| Acronym | Meaning |
| ELGA | (French) Study Of African Squall Lines |
| CCSP | U.S. Climate Change Science Program |
| RTD | Regional Transportation Department |
| AXBT | Expendable Bathythermographs Air Dropped Temperature Device |
| JAS | Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences |
| PPS-PODS | Precise Position System- Precise Orbit Determination System |
| DAT | Data Acquisition Test |
| ELCHEM | Electrified Clouds As Sources Of NOx |
| OCM | Ocean Circulation Model |
| JHWRP | Joint Hawaii Warm Rain Project |