| Acronym | Meaning |
| VIMHEX | Venezuela International Meteorological And Hydrological Experiments |
| GEOSIF | Geoscientific Information Framework |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| ATDRSS | Advanced TDRSS |
| CAPE | Convective Available Potential Energy |
| NSSL | National Severe Storms Laboratory |
| B SCALE | Synoptic Scale Ranging From 100 To 1 |
| APD | Avalanche Photodiode |
| AVARS | Aircraft Vertical Accelerometer Reports |
| MARS | Meteorological Airborne Radar Data System |