| Acronym | Meaning |
| FDDA | Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| AIM | Artificial Ionization Mirror |
| AFGWC | Air Force Global Weather Central |
| WFO | Weather Forecast Office |
| NWP | Numerical Weather Prediction |
| DASA | Defense Atomic Support Agency |
| PDE | Partial Differential Equation |
| SPOT | Systeme Pour L'Observation De La Terre (France) |
| BDL | Boundary Layer |
| BPS | Baud-per-second |