| Acronym | Meaning |
| VISTA | Visual Terrain Analyzer |
| R | Roentger |
| RPI | Rensselaer Polytechnec Institute |
| MIST | Microburst And Severe Thunderstorm Experiment |
| CAPTEX | Cross-Appalachian Tracer Experiment |
| BTU | British Thermal Unit |
| TOGA COARE | The Tropical Ocean And Global Atmosphere Program's Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment |
| DCA | Washington National Airport |
| JEFNIC | Jeffco Network Infrastructure Completion Project |
| AIF | Atomic Industrial Health Forum |