| Acronym | Meaning |
| IDCS | Image-dissector Camera System |
| NDBC | National (or NOAA) Data Buoy Center |
| SDM | Suit Of Software For UNIX-based Computing Platforms |
| AHF | Advanced Hadron Facility |
| MSU | Microwave Sounding Unit |
| EMO | Elk Mountain Observatory |
| APLJHU | Applied Physics Laboratory John Hopkins University |
| ARG | Accident Response Group |
| TAP LS | Liquid And Solid Particles |
| NIMROD | Northern Illinois Meteorological Research On Downbursts |