| Acronym | Meaning |
| IAVCEI | International Association Of Volcanology And Chemistry Of The Earth's Interior |
| BAM | Brooklyn Arts Museum |
| IOP | Intensive Observation Period |
| ROC | Regional Observational Cooperative |
| NHSRP | National Hail Suppression Research Program |
| RACOON | Radiation Controlled Balloon |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer |
| IGY | International Geophysical Year |
| CAP | CGD Advisory Panel |
| LAPS | Local Area Prediction System |