| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFCCN | Air Force Chief Scientist |
| TTO/NAS | Transient Tracers In The Ocean (TTO)/North Atlantic Study |
| SAO | Surface Airways Observation |
| METAPPS | Meteorological Applications Task Force |
| IEIS | Integrated Earth Information Server |
| NSO | National Solar Observatory |
| HPO | High Performance Option |
| ASPR | Armed Services Procurement Regulation |
| GTE/TRACE | Global Tropospheric Experiment/Transport And Atmospheric Chemistry Near The Equator |
| DORIS | Determination D'Orbite Et Radiopositionement Integre Par Satellite |