| CC | Continuing Current |
| +CG | Positive Cloud to Ground |
| -CG | Negative Cloud to Ground |
| ELF | Extremely Low Frequency |
| FA | Fast Antenna |
| IC | Intracloud |
| KSC | Kennedy Space Center |
| LDAR | Lightning Detection and Ranging |
| LMA | Lightning Mapping Array |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level |
| NLDN | National Lightning Detection Network |
| NMT | New Mexico Tech |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| SA | Slow Antenna |
| STP | Standard Temperature and Pressure |
| TLE | Transient Luminous Event |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency |