| Acronym | Meaning |
| WIND II | Wind Imaging Interferometer |
| WOS | Weather Observing Systems Committee |
| PPS | Physical Plant Services |
| TIMS | Thermal Infrared Multispectral Scanner |
| SAM I | Sensing With Active Microwaves |
| AESD | Advanced Energy System Division |
| ICN | International Communications Network |
| AGFS | Aviation Gridded Forecast Systems |
| AIP | American Institute Of Physics |
| ABRES | Advanced Ballistic Re-entry System |