| Acronym | Meaning |
| TAP LS | Liquid And Solid Particles |
| AL/PIRD | AL Personnel |
| PD | Positive Definite |
| TA | Technology Applications |
| SLATEC | Sandia-Los Alamos Air Force Weapons Laboratory Technical |
| AMS | American Meteorological Society |
| TCMRS | Tropical Climate Monitoring And Research Station |
| IMSP | International Meteorological Service Program |
| SSI | Strategic Simulation Initiative |
| IMD | Indian Meteorology Department |