| Acronym | Meaning |
| EAR | Ethics Advisory Review |
| ALADIN | Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument |
| TCCR | Technical Committee For Computing Resources |
| M-UCSD | University Of California At San Diego |
| CBT | Computer Based Training |
| ECTD | Emission Control Technology Division |
| STIWG | Satellite Telemtry Interagency Working Group |
| AEOS | Analytic Equation-of-state |
| CDT | Conventional Defense Technology |
| GEOS | Geostationary Earth-Orbiting Satellite |