| Acronym | Meaning |
| WSI | WSI Corporation |
| SIPRI | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute |
| ADI | Air Defense Initiative |
| WVR | Water Vapor Radiometers |
| POES | Polar Operational Environmental Satellite |
| RFI | Radio Frequency Interference |
| DDN | Data Defense Network |
| ESDIM | Environmental Science Data Integration And Management |
| ML | Mesa Laboratory |
| CAMP | Committee On Aeronautical Meteorological Problems |