| Acronym | Meaning |
| HPD | Hourly Precipitation Data |
| DTRC | David Taylor Research Center |
| NAWAU | National Aviation Weather Advisory Unit |
| VWS | Vertical Wind Shear |
| CCRI | Climate Change Research Initiative |
| ROSE | Rural Oxidants In The Southern Environment |
| IIASA | International Institute For Applied Systems Analysis |
| MAR | Modernization And Associated Restructing |
| OPLE | OMEGA Position And Location Experiment |
| SOHO | Solar And Heliosphysical Observatory |