| Acronym | Meaning |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| DASC | Defense Logistics Agency Administrative Support Center |
| PEL | Photo-electron Layer |
| SCST | State Committee On Science & Technology |
| SMART-RADAR | The Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research And Teaching Radar |
| SMOW | Standard Mean Ocean Water |
| GNSS | Ground Network Scheduling System |
| GSD | Geometric Standard Deviation |
| TEXMEX | Tropical Experiment Over Mexico |
| JCP/ PO | Joint Climate Program/Projects Office |