| Acronym | Meaning |
| SONIC | SPAN Ocean Network Information Center |
| DOSECC | Deep Observation And Sampling Of The Earth's Continental Crust |
| IRI | Interagency Research Internet |
| ATM | Adobe Type Manager |
| CAG | Convective Airspace Guidance |
| BD | Blowdown |
| PEL | Photo-electron Layer |
| ALBM | Air-launched Ballistic Missile |
| OSO | Orbiting Solar Observatory |
| ISCAT | Investigation Of Sulfur Chemistry In Antarctic Troposphere |