| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACR | Active Cavity Radiometer |
| BASC | Board On Atmospheric Sciences And Climate |
| WBGT | Wet Bulb Globe Temperature |
| KELP | Coronal Emission Line Polarimeter |
| HEIFE | Heihe Basin Field Experiment |
| NSDA | National Space Development Agency |
| SSM/I | Special Sensor Microwave Imager |
| OPC | Optical Propagation Conference |
| NHC | National Hurricane Center |
| OFAP | Observing Facilities Advisory Panel |