| Acronym | Meaning |
| RAS | Royal Astronomical Society |
| MSP | Minneapolis |
| ALDF | Animal Legal Defense Fund |
| GLERL | Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab |
| I&T | Integration And Test |
| DNS | Domain Name Service |
| ALCLAD | Clad Aluminum Alloy |
| LOD2 | Lightweight Omega Digital Dropwindsonde |
| AMS | Aerial Monitoring/measurement System |
| AREAL | Atmospheric Research And Exposure Assessment Lab |