| Acronym | Meaning |
| TSAO | Tropical Semiannual Oscillation |
| LAMPS | Limited-Area Mesoscale Prediction System |
| ADC | Analog-to-digital Converter |
| N-ROSS | Naval Research Oceanographic Satellite System |
| EDMS | Electra Data Management System |
| GATE | Global Atmospheric Research Programme Atlantic Tropical Experiment |
| NDARB | North Dakota Atmospheric Resources Board |
| ML | Mesa Laboratory |
| LRC | Langley Research Center |
| DART | Data Assimilation Research Testbed |