| Acronym | Meaning |
| VWS | Vertical Wind Shear |
| DEWS | Doppler Electronic Weather Sensor |
| LEST | Large Earth-Based Solar Telescope |
| AMSR | Advanced Microwave Sounding Radiometer |
| DIMES | DIstributed MEtadata System |
| PRC | People's Republic Of China |
| AFC | Automatic Flow Control |
| OSF | Operational Support Facility |
| GEIA | Global Emissions Inventory Activity |
| PC | Continuous Pulsations |