| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATC | Adiabatic Toroidal Compressor |
| UIC | Unit Identification Code |
| ACS | American Chemical Society |
| TCZ | Tropical Convergence Zone |
| CCP | Clouds In Climate Program |
| SCOSTEP | Scientific Committee On Solar-Terrestrial Physics |
| RDA | Radar Data Acquisition |
| EHF | Extremely High Frequency |
| AAR | Affirmative Action Representative |
| AWFTF | Aviation Weather Forecasting Task Force |