| Acronym | Meaning |
| GRIB | Grid In Binary |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NOARL | Naval Oceanographic And Atmospheric Research Laboratory |
| AAM | Airborne Activity Monitor |
| AGASP | Arctic Gas And Aerosol Sampling Program |
| SLAPS | St. Louis Air Pollution Study |
| H/W | Hardware |
| MAPS/RUC | MAPS Is The Research Version Of The Rapid Update Cycle |
| CAM | Computer Aided Machining |
| NNSC | NSF Net Service Center |