| Acronym | Meaning |
| DASD | Direct Access Storage Device |
| LIDAR | Light Detection And Ranging Instrument |
| ANACONDA | Intense Electron Beam Accelerator |
| ARCAS | All-purpose Rocket For The Collection Of Atmospheric Soundings |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscope |
| MCCS | Mesoscale Convective Complexes |
| SMETE | National SMETE (Science |
| AO | Air Overseas |
| MWO | Mt. Washington Observatory |
| GOCO | Government Owned |