| Acronym | Meaning |
| USC-GARP | United States Committee For GARP |
| AFGL | Air Force Geophysics Laboratory |
| AFB | Air Force Base |
| ATAC | Advanced Technology Advisory Committee |
| APL | Average Power Laser |
| ADS | Activity Data Sheet |
| GDAS | Global Data Assimilation System |
| SGGE | Second GARP Global Experiment |
| PBL | Planetary Boundary Layer |
| SMRP | Satellite And Mesometeorology Research Project |