| Acronym | Meaning |
| DTRC | David Taylor Research Center |
| SG | Semigeostrophic |
| DOE/NV | DOE Nevada Operations Office |
| GLS | GOMR Limb Sounder |
| UCARSOFT | UCAR Software |
| CDA | Command And Data Acquisition |
| WSR-88D | Weather Surveillance Radar ? 1988 |
| TEA | Transversely Excited Atmospheric (pressure) |
| NEM | NWP Explicit Microphysics |
| SSB | Soaring Society Of Boulder |