| Acronym | Meaning |
| FIPS | Federal Information Processing Standard |
| GN AND C | Guidance |
| G/T | Activity Per Ton |
| ELGA | (French) Study Of African Squall Lines |
| EMEX | Equatorial Monsoon Experiment |
| GCP | Global Change Program |
| MMOL | Manned Orbital Laboratory |
| MONTBLEX | Monsoon Trough Boundary Layer Experiment |
| PCDS | Pilot Climate Data System |
| ARPA | Archaeological Resources Protection Act |