| Acronym | Meaning |
| INSTEP | Indonesian Seas Flow Through Experiment |
| GCSS | GWEX Cloud Systems Studies |
| SPC | Sector Processing Center |
| IDCS | Image-dissector Camera System |
| AFOSR | Air Force Office Of Scientific Research |
| NLDS | National Lightning Detection System |
| AIRFA | American Indian Religious Freedom Act |
| FFTF | Fast Flux Test Facility |
| CAO | Central Aerological Observatory |
| MOS | Metal-oxide Semiconductor |