| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSD | Cray's Solid-state Storage Device On The CRAY X-MP/48 Computer |
| MAPR | Multi-angle Profiling Radar |
| AMWG | Atmosphere Model Working Group |
| NNF | Non-NSF Funded |
| ASCENT | Atmospheric Sounding |
| INSTAAR | Institute For Arctic And Alpine Research |
| AGC | Automatic Gain Control |
| ALPS | Accidental Launch Protection System |
| GDP | Ground Data Processor |
| MASP | Multi-angle Aerosol Spectrometer Probe |