| Acronym | Meaning |
| LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder |
| ESA | Endangered Species Act |
| ISUSS | Integrated Surface And Upper-air Sounding System |
| SEM | System Element Management |
| (C4) | Center For Clouds |
| CCTF | Cylindrical Core Test Facility |
| QBO | Quasi-Biennial Oscillation |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| SISP | Surface Imaging & Sounding Package |
| AIDA | Archive 1 Data Analyzer |