| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACAS | Advisory Committee For Atmospheric Sciences |
| T-LAPS | Terminal LAPS |
| FODDAS | Four-Dimensional Data Assimilation Study |
| JASON | Group Of Physicists At Stanford That Study Various Projects And Are Funded By Government Defense Money |
| VTR | Video Tape Recorder |
| NPAS | Network Planning And Analysis System |
| MIB | Management Information Base |
| SDM | Scientific Data Management |
| WVF | Water Vapor Flux |
| MRN | Meteorological Rocket Network |