| Acronym | Meaning |
| MODIS | Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer |
| FX | FSL's X-window Workstation |
| ISMG | International Scientific And Management Group |
| JAWS | Joint Airport Weather Studies |
| BMI | Battelle Memorial Institute |
| VHS | Video-Home System |
| MOLAS | Mono Lake APIPS Study |
| PDF | Probability Density Functions |
| DE | Dynamics Explorer |
| AWSE | Australian Winter Storm Experiment |