| Acronym | Meaning |
| WMS | World Magnetic Survey |
| CCSF | Colorado Computational Science Fair |
| TB | Terabytes |
| POES | Polar Operational Environmental Satellite |
| BASC | Board On Atmospheric Sciences And Climate |
| PIN | Power Input |
| FFT | Fast Fourier Transform |
| F/P-INT | Fabry-Perot Interferometer |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| RAS | Royal Astronomical Society |