| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIRNS | National Institute For Research In Nuclear Science |
| USTAR | UCAR Scientist's Technical Areas Of Research |
| ASD | Aircraft Situation Display |
| FIFOLIB | N/A |
| GAMETAG | Global Atmospheric Measurements Experiment On Tropospheric Aerosols And Gases |
| GCSS | GWEX Cloud Systems Studies |
| RIDGE | Ridge Interdisciplinary Global Experiment |
| IRLS | Interrogation & Reading Location System |
| OI | Optimal Interpolation |
| ALPS | Accidental Launch Protection System |