| Acronym | Meaning |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| PIRAQ-III | PC-based Radar Acquisition ? 3rd Generation |
| DBSS | Directed Balloon Sounding System |
| NAC | NCAR Administrators Committee |
| ESML | Earth Science Markup Language |
| FLETC | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center |
| ACRT | Aircraft Report |
| FTE | Full-time Employees |
| CDDIS | Crustal Dynamics Data Information System |
| IRAC | Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee |