| Acronym | Meaning |
| BOM | Bureau Of Mines |
| PACJET | Pacific Land-falling Jets Experiment |
| ASRC | Atmospheric Sciences Research Center |
| AE | Architect/engineer |
| NSSDC | National Space Science Data Center |
| (ES) | Sporadic E |
| LAPB | Local Analysis And Prediction Branch |
| HRD | Hurricane Research Division |
| STI | Scientific & Technical Information |
| STEP | Solar Terrestrial Energy Program |