| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAO | Central Aerological Observatory |
| MWISP | Mt. Washington Winter Icing And Storms Project |
| NEXRAD | Next Radar |
| KOSAMP | Kuwait Oil-Fire Smoke Atmospheric Measurements Program |
| SYNOPS | Synoptic Ocean Prediction Study |
| LM | Lumen |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| BIOMASS | Biological Investigations Of Marine Antarctic Systems And Stocks |
| APEX | Advance Purchase Excursion |
| GA | Billion Years Unit |