| Acronym | Meaning |
| AL | Aeronomy Laboratory |
| ATSR | Along Track Scanning Radiometer |
| HIPPI | High Performance Parallel Interface |
| ARIES | Automated Retirement And Integrated Extraction System |
| ADI | Air Defense Initiative |
| NOC | Network Operations Center |
| EFEDA | European Field Experiment In Desertification-Threatened Area |
| W-Z RELATIONSHIP | W = Precipitation Content |
| OU | University Of Oklahoma |
| RNG | Renormalization Group |