| Acronym | Meaning |
| BSTS | Boost Surveillance And Tracking System |
| LIDAR | Light Detection And Ranging Instrument |
| IMPROVE II | Improvement Of Cloud & Precipitation Physics In Mesoscale Models ? 2nd Generation |
| UHF | Ultra-high Frequency |
| EOP | Equal Employment Opportunity |
| KOSAMP | Kuwait Oil-Fire Smoke Atmospheric Measurements Program |
| SCO | Subcarrier Oscillators |
| ERG | External Review Group |
| CAT | Coordinated Analysis Of The Thermosphere |
| AWU | Associated Western Universities |