| Acronym | Meaning |
| PIRAQ-III | PC-based Radar Acquisition ? 3rd Generation |
| WORMTOMS | WORM To Mass Storage System |
| SOS | Southern Oxidant Study |
| APAS | Astrophysical |
| HVPS | High-volume Precipitation Spectrometer |
| BASIC | Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
| MAPS | Mesoscale Analysis And Prediction System |
| DOE/RFO | DOE Rocky Flats Office |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| TDL | Techniques Development Lab |