| Acronym | Meaning |
| ITR | Institute Technical Reports |
| DWS | Dropwindsonde |
| SDM | Suit Of Software For UNIX-based Computing Platforms |
| MICRO-SCALE | N/A |
| NFCR | Narrow Cold-frontal Rainbands |
| PSC | Polar Stratospheric Cloud |
| NEDRES | National Environmental Data Referral System |
| NAWAU | National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit |
| NEPH | Nephelometer |
| DLD | Digital Loran Dropwindsonde |