| Acronym | Meaning |
| HARP | Hawaiian Rainband Project |
| JCAE | Joint Committee On Atomic Energy |
| BNI | Bechtel National |
| DPMI | DOS Protected Mode Interface |
| ODP | Ocean Drilling Program |
| NS | Nanoseconds |
| AMI-2 | Active Microwave Instrument 2 |
| APACM | Atmospheric Physical And Chemical Monitor |
| HALOE | Halogen Occultation Experiment |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |