| Acronym | Meaning |
| IEE | Institute Of Electrical Engineers |
| DYCOMS | Dynamics And Chemistry Of Marine Stratocumulus |
| CDE | Common Desktop Environment |
| HRSR | High Resolution Scanning Radiometer |
| AWIPS-90 | Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System For The 90's |
| AASO | Army Aeronautical Service Office |
| LAMP | Laboratoire Associe De Meteorologie Physique |
| DRI | Desert Research Institute |
| ACS | Auxiliary Cooling System |
| ZTD | Zenith Tropospheric Signal Delay |