| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESSC | Earth System Science Committee |
| DCSL | Distributed CSL |
| MACCM3 | Middle Atmosphere Community Climate Model |
| F | Frequency |
| MAPR | Multi-angle Profiling Radar |
| UMC | UCAR Managment Committee |
| CCSP | U.S. Climate Change Science Program |
| MCV | Mesoscale Cyclonic Vortex |
| IFC | InFlight Black Body Calibrator |
| INS | Inertial Navigation System |