| Acronym | Meaning |
| GISMOS | Global Incoherent Scatter Measurements Of Substorms |
| GAINS | Global Air-ocean IN-situ System |
| AIRS | Advanced Infared Studies |
| NDARB | North Dakota Atmospheric Resources Board |
| EM-SCATTERING | Electromagnetic Scattering |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Program/Internet Protocol |
| GAT | General Aviation Transponder |
| SG | Semigeostrophic |
| NWSOP | National Winter Storms Operations Plan |
| FCM | Federal Coordinator For Meteorological Services And Supporting Research |