| Acronym | Meaning |
| IBM PC | Generic Term For IBM Personal Computers |
| HVPS | High-volume Precipitation Spectrometer |
| DMI | Danish Meteorological Institute |
| ASRF | Advanced Size Reduction Facility |
| NGS | National Geodetic Survey |
| IR&D | Internal Research And Development |
| RAWS | Remote Automatic Weather Station |
| PAN-CIMS | PAN Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer |
| AWFTF | Aviation Weather Forecasting Task Force |
| APT | Alliance For Photonic Technology |