| Acronym | Meaning |
| BEMC | Boulder Emergency Management Center |
| MIST | Microburst And Severe Thunderstorm Experiment |
| ECN | Energy Research Foundation |
| NSSL | National Severe Storms Laboratory |
| NAO | North Atlantic Oscillation |
| OAS | Organization Of American States |
| DTC | Developmental Testbed Center |
| AMFS | Advanced Manufacturing Feasibility Studies |
| DIB | Directory Information Base |
| GINI | GOES Ingest & NOAAPORT Interface |