| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAO | Central Aerological Observatory |
| SERS | STORM Education And Research System |
| PFU | Proto Flight Unit |
| FX-ALPHA | FSL X-window AWIPS-Like Prototype For Hydrometeorological Applications |
| OCI | Ocean Color Imager |
| OSO | Orbiting Solar Observatory |
| FLOWS | FAA/Lincoln Laboratory Operational Weather Studies |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(ies) |
| ACRT | Aircraft Report |
| SMIC | Study Of Man's Impact On Climate |