| Acronym | Meaning |
| FASINEX | Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment |
| MIRAGE-MEXICO | Megacity Impact On Regional And Global Environments-Mexico Campaign |
| DPSOL | Du Pont Savannah River Operations Logbook |
| ZWA | Zonal Wind Anomaly |
| ATR | Alliance For Transportation Research |
| ADVISAR | All Digital Video Imaging System For Atmospheric Research |
| RAND OR RAND | Research And Development |
| NPGATE | NCAR PROFS Gateway Computer |
| REGCM2 | Regional Climate Model |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscope |