| Acronym | Meaning |
| LEARN (PROJECT) | Laboratory Experience In Atmospheric Research |
| PAM | Portable Automated Mesonet |
| ICDM | International Commission On Dynamic Meteorology |
| GARP | GEMPAK Analysis And Rendering Program |
| AIP | Agreement In Principle |
| LAPS | Local Analysis And Prediction System |
| AESD | Advanced Energy System Division |
| NEHRP | National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program |
| NIES | National Institute Of Environmental Science |
| STRATEX | Stratocumulus Experiment |