| Acronym | Meaning |
| GARDIAN | GBL Point Defense System |
| ASPA | American Society Of Public Administration |
| CACGP | Commission On Atmospheric Chemistry And Global Pollution |
| LASA | Lidar Atmospheric Sounder And Altimeter |
| GGS | Global Geospace Study |
| SDM | Scientific Data Management |
| VTR | Video Tape Recorder |
| SAM | Subsynoptic Advection Model |
| ADP | Administrative Data Processing |
| ERDA | Energy Research And Development Administration |