| Acronym | Meaning |
| DPC | DLESE Program Center |
| NESC | National Energy Software Corporation |
| LOS | Loss Of Signal |
| ACATS | Airborne Chromatograph For Atmospheric Trace Species |
| EBCDIC | Extended Binary-coded Decimal Interchange Code |
| OAR | Office Of Atmospheric Research |
| MD FILE | N/A |
| BEP | Balloon Electronics Package |
| F/P-INT | Fabry Perot Interferometer |
| (A3) | Armor/anti-armor |