| Acronym | Meaning |
| QC | Quality Control |
| BLPS | Boundary Layer Profiler System |
| GAP | GATE Advisory Panel |
| LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder |
| KISS | Kanton Island Sounding System |
| UNIDATA | University Data Interactive Computing And Communications Systems |
| OS | Oceanography Section |
| GWE | Global Weather Experiment |
| IRIS | Incorporated Research Institutions For Seismology |
| ASTM | American Society For Testing Materials |