| Acronym | Meaning |
| IRCAT | Infrared Radiometer To Detect (CAT) Horizontal Temperature Gradients |
| SPO | Sacramento Peak Observatory |
| FIFE II | First ISLSCP Field Experiment II |
| JASON | Group Of Physicists At Stanford That Study Various Projects And Are Funded By Government Defense Money |
| BNI | Bechtel National |
| DLA | Defense Logistics Agency |
| PRF | Pulse Repetition Frequency |
| CCL | Convective Condensation Level |
| UN | United Nations |
| GPS-IPW | Global Positioning System-Integrated Precipitable Water |