| Acronym | Meaning |
| LAMSS | Laser Air Motion Sensing System |
| VOR | VHF Omnidirectional Range |
| FAN | File Array Notation |
| AWSMSC | Air Weather Service Master Station Catalog |
| GAINS | Global Air-ocean IN-situ System |
| RSA | Range Standardization And Augmentation Project |
| FODDAS | Four-Dimensional Data Assimilation Study |
| GEMS | Global Environment Monitoring System |
| TIMED | Thermosphere-Ionosphere-Mesosphere Energetics & Dynamics |
| CBL | Convective Boundary Layer |