| ABL | Atmospheric Boundary Layer |
| UAS | Unmanned Aerial System |
| MDT | Mountain Day Time (UTC-6) |
| AGL | (Height) Above Ground Level |
| MURC | Mobile UAS Research Collaboratory |
| LAPSE-RATE | Lower Atmospheric Process Studies at Elevation - a Remotely-piloted Aircraft Team Experiment |
| CLOUD-MAP | Collaboration Leading Operational Unmanned aircraft Development for Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| ROS | Robot Operating System |
| CoA | Certificate of Authorization |
| DAQ | Data Acquisition |
| TH | Temperature and Humidity |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |