| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOE/HQ-EH | DOE Headquarters |
| ZDR | Differential Reflectivity |
| NASW | National Association Of Science Writers |
| GRID | Global Resource Information Database |
| WRP | Weather Research Program |
| UOP | UCAR Office Of Programs |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible And Infared Imaging Spectrometer |
| CAMAC | Computer-automated Measurement And Control |
| WPDN | Wind Profiler Demonstration Network |
| SOAP | Simple Object Access Protocol |