| Acronym | Meaning |
| LOE | Level Of Effort |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder |
| ROTATE | Radar Observation Of Thunderstorms And Tornadoes Experiment |
| SEDI | Structure Of The Earth's Deep Interior |
| CAMAC | Computer-automated Measurement And Control |
| ARO | Army Research Office |
| ETA | A Hydrostatic Model That Employs The Eta Vertical Coordinate |
| HRDI | High Resolution Doppler Interferometer |
| FSL | Forecast Systems Laboratory |
| GC | Gas Chromatograph |