| Acronym | Meaning |
| FX-ALPHA | FSL X-window AWIPS-Like Prototype For Hydrometeorological Applications |
| FTSC | FSL Technical Steering Committee |
| FSSP | Forward Scattering Spectometer Probe |
| GFS | Global Forecast System |
| SESAME | Second European Stratospheric Arctic And Mid-Latitude Experiment |
| ICPM | International Commission On Polar Meteorology |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| RPI | Rensselaer Polytechnec Institute |
| MD FILE | N/A |
| WBGT | Wet Bulb Globe Temperature |