| Acronym | Meaning |
| GHB | Goddard Handbook |
| GEMINI | General Mesonetwork Interpolation Interface |
| AFCRL | Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories |
| PV | Potential Vorticity |
| BI | The Brookings Institution |
| PRECP | Processing Of Emissions By Clouds And Precipitation |
| BSRN | Baseline Surface Radiation Network |
| ASASP | Advanced Solid-State Array Sensor |
| SESAME | Severe Environmental Storms And Mesoscale Experiment |
| FATS | Forward Area Target Surveillance System |