| Acronym | Meaning |
| GLWQA | Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement |
| WATOX | Western Atlantic Ocean Experiment |
| EERL | Eastern Environmental Radiation Lab |
| DWB | Library |
| HADS | Hydrometeorological Automated Data System |
| GVHRR | Geosynchonous Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| TRACS | Trends In Atmospheric Constituents Study |
| FAPS | Freedom Attached Payloads |
| FDMA | Frequency Division Multiple Access |
| ERACF | Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System |