| Acronym | Meaning |
| NILU | Norwegian Institute For Air Research |
| PRE-AWIPS | Preprototype AWIPS |
| BPS | Bits Per Second |
| SI | Solar Interiors Section |
| SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol |
| TB | Terabytes |
| AMS | Aerial Measurement Station |
| ARG | Accident Response Group |
| AEO | Atomic Energy Organization |
| NAO | North American Oscillation |