| Acronym | Meaning |
| OCME | Oceanographic Community Modeling Effort |
| PRAIRE | Polarization Radar Illinois Rainfall Experiments |
| RAOB | Radiosonde Observation |
| PFU | Proto Flight Unit |
| ATLAS | Airborne Tunable Laser Absorption Spectrometer |
| STEM | Scanning-transmission Electron Microscope |
| BSTS | Boost Surveillance And Tracking System |
| BWI | Baltimore-Washington International Airport |
| NILU | Norwegian Institute For Air Research |
| APS | Atomic Power Station |