| Acronym | Meaning |
| SWCP | South West Cooperative Program |
| MTL | Message Transfer Layer |
| AI&O | Annual Inspection And Overhaul |
| HRDL | High-resolution Doppler Lidar |
| APL | Average Power Laser |
| IRS | Information Retrieval Service |
| SIGMET | Significant Meteorological Information |
| ITVF | Integration |
| SPC | Sector Processing Center |
| APJ | The Astrophysical Journal |