| Acronym | Meaning |
| FWS | Fish And Wildlife Service |
| ELDORA | Electra Doppler Radar |
| ICH | Inter-Union Commission On The Lithosphere |
| KB | Kilobit(s) |
| KAFB | Kirkland Air Force Base |
| APS | Advanced Power Source |
| AIS | Accumulator Injection System |
| MOSES | Meteorological Observing Station |
| IRIS | Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer |
| RAMS | Regional Atmospheric Modeling System |