| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATLAS | Atmospheric Laboratory For Applications And Science |
| USSDM | Unidata System For Scientific Data Management |
| FSS | Facilities Support Services |
| AA | Access Authorization |
| HESP | High-Energy Solar Physics |
| O AND M | Operations And Maintenance |
| VAFB | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| IRIS | Italian Research Interim Stage |
| LT | Local Time |
| BBS | Bulletin Board System |