| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABC | Advanced Ball Concept |
| O-LAPS | LAPS Ported To The University Of Oklahoma To Support VORTEX |
| SID | Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance |
| OFCM | Office Of The Federal Coordinator For Meteorology |
| HRSO | High Resolution Solar Observatory |
| MAPCON | A Routine Developed By Unidata For Contouring NPS Gridded Data On A Background Map From NetCDF Files |
| AFP | Approved Funding Program |
| IFREMER | Institut Francais Re'checche Pour L'Exploitation De La Mer |
| DEWS | Doppler Electronic Weather Sensor |
| AES | Auger Electron Spectroscopy |