| Acronym | Meaning |
| LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| AURA | Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy |
| NICI | Negative Ion Chemical Ionization |
| ALJ | Administrative Law Judge |
| DOPLIGHT | Doppler And Lightning Program |
| HRIR | High-resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| AWU | Associated Western Universities |
| ARMAR | Airborne Rain Mapping Radar |
| GIS | Geographic Information Systems |
| RFC | Request For Comment |