| Acronym | Meaning |
| JAWS | Joint Airport Weather Studies |
| ASALM | Advanced Strategic Air Launched Missile |
| SR | Scanning Radiometer |
| AWOS | Automated Weather Observing System |
| NSDA | National Space Development Agency |
| SCOSTEP | Scientific Committee On Solar-Terrestrial Physics |
| NOSS | National Ocean Satellite System |
| D/L | Downlink |
| ALA-O | Delta-aminolevulinic Acid Dehydrates |
| ELCHEM | Electrified Clouds As Sources Of NOx |