| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPAR | Spaceborne Rawinsonde |
| MICR | Magnetic Ink Character Reader |
| ABA | American Bar Association |
| DQA | Data Quality Assessment |
| TECOM | Test And Evaluation Command |
| HI | Human Interface |
| CBO | Congressional Budget Office |
| USWRP | United States Weather Research Program |
| ESSC | Environmental Science Services Administration |
| AWPG | Aviation Weather Products Generator |