| Acronym | Meaning |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| LTCS | Lower Thermosphere Coupling Study |
| BPI | Budget |
| CAA | Clean Air Act |
| CDS | Computing |
| LOD2 | Lightweight Omega Digital Dropwindsonde |
| NEXRAD | Next Generation Weather Radar |
| GONG | Global Oscillations Network Group |
| MBA | MB Associates |
| CARP | Carpenter Research Project |