| Acronym | Meaning |
| VIL | Vertical Integrated Liquid |
| HEIFE | Heihe Basin Field Experiment |
| PAM | Portable Automated Mesonet |
| HRDI | High Resolution Doppler Interferometer |
| GAIM | Global Analysis |
| SUNRISE | Radiative Input From The Sun To The Earth Program |
| NOHRSC | National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center |
| TCP | Transport Control Protocol |
| ACTS | Advanced Communications Technology Satellite |
| MARI | Middle Atmosphere Research Initiative |