| Acronym | Meaning |
| NREL | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| SPANDAR | Space Range Radar |
| ORCP | Ocean Ridge Crest Processes |
| AER | AWIPS Forecast Preparation System |
| AIS | Administrative Information Systems |
| EPL | Electron Prototype Lab |
| PASJ | Publications Of The Astronomical Society Of Japan |
| NDC | National Data Center |
| VWS | Vertical Wind Shear |
| AMIE | Assimilative Mapping Of The Ionospheric Electrodynamics |