| Acronym | Meaning |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| MAPS/RUC | MAPS Is The Research Version Of The Rapid Update Cycle |
| ARTCC | Air Route Traffic Control Center |
| LEWEX | Labrador Extreme Waves Experiment |
| AWFTF | Aviation Weather Forecasting Task Force |
| GEOS | Geostationary Earth-Orbiting Satellite |
| TAMEX | Taiwan Mesoscale Experiment |
| IPS | Inches Per Second |
| NLDN | National Lightning Detection Network |
| VTAM | Virtual Telecommunications Access Method |