| Acronym | Meaning |
| FAME | Florida Area Mesoscale Experiment |
| MIGS | MASnet Internet Gateway Server (or System) |
| VSWR | Voltage Standing-wave Ratio |
| IRD | Instrument Requirement Document |
| KB | Kilobit(s) |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| SUNRISE | Radiative Input From The Sun To The Earth Program |
| AO | Air Overseas |
| CAMAC | Computer-automated Measurement And Control |
| CCPP | Climate Change Prediction Program |