| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESMF | Earth System Model Framework |
| VAD | Velocity-azimuth Display |
| AOL | Airborne Oceanographic LIDAR |
| EXCEL | Experimental Chloride Extraction Line |
| USTAR | UCAR Scientist's Technical Areas Of Research |
| NACCAM | National Coordinating Committee On Aviation Meteorology |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey |
| MAR | Marshall Field Site |
| GCP | Global Change Program |
| LST | Large Space Telescope |