| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATLAS | Atmospheric Laboratory For Applications And Science |
| SAC | Science Advisory Committee |
| JAWS | Joint Airport Weather Studies |
| CASES | Cooperative Atmosphere Surface Exchange Study |
| TDM | Three-dimensional Time-varying Mesoscale Model |
| ARAR | Applicable Or Relevant And Appropriate |
| ARL | Air Resources Laboratory |
| MOA | Memorandum Of Agreement |
| IDASS | Integrated Data Assimilation/Sounding System |
| LEDA | On-line Earthnet Data Access |