| Acronym | Meaning |
| SND | Skewed Normal Distribution |
| AECA | Arms Export Control Act |
| AGA | Automatic Gas Analyzer |
| NIMROD | Northern Illinois Meteorological Research On Downbursts |
| BAO | Boulder Atmospheric Observatory |
| NAG | Numerical Algorithms Group Inc. |
| ADM | Atomic Demolition Munition |
| GAMP | Global Atmospheric Measurements Program |
| AIAS | Automatic Incident Actuation System |
| ACGIH | American Conference Of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |