| ABL | atmospheric boundary layer |
| AGL | above ground level |
| ARW | advanced research weather research and forecasting |
| BVLOS | beyond visual line of sight |
| GFS | global forecast system |
| GH | Global Hawk |
| GPU | graphical processing unit |
| NCL | NCAR command language |
| NTC | negative temperature coefficient |
| NWP | numerical weather prediction |
| SMARTSonde | Small Multifunction Autonomous Research and Teacher Sonde |
| sUAS | small unmanned aerial system |
| SUMO | Small Unmanned Meteorological Observer |
| UAV | unmanned aerial vehicle |
| UTC | universal time coordinated |
| WRF | weather research and forecasting (WRF) |