| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCMC | Non-Classical Mesoscale Circulations |
| LVBLE | Laramie Valley Boundary Layer Experiment |
| F/P-INT | Fabry Perot Interferometer |
| SONIC | SPAN Ocean Network Information Center |
| ANTHEM | Plasma Simulation Code |
| PCAST | President's Council Of Advisers On Science And Technology |
| M-ISWS | Illinois State Water Survey |
| NIST | National Institute Of Standards And Technology |
| AESA | Atmospheric Effects Of Stratospheric Aircraft |
| FACE | Florida Area Cirrus Experiment |