| Acronym | Meaning |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| DRMS | Data Record Management System |
| NH | Northern Hemisphere |
| ITOS | Improved Tiros Operational Satellite |
| SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol |
| LEWEX | Labrador Extreme Waves Experiment |
| BLSG | Boundary Layer Sensing Group |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| IFIAS | International Federation Of Institutes For Advanced Study |
| GONG | Global Oscillations Network Group |