| Acronym | Meaning |
| IRIG | Inertial Rate (MIT) Or Reference (NASA) Integrating Gyroscope |
| APIP | Aircraft Produced Ice Particles |
| A/H | Air Handling |
| AMP | Ampere |
| FOF | Field Observing Faciltilty |
| PAM | Portable Automated Mesonet |
| HRS | High-resolution Data Service |
| FAME | Formatting And Multiplexing Equipment |
| AE | Atmospheric Explorer |
| HIAPER | High-Performance Instrumented Airborne Platform For Environmental Research |