| Acronym | Meaning |
| NEXAIR | Next Generation Upper Air System |
| SMS | Scalable Modeling System |
| FIRE | First ISLSCP Regional Experiment |
| PAGE | Program For The Advancement Of Geoscience Education |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder |
| ASR | Airport Surveillance Radar |
| DRMS | Data Record Management System |
| CASP | Canadian Atlantic Storms Project (or Program) |
| ISR | Individual Schedule Request |
| DOD | Digital Optical Disk |