| Acronym | Meaning |
| LDS | Lightning Detection System |
| PRECP | Program On Nonlinearity Of Acid Precipitation Process |
| C2F3CL3 | CFC-113 |
| JAWOP | Joint Automated Weather Observing Program |
| QSO | Quasi-stellar Object |
| RDSG | Research Data Support Group |
| NEC | Norman (Oklahoma) Evaluation Committees |
| DLD | Digital Loran Dropwindsonde |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey |
| ASTEX/MAGE | Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment/Marine Aerosol And Gas Exchange |