| Acronym | Meaning |
| IMSP | International Meteorological Service Program |
| STORM | Stormscale Operational And Research Meteorology |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| SEE | Solar EUV Experiment |
| RDR | Radar |
| SPPS | System Plot Package Simulator |
| ULAFOS | UCAR And Lower Atmospheric Facilities Oversight Section |
| BIP | Balloon-borne (instrument) Platform |
| NAG | Numerical Algorithms Group Inc. |
| NOMP | Navy Ocean Modeling And Prediction Program |