| Acronym | Meaning |
| IDI | Instrumentation Development And Intercomparisons |
| NFCR | Narrow Cold-frontal Rainbands |
| FTS | Fourier Transform Spectrometer |
| DIS | Data Interface System |
| ERBI | Earth Radiation Budget Instrument |
| SCR | Silicon Controlled Rectifier |
| DEWPOINT | Directed Energy Weapon Power Integration |
| FSL | Forecast Systems Laboratory |
| MIZEX | Marginal Ice Zone Experiment |
| EM | Electromagnetic Conductivity |