| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMTEX | Air Mass Transformation Experiment |
| ESSL | Earth & Sun Systems Laboratory (formerly ATD) |
| ATEX | Atlantic Tradewind Experiment |
| ALOHA | Airborne Lidar Observations And Hawaiian Airglow |
| W-Z RELATIONSHIP | W = Precipitation Content |
| JSPO | Joint Systems Program Office |
| ASL | Atmospheric Science Laboratory |
| CCCC | Center For Clouds |
| TMD | Thailand Meteorological Department |
| IRLS | Interrogation & Reading Location System |