| Acronym | Meaning |
| MODE | Mid-Oceanic Dynamics Experiment |
| AWG | American Wire Gage |
| AWPG | Aviation Weather Products Generator |
| AIS | Advanced Isotope Separation |
| JERS-1 | Japanese Earth Resources Sensing Satellite 1 |
| SCAR | Special Committee For Antarctic Research |
| TOPEX | Topographic Ocean Experiment |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| DMSP | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program |
| AO | Air Overseas |