| Acronym | Meaning |
| WFO | Weather Forecast Office |
| GSD | Geometric Standard Deviation |
| SICIMS | Selected Iron Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry (or Spectrometer |
| AL/KAO | AL Kirtland Area Office |
| POISE-98 | POlarimetric Instrument For Solar Eclipse-98 |
| ROTATE | Radar Observation Of Thunderstorms And Tornadoes Experiment |
| ASPR | Armed Services Procurement Regulation |
| PWV | Precipitable Water Vapor |
| DE | Dynamics Explorer |
| IGB | International Geophysical Bulletin |