| Acronym | Meaning |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| CCNS | Concerned Citizens For Nuclear Safety |
| ATM | Division Of Atmospheric Sciences |
| ASTER | Atmosphere-Surface Turbulent Exchange Research Facility |
| KRMS | Ka-band Radiometer Mapping System |
| DIB | Directory Information Base |
| EMEX | Equatorial Mesoscale Experiment |
| DOD | Digital Omega Dropwindsonde |
| FTOS | FGGE Tropical Observing System |
| SLW | Supercooled Liquid Water |