| Acronym | Meaning |
| STORM-FEST | STORM Fronts Experiment Systems Test |
| USTAR | UCAR Scientist's Technical Areas Of Research |
| MST | Mesospheric/stratospheric/tropospheric |
| IMAGE | Institute For Mathematics Applied To The Geosciences |
| CDMS | Cryospheric Data Management System |
| JODC | Japan Ocean Data Center |
| OSSE | Observing System Simulation Experiment |
| NSSFC | National Severe Storms Forecast Center |
| AA/EEO | Affirmative Action/equal Employment Opportunity |
| EED | Exposure Evaluation Division |