| Acronym | Meaning |
| DRL | Data Requirements List |
| DEST | Directed Energy Science & Technology |
| CCID | Confidential Chemicals Identification System |
| ASIS | American Society For Industrial Security |
| AMIP | Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project |
| TECAMS | Technical Conference On Automated Meteorological Systems |
| MCV | Mesoscale Cyclonic Vortex |
| ACHEM | Atmospheric Chemistry Model |
| SPC | Storm Prediction Center |
| HEIFE | Heihe Basin Field Experiment |