| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERA | Engineering Research Associates |
| FSL | Forecast Systems Laboratory |
| VAD | Velocity-azimuth Display |
| DSM | DiMethylSulfide |
| CCSP | U.S. Climate Change Science Program |
| AFP | Approved Funding Program |
| ART | Aqueous Recycle Technologies |
| PNR | Profiler Network Review |
| NAO | North Atlantic Oscillation |
| CAP | Civil Air Patrol |