| Acronym | Meaning |
| NOWES | Northern Wetlands Study |
| DOPLIGHT | Doppler And Lightning Program |
| NOARL | Naval Oceanographic And Atmospheric Research Laboratory |
| TTO | Transient Tracers In The Ocean |
| USGCRP | United States Global Change Research Program |
| EMF | Electromotive Force |
| OLR | Outgoing Longwave Radiation |
| NEXUS | Next Upper Air Sounder (system) |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| RT/PC | RISC Technology/Personal Computer |