| Acronym | Meaning |
| MWP | MicroWave Profiler |
| FET | Field-effect Transistor |
| TCSM | Tropospheric Chemistry Systems Models |
| RI | Research Institute |
| SSU | Stratospheric Sounding Unit |
| ERSDAC | Earth Resources Satellite Data Analysis Center |
| GM | General Motors |
| SODAR | Sonic Backscatter Technique For Measuring Wind Profiles |
| SABL | Scanning Aerosol Backscatter Lidar |
| SDM | Suit Of Software For UNIX-based Computing Platforms |