| Acronym | Meaning |
| T42 | Triangular 42 |
| EISA | Extended Industry Standard Architecture |
| SPAN | Space Physics Analysis Network |
| ACFM | Actual Cubic Feet Per Minute |
| FIRE | First ISCCP Radiation Experiment |
| AL/KAO | AL Kirtland Area Office |
| DIAL | Differential Absorption Lidar |
| SLAR | Side-looking Airborne Radar |
| SURANET | Southeastern Universities Research Association Network |
| EUCREX | European Cirrus Research Experimetn |