| Acronym | Meaning |
| L2D2 | Lightweight LORAN Digital Dropsonde |
| ADI | Acceptable Daily Intake |
| PACEM | Physics And Chemistry Of Earth Materials |
| VTR | Video Tape Recorder |
| GRP | Geophysical Research Program |
| SAM | Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement |
| LLWAS | Low-Level Wind Shear Alert System |
| ESN | ECS Science Network |
| GFE | Government Furnished Equipment |
| AOSO | Advance Orbiting Solar Observatory |