| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMU | Atomic Mass Unit |
| AWRDF | Advanced Weapons Radiochemical Diagnostics Facility |
| OMEGA | Operational And Prediction Multi-scale Environmental Model With Grid Adaptivity |
| IMAGES | Intermediate Model For The Annual And Global Evolution Of Species |
| SHEBA | Surface Heat Budget Of The Arctic Ocean |
| DSAP | DOE Special Analysis Project |
| HIRDLS | High-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder |
| INS | Inertial Navigation System |
| NPGATE | NCAR PROFS Gateway Computer |
| GLGS | GOES Local Groundstation System |