| Acronym | Meaning |
| F/P-INT | Fabry-Perot Interferometer |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change |
| RAWS | Remote Automatic Weather Station |
| NCAR/UCAR | National Center For Atmospheric Research |
| CCCWG | Chemistry And Climate Change Working Group |
| GCI | Global Change Institute |
| VTPR | Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer |
| LT | Local Time |
| MICROVAX | N/A |
| EPICS | Experimental Physics & Industrial Control System |