| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOSES | Meteorological Observing Station |
| SPPS | System Plot Package Simulator |
| DAF | Device Assembly Facility |
| GTMS | Global Thermospheric Mapping Study |
| NSFF | NSF Funded |
| NAO | North American Oscillation |
| NSFNET | National Science Foundation Network |
| RMC | RAF Management Council |
| IOS | Input/Output Subsystem |
| MCBE | McIDAS Broadcast Evaluation |