| Acronym | Meaning |
| APL | Applied Physics Laboratory |
| ESC | Engineering Support Center |
| ATAMC | Air Transport Association Meteorological Committee |
| FACE | Florida Area Cirrus Experiment |
| L-DEO | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |
| AWOS | Automated Weather Observing System |
| FRS | First Repository States |
| GFP | Government Furnished Property |
| CAT | Coordinated Analysis Of The Thermosphere |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |