| Acronym | Meaning |
| AL/PIRD | AL Personnel |
| BUFR | Binary Universal Form For The Representation Of Meteorological Data |
| WIND II | Wind Imaging Interferometer |
| MBA | MB Associates |
| SLIP | Serial Line Internet Protocol |
| ISIS | International Satellites For Ionospheric Studies |
| AFGL | Air Force Geophysics Laboratory |
| ZWA | Zonal Wind Anomaly |
| SIPI | Scientists' Institute For Public Information |
| BASIS | Battelle Automated Search Information System |