| Acronym | Meaning |
| TDLAS | Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy |
| METAR | Meteorological Aviation Reports |
| ECMRWF | European Centre For Medium-Range Weather Forecasts |
| ASDAR | Aircraft-to-Satellite Data Relay |
| UEDS | Unidata Experimental Data Service |
| GVHRR | Geostationary VHRR |
| PCO | Polar Cap Observatory |
| ANDAS | Advanced Neutron Detection Analysis System |
| CBL | Computer-based Learning |
| NOSS | National Ocean Satellite System |