| Acronym | Meaning |
| WG/NGWR | Working Group For Next-Generation Weather Radar |
| C&DH | Command And Data Handling |
| NESC | National Energy Software Corporation |
| SOLRAD | NASA Satellite |
| DOPLIGHT | Doppler And Lightning Program |
| ACP | Acoustic Doppler Profilers |
| TREM | Tropical Rainfall Explorer Mission |
| CAPE | Convective Available Potential Energy |
| ERS | Earth Remote-Sensing Satellite |
| ZAMS | Zero Age Main Sequence |