| Acronym | Meaning |
| TDL | Techniques Development Lab |
| MIDI | Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| ZWA | Zonal Wind Anomaly |
| RAPTSTM WX | Research Applications Program Thunderstorm Weather |
| PAM | Portable Automated Mesonet |
| FFP | Firm Fixed Price |
| GPS/MET | GPS Meteorological Satellite |
| AOS | Archive And Operations System |
| UT | Universal Time |