| Acronym | Meaning |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| NOSIE | NODC Ocean Science Information Exchange |
| OAS | Organization Of American States |
| GOASEX | Gulf Of Alaska Experiment |
| AVS EXPRESS | Upgraded Version Of The Application Visualization System |
| PIREP | Pilot Weather Report |
| HPO | High Performance Option |
| SGI | Silicon Graphics Inc. |
| NATS | NCAR Aircraft (or Airborne) Telemetry System |
| JAWS | Joint Airport Weather Studies |