| Acronym | Meaning |
| NGDC | National Geophysical Data Center |
| MDI | Michelson Doppler Imager |
| BAPMON | Baseline Air Pollution Monitoring Network |
| GCTE | Global Change And Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| LAM | Limited-area Model |
| SRRS | Service Record Retention System |
| AAH | Advanced Attack Helicopter |
| DDF | Digital Data Formatter |
| ACI | Advanced Computing Initiative |
| MODE | MODE In Cospar Papers |