| Acronym | Meaning |
| ADARS | Aircraft Data Acquisition And Recoding System |
| ICS | Interdisciplinary Climate Systems |
| MAP | Mesoscale Alpine Project |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| ARM-CART | Atmospheric Radiation Measurement-Clouds And Radiation Testband |
| ID | Inside Diameter |
| NEDRES | National Environmental Data Referral System |
| IHOP 2002 | International H2O Project 2002 |
| BNM | Bandelier National Monument |
| ESDD | Earth Science Data Directory |