| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASALM | Advanced Strategic Air Launched Missile |
| AAS | Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
| IRIS | Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer |
| FNC | Federal Networking Council |
| AC | Ancho Canyon |
| PRE-STORM | Preliminary Regional Experiment-STORM |
| IFA | Intensive Flux Array |
| JHWRP | Joint Hawaii Warm Rain Project |
| DYCOMS | Dynamics And Chemistry Of Marine Stratocumulus |
| TOA | Top Of The Atmosphere |