| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPRM | Notice For Proposed Rule Making |
| AQM | Atmospheric Quality And Modification |
| SSC'S | Sudden Storm Commencements |
| POP | Parallel Ocean Program |
| HRDI | High Resolution Doppler Interferometer |
| AMTL | Army Material Test Laboratory |
| AMI | Active Microwave Instrument |
| RASS | Radio Acoustic Sounding System |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| HANK | N/A |