| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESIS | Earth Science Information System |
| OFAP | Observing Facilities Advisory Panel |
| TAMEX | Taiwan Mesoscale Experiment |
| NIC | Network Interface Card |
| IRIS | Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer |
| CAPP | Center For Applied Parallel Processing |
| OU | University Of Oklahoma |
| SERS | STORM Education And Research System |
| EERL | Eastern Environmental Radiation Lab |
| WSR-88D | Weather Surveillance Radar ? 1988 |