| Acronym | Meaning |
| HRD | Hurricane Research Division |
| LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder |
| GLRS | Geodynamics (or Geoscience) Laser Ranging System |
| ASDAR | Aircraft-to-Satellite Data Relay |
| OSPF | Open Shortest Path First |
| RA | Radio Active |
| PIREPS | Pilot Reports |
| GEMPAK | General Meteorological Package |
| EOL | Earth Observing Laboratory (formerly ATD) |
| APOL | Analytical Photonics And Opto-Electronics Laboratory |