| Acronym | Meaning |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
| I/O | Input/output |
| BAM | Berkeley Abstract Machine |
| MTF | Mississippi Test Facility |
| EDF/ DER | Electricit? De France/ Direccion Des Etudes Et Recherche |
| IFD | In-flight Deployment |
| AERE | Association Of Environmental & Resources Economists |
| SMART-RADAR | The Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research And Teaching Radar |
| CAI | Computer-aided Instruction |
| UCLA | University Of California At Los Angeles |