| Acronym | Meaning |
| GWPA | Ground Water Protection Act |
| AF&F | Arming |
| DTF | Data Test Facility |
| AOSP | Advanced Onboard Signal Processor |
| MAPCON | A Routine Developed By Unidata For Contouring NPS Gridded Data On A Background Map From NetCDF Files |
| ESS | Engineering Equipment Surveillance System |
| DCAR | Data Collection Analysis Request |
| ARCSS | Arctic Systems Science |
| NETS | Network Engineering And Telecommunications Section |
| ADC | Authorized Derivative Classifier |