| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACVC | Arms Control Verification Committee |
| ARGUS | ARGonne Unified Safeguards |
| HPA | High Power Amplifier |
| NODC | National Oceanographic Data Center |
| PIFM | Practical Improved Flux Method |
| SSL | Space Sciences Laboratory |
| NIMROD | Northern Illinois Meteorological Research On Downbursts |
| GSOS | GPS Surface Observing System |
| SEAWIFS | Sea Wide-Field Sensor |
| ERL | Environmental Research Laboratory |