| Acronym | Meaning |
| BEP | Balloon Electronics Package |
| IEIS | Integrated Earth Information Server |
| AML | Advanced Materials Laboratory |
| ANS | American Nuclear Society |
| VORTEX | Verification Of Tornadoes Experiment |
| ABS | Automatic Backup Shutdown |
| SCAR | Special Committee For Antarctic Research |
| BDSP | Basic Data Set Project |
| AFWA | Air Force Weather Agency |
| FORTRAN 77 | N/A |