| Acronym | Meaning |
| NFCR | Narrow Cold-frontal Rainbands |
| PISP | Polar Ice Sheet Program |
| FEPCA | Federal Environmental Pesticides Control Act |
| NDARB | North Dakota Atmospheric Resources Board |
| EDAS | Ecosystem Dynamics And The Atmosphere Section |
| ESD | Employment Security Department |
| DOE | Department Of Energy |
| LTV | Ling-Temco-Vaught Inc. |
| AEA | Atomic Energy Authority |
| WISPIT | Winter Icing And Storms Project (WISP) Instrumentation Test |