| Acronym | Meaning |
| HRD | Hurricane Research Division |
| LERC | Lewis Research Center |
| AMS | Automated Meteorological Station |
| NOAANET | NOAA Network |
| FPS | Feet Per Second |
| AT | Abnormal Transient |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer |
| ABAQUS | Finite-element Computer Code |
| CAP | Cost Account Plan |
| FPD | Facilities Planning And Design |