| Acronym | Meaning |
| NFCR | Narrow Cold-frontal Rainbands |
| IGPP | Institute Of Geophysics And Planetary Physics |
| AIDJEX | Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment |
| PNR | Profiler Network Review |
| MKSA | Absolute MKS |
| HPD | Hourly Precipitation Data |
| IWG | Implementation Working Group |
| SIGMA | Software For Interactive Graphics And Model Analysis |
| NIR | Near IR |
| UIP | UCAR Intellectual Property |