| Acronym | Meaning |
| JES | Job Entry System |
| DMSP SPO | DMSP System Program Office |
| AEE | Alliance For Environmental Education |
| NATS | NCAR Aircraft (or Airborne) Telemetry System |
| TDWR | Terminal Doppler Weather Radar |
| PIFM | Practical Improved Flux Method |
| AC | Adirondac Conference |
| BDL | Boundary Layer |
| M&V | Magnetism & Volcanoes |
| TGCM | Thermospheric General Circulation Model |