| Acronym | Meaning |
| RAOBS | Radiosonde Observations |
| BWI | Baltimore-Washington International Airport |
| PDL | Program Design Language |
| SID | Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance |
| BLP | Boundary Layer Profiler |
| PSIG | Pounds Per Square Inch Gage |
| IDB | Immediate Direct Broadcast |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| EES | Earth & Environmental Science |
| DSAA | Defense Security Assistance Agency |