| Acronym | Meaning |
| FWS | Fish And Wildlife Service |
| GADMAP | GATE Aircraft Data Management Program |
| MMD | Mass Median Diameter |
| TDM | Three-dimensional Time-varying Mesoscale Model |
| NPSNET | NASCOM Packet Switched Subnetwork |
| ASPEA | Association Suisse Pour L'Energie Atomique |
| VHS | Video-Home System |
| IPEI | Ionospheric Plasma And Electrodynamics Instrument |
| IWC | Ice Water Content |
| DSET | Desert Sunshine Exposure Testing |