| Acronym | Meaning |
| AASE | Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition |
| LTLOG | Landsat Technical Working Group |
| DCA | Washington National Airport |
| NMF | Normal Mode Functions |
| TIE-GCM | Thermosphere/Ionosphere/Electrodynamics General Circulation Model |
| MBO | Management By Objective |
| USTAR | UCAR Scientist's Technical Areas Of Research |
| NPGATE | NCAR PROFS Gateway Computer |
| NRE | Notice Of Revised Estimate |
| FPD | Facilities Planning And Design |