| Acronym | Meaning |
| RIDDS | Radar Interface And Data Distribution System |
| AOS | Archive And Operations System |
| EIR | Eidgenossisches Institut Fur Reaktorforschung |
| GADMAP | GATE Aircraft Data Management Program |
| ODP | Onboard Data Processor |
| GOALS | Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System |
| DC | Dublin Core--metadata |
| MAS | Millimeter-wave Atmospheric Sounder |
| CAP | Civil Air Patrol |
| AACS | Airborne Activity Confinement System |