| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOD | Department Of Defense |
| HF | High Frequency |
| SWARS | Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting Station |
| AGM | Atmospheric Gas Measurements Section |
| EV | Earned Value |
| FWQC | Federal Water Quality Criteria |
| ARL | Air Resources Laboratory |
| AEROCE | Air Ocean Exchange Experiment |
| IGACP | International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program |
| ESSL | Earth & Sun Systems Laboratory (formerly ATD) |