| Acronym | Meaning |
| GPIB | General Purpose Interface Board |
| AIX | Advanced Interactive Executive |
| BRMS | Basin Rainfall Monitoring System |
| NSSL | National Severe Storms Laboratory |
| ITCZ | Intertropical Convergence Zone |
| ANACONDA | Intense Electron Beam Accelerator |
| CAMAC | Computer-automated Measurement And Control |
| AQCR | Air Quality Control Region |
| VRR | Visual Radio Range |
| ULAFOS | UCAR And Lower Atmospheric Facilities Oversight Section |