| Acronym | Meaning |
| KBPS | Kilobits (103) Per Second |
| C/D | Integrated Phase C And Phase D Contract |
| NWRC | National Weather Records Center |
| OSA | Optical Society Of America |
| SODAR | Sonic Backscatter Technique For Measuring Wind Profiles |
| AL | Analytical Laboratory |
| HRS | High-resolution Data Service |
| PFA | Primary Flux Array |
| AFASE | Association For Applied Solar Energy |
| ISCCP | International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program |