| Acronym | Meaning |
| GINI | GOES Ingest & NOAAPORT Interface |
| PSAC | President's Science Advisory Committee |
| ROC | Regional Observational Cooperative |
| DR | Discrepancy Report |
| JAWOP | Joint Automated Weather Observing Program |
| SST | Supersonic Transport |
| APCA | Air Pollution Control Association |
| RIDGE | Ridge Interdisciplinary Global Experiment |
| ASPR | Armed Services Procurement Regulation |
| HAC | Heads And Chairs |