorological Observation System |