| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCF | Network Control Facility |
| CCARS | Computer Controlled Automatic Rain Sampler |
| MOM | MASnet Operations Monitor |
| RCHO | Aldehydes |
| MSP | Minneapolis |
| RADM | Regional Acid Deposition Model |
| AP | Attached Payload |
| FATS | FORTRAN Automatic Timing System |
| NREN | National Research And Education Network |
| LASA | Lidar Atmospheric Sounder And Altimeter |