| Acronym | Meaning |
| NASN | NASN Cascade Impacter In Aerosol Studies |
| ALMS | Atomic Line Molecular Spectroscopy |
| EM-SCATTERING | Electromagnetic Scattering |
| MEFENET | Department Of Energy Network |
| PIREP | Pilot Weather Report |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level |
| VIP | Versatile Information Processing |
| MF | Medium Frequency |
| MCA | Moist Convective Adjustment |
| HMMR | High Resolution Multifrequency Microwave Radiometer |