| Acronym | Meaning |
| RAF | Research Aviation Facility |
| RHI | Range-height-indicator |
| NAS | Naval Air Station |
| DODCI | Department Of Defense Computer Institute |
| AREA | File Format Used For Graphic Images By The McIDAS Application |
| N-ROSS | Naval Remote Ocean Sensing System |
| NSDL | National Science Digital Library |
| ANSS | American Nature Study Society |
| ULAFOS | UCAR And Lower Atmospheric Facilities Oversight Section |
| OUASS | Omega Upper Atmospheric Sounding Systems |