| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
| ICH | Inter-Union Commission On The Lithosphere |
| ARL | Army Research Laboratory |
| CDRL | Contract Data Requirements List |
| ELF | Extremely Low Frequency |
| API | American Petroleum Institute |
| SDM | Scientific Data Management |
| STI | Scientific & Technical Information |
| CBO | Carrier Balloon/Omegasonde |
| GRI | Gas Research Institute |