| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASHOE | Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment |
| AP | Access Permit |
| STAC | Scientific And Technological Activities Commission |
| LAMMR | Large Antenna Multichannel Microwave Radiometer |
| GDC | GARP Data Center |
| IFA | Intensive Flux Array |
| CCC | Cray Computer Corporation |
| PCA | Physical Configuration Audit |
| ETA | A Subsidiary Of Control Data Corporation That Manufactures Supercomputers |
| ACO | Atomic Coordinating Office |