| Acronym | Meaning |
| GLERL | Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab |
| GHZ | Giga Hertz |
| NLDS | National Lightning Detection System |
| DOPLIGHT | Doppler And Lightning Program |
| NSG | Natural Systems Group |
| API | Application Program Interface |
| SCO | Subcarrier Oscillators |
| PMS | Performance Measurement System |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| CCN | Computer-to-computer Network |