| Acronym | Meaning |
| FAC | Friday Afternoon Club |
| NCDC | National Climatic Data Center |
| ERDC | Exploratory Research And Development Center |
| USA | United States Army |
| DLD | Digital Loran Dropwindsonde |
| SCST | State Committee On Science & Technology |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| BAM | Berkeley Abstract Machine |
| DDE | Dynamic (or Direct) Data Exchange |
| CCIG | Cloud Climate Interactions Group |