| Acronym | Meaning |
| FUN | FL-4 Uniform Network Project |
| DOD | Digital Optical Disk |
| POCIBO | Polar Circling Balloon Observatory |
| IIV&V | Independent Integration |
| GOTS | GALE Oceanographic Temperature Studies |
| MADER | Management Of Atmospheric Data For Evaluation And Research |
| NFCR | Narrow Cold-frontal Rainbands |
| ITS | Instrument Technical Specification |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
| ECTD | Emission Control Technology Division |