| Acronym | Meaning |
| LVBLE | Laramie Valley Boundary Layer Experiment |
| PBL | Planetary Boundary Layer |
| BASIC | Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
| HIRS | High Infrared Radiometer (or Radiation) Sounder |
| NOMP | Navy Ocean Modeling And Prediction Program |
| DCTN | Defense Commercial Telecommunications Network |
| AGR | Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor |
| ISCAT | Investigation Of Sulfur Chemistry In Antarctic Troposphere |
| NRLSI | National Reference Library Of Science And Invention |
| SSM/I | Special Sensor For Microwave/Imaging |