| Acronym | Meaning |
| VWS | Vertical Wind Shear |
| APAS | Astrophysical |
| FGGE | First GARP Global Experiment |
| KSC | Kennedy Space Center |
| THORPEX | The Observing System Research And Predictability Experiment |
| DOI | Department Of Interior |
| RPI | Rensselaer Polytechnec Institute |
| CCR/IDA | Center For Communications Research/Institute For Defense Analyses |
| DRI | Defense Research Internet |
| LHS | Left-hand Side |