| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMC | Appraisal Management Center |
| MILNET | Military Network |
| ARL | Army Research Laboratory |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| DOE/HQ | Department Of Energy Headquarters |
| AOML | Atlantic Ocean Meteorological Laboratory |
| EXABYTE | Boulder-based Computer Company |
| UNIDATA | University Data Interactive Computing And Communications Systems |
| FOV | Field Of View |
| SODAR | Sonic Backscatter Technique For Measuring Wind Profiles |