| Acronym | Meaning |
| MAG | Magnetosphere Currents/Fields |
| NGDC | National Geophysical Data Center |
| DROT | Direct Read Out Terminal |
| MDR | Manually Digitized Radar |
| MAC | Medium Access Control |
| MJO | Madden-Julian Oscillation |
| AFSAS | Air Force Director For Strategic Force Analysis |
| ITCZ | Intertropical Convergence Zone |
| MTF | Mississippi Test Facility |
| AID | Agency For International Development |