| Acronym | Meaning |
| MVS/XA | Multiple Virtual Systems/Extended Architecture |
| ATLID | Atmospheric LIDAR |
| PDT | Product Development Team |
| DF | Direction Finding |
| LIDAR | Light Detection And Ranging Instrument |
| IAVCEI | International Association Of Volcanology And Chemistry Of The Earth's Interior |
| TING | Thermosphere-Ionosphere Nested Grid Model |
| ASTIA | Armed Services Technical Information Agency |
| SR | Scanning Radiometer |
| NAWPG | National Aviation Weather Products Generator |