| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALPAL | Parallel Program Developed At LLNL |
| IVVS | Interactive Verification And Visualization System (RTVS) |
| CAS | Commission For Atmospheric Science |
| AWN | Aviation Weather Network |
| VRR | Visual Radio Range |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| POISE-98 | POlarimetric Instrument For Solar Eclipse-98 |
| EHF | Extremely High Frequency |
| NECHE | Northeast Colorado Hail Experiment |
| REREX | Remote Read-out Experiment |