| Acronym | Meaning |
| NASW | National Association Of Science Writers |
| AVARS | Aircraft Vertical Accelerometer Reports |
| ROCEW | Role Of Clouds |
| TDM | Three-dimensional Time-varying Mesoscale Model |
| HMMR | High Resolution Multifrequency Microwave Radiometer |
| NOSIE | NODC Ocean Science Information Exchange |
| SPACE | Satellite Precipitaion And Cloud Experiment |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| MILOX | Mid-Latitutde Ecosystem And Photochemical Oxidants |
| DOD | Department Of Defense |