| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACIS | Academic Information Systems |
| VAD | Velocity-azimuth Display |
| ICEX | Ice Experiment |
| ASSIST | ADPE System Sizing Tool |
| MCA | Moist Convective Adjustment |
| ASASP | Advanced Solid-State Array Sensor |
| GAGE | Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment |
| USAFGL | United States Air Force Geophysical Laboratory |
| POGO | Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory |
| ASP | Astronomical Society Of The Pacific |