| Acronym | Meaning |
| VORTEX | Verification Of Tornadoes Experiment |
| CARL | Colorado Alliance Of Research Libraries |
| ACSE | Association Control Service Element |
| HADS | Hydrometeorological Automated Data System |
| AMBIENS | Atmospheric Mass Balance Of Industrially Emitted & Natural Sulfur |
| NEXRAD | Next Generation Weather Radar |
| WWV | Call Letters For The NBS Shortwave Radio Station That Broadcasts Time Signals Only |
| TOGA COARE | The Tropical Ocean And Global Atmosphere Program's Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| MWP | MicroWave Profiler |