| Acronym | Meaning |
| PSC | Polar Stratospheric Cloud |
| CDF | Common Data Format |
| DF | Direction Finding |
| LIS | Library And Information Systems |
| MASI | Middle Atmosphere Science Initiative |
| BP | Boundary Profile |
| VIP | Versatile Information Processing |
| SABL | Scanning Aerosol Backscatter Lidar |
| AWES | American Wind Energy Systems |
| NURE | National Uranium Resource Evaluation |