| Acronym | Meaning |
| SIPI | Scientists' Institute For Public Information |
| MAG | Magnetosphere Currents/Fields |
| AEROCE | Air Ocean Exchange Experiment |
| NSSL | National Severe Storms Laboratory |
| GOTS | GALE Oceanographic Temperature Studies |
| PSI | Plan Shear Indicator |
| GLOBEC | Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics |
| AOS | Advanced Orbiting System |
| MARI | Middle Atmosphere Research Initiative |
| TECAMS | Technical Conference On Automated Meteorological Systems |