| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALDEN | Alden Electronics |
| ARC | Antarctic Research Center |
| EL NI-O | The Little Boy |
| GAGE | Gulf-Stream Atmospheric Gradient Exchange |
| ACC | Accumulator |
| BWI | Baltimore-Washington International Airport |
| AFPRO | Air Force Plan Representative Office |
| PNA | Pacific/North American |
| PAR | Photosynthetically Active Radiation |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer |