| Acronym | Meaning |
| EM-SCATTERING | Electromagnetic Scattering |
| NSSFC | National Severe Storms Forecast Center |
| USTAR | UCAR Scientist's Technical Areas Of Research |
| ECTD | Emission Control Technology Division |
| ACE | Aerosol Characteristics Experiment |
| OMEGA | Operational And Prediction Multi-scale Environmental Model With Grid Adaptivity |
| AICHE | American Institute Of Chemical Engineers |
| UWIS | University Of Wisconsin At Green Bay |
| RCM | WSR-88D Radar Coded Message |
| FAS | Federation Of American Scientists |