| Acronym | Meaning |
| ARM | Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program |
| UIL | Upper Interval Limit |
| DOPLIGHT | Doppler And Lightning Program |
| ATM | Division Of Atmospheric Sciences |
| OAR | Office Of Atmospheric Research |
| AWS | Air Weather Service |
| IAMAS | International Association Of Meteorology And Atmospheric Sciences |
| SMG | Scientific And Management Group |
| IPOC | International Partner Operations Center |
| GCM | Global Change Model |