| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIDS | NEXRAD Information Dissemination Service |
| TA# | Taylor Number |
| ARC | Ames Research Center |
| HAC | Heads And Chairs |
| AA | Accountable/activity Area |
| TROPEX | Tropical Experiment |
| CAP | Corporate Affiliates Program |
| URC | University Relations Committee |
| EESI | Environment & Energy Study Institute |
| METEOR | Multiple Experiment Transporter Into Earth Orbit And Return |