| Acronym | Meaning |
| W-Z RELATIONSHIP | W = Precipitation Content |
| VIP | Versatile Information Processing |
| KOSAMP | Kuwait Oil-Fire Smoke Atmospheric Measurements Program |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| ACP | Acoustic Doppler Profilers |
| IBM AT | IBM Advanced Technology Personal Computer |
| APR | Automatic Pressure Relief |
| WIFE | Wildfire Experiment |
| ASTERIX | French Acronym For ELDORA |
| AQMA | Air Quality Maintenance Area |