| Acronym | Meaning |
| IWRA | International Water Resources Association |
| HAO | High Altitude Observatory |
| NSBF | National Scientific Balloon Facility |
| IRD | Instrument Requirement Document |
| VSWR | Voltage Standing-wave Ratio |
| ATAC | Advanced Technology Advisory Committee |
| ESTSC | Energy Science And Technology Software Center |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible And Infared Imaging Spectrometer |
| LBN | Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory |
| NIDS | NEXRAD Information Dissemination Service |