| Acronym | Meaning |
| SLAPS | St. Louis Air Pollution Study |
| BLM | Bureau Of Land Management |
| NEXRAD | Next Generation Weather Radar |
| EIA | Energy Information Administration |
| ERS | Earth Resources Satellite |
| DRI | Defense Research Internet |
| KB/S | Kbits/s |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
| DME | Distance-measuring Equipment |
| DFD | Data Flow Diagram |