| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAPS | Center For The Analysis And Prediction Of Storms |
| WSR-88D | Weather Surveillance Radar ? 1988 |
| MSLP | Mean Sea-level Pressure |
| ANM | Alternate Nuclear Materials |
| LISP | List Processing Language |
| AMSG | Appropriate Military Systems Guide |
| MPC | Mother-of-pearl Clouds |
| RDA | Remote Database Access |
| EMO | Environmental Management Office |
| ATRAD | Detailed Atmospheric Radiation Model |