| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERS | Element Requirements Specification |
| NMF | Normal Mode Functions |
| WISP | Winter Icing And Storms Project |
| GKS | Graphic Kernal System |
| MP | Mono-processing |
| SJVAQS | San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Study |
| DRI | Desert Research Institute |
| HRDI | High Resolution Doppler Interferometer |
| EISCAT | European Incoherent Scatter Radar System |
| AAS | Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |