| Acronym | Meaning |
| SABL | Scanning Aerosol Backscatter Lidar |
| EMMP | Environmental Monitoring And Mitigation Plan |
| NIU | Network Interface Unit |
| MSLP | Mean Sea-level Pressure |
| IHOP 2002 | International H2O Project 2002 |
| PPP | Parallelizing PreProcessor |
| PRE-AWIPS | Preprototype AWIPS |
| IIT | Illinois Institute Of Technology |
| ATST | Advanced Technology Solar Telescope |
| NCOM | NCAR CSM Ocean Model |