| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
| MCV | Mesoscale Cyclonic Vortex |
| NDARB | North Dakota Atmospheric Resources Board |
| MOSES | Manned Open Sea Experiment Station |
| MTL | Message Transfer Layer |
| GCSS | GWEX Cloud Systems Studies |
| GAMP | Global Atmospheric Measurements Program |
| CAP | Corporate Affiliates Program |
| ICAMR | Interdepartmental Committee On Applied Meteorological Research |
| NECHE | Northeast Colorado Hail Experiment |