| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAI | Controlled Air Incinerator |
| SEL | Space Environment Laboratory |
| WMC | World Meteorological Center(s) |
| LSFC | Langley Space Flight Center |
| AES | Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| NOSC | Naval Ocean Systems Center |
| IAPSO | International Association Of Physical Sciences Of The Ocean |
| CCOL | Coordinating Committee On The Ozone Layer |
| CARP | Carpenter Research Project |
| USAF | United States Air Force |