| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESI | Earth Systems Institute |
| ICCP | International Commission Of Clouds And Precipitation |
| AIS | Accumulator Injection System |
| ESCP | Earth Sciences Curriculum Project |
| CASES | Cooperative Atmosphere Surface Exchange Study |
| LDR | LIDAR |
| SGS | Subgrid Scale |
| I2L | Integrated Injection Logic |
| SSC | Scientific Steering Committee |
| AWDP | Aviation Weather Development Program |