| Acronym | Meaning |
| AQCR | Air Quality Control Region |
| TDM | Time Division Multiplex |
| IRLS | Interrogation & Reading Location System |
| WSO | Weather Service Office |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| LHS | Left-hand Side |
| AGU | American Geophysical Union |
| NIAR | National Institute For Atmospheric Research |
| MACRAT | Middle-Atmosphere Chemistry |
| IFR | Instrument Flight Rules |