| Acronym | Meaning |
| RAWS | Remote Automatic Weather Station |
| IRCTR | International Research Centre For Telecommunication-transmission And RADAR |
| AESA | Atmospheric Effects Of Stratospheric Aircraft |
| MSC | Manned Spaceflight Center |
| ENSTROPHY | N/A |
| VORTAC | Very High Frequency (omnirange) TACAN (tactical Air Navigation System) |
| SLU | Saint Louis University |
| PGGA | Permanent GPS Geodetic Array |
| ERDA | Energy Research And Development Administration |
| GTP | Geophysical Turbulence Program |