| Acronym | Meaning |
| WPDN | Wind Profiler Demonstration Network |
| SSD | Cray's Solid-state Storage Device On The CRAY X-MP/48 Computer |
| IAD | Dulles International Airport |
| OSSA | Office Of Space Science And Applications |
| APIP | Aircraft Produced Ice Particles |
| GHZ | Giga Hertz |
| APC | Argon Purge Cart |
| ARCC | American Rivers Conservation Council |
| GMP | Ground Water Monitoring Plan |
| PROM | Programmable Read-Only Memory |