| Acronym | Meaning |
| BI | The Brookings Institution |
| FDDA | Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| TOPEX/POSEIDON | Ocean Topography Experiment |
| RDF | Real-data Forecast |
| HIRDLS | High-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder |
| FPS-# | Radar Designation |
| SESAME | Second European Stratospheric Arctic And Mid-Latitude Experiment |
| AMMORA | Adaptation Of Meso-beta-scale Models For Operational And Research Applications |
| CASH | Commercial Aviation Sensing Of Humidity |
| MAP | Metro-Agro-Plex |