| Acronym | Meaning |
| UNICOS | Unix Cray Operating System |
| GEOSECS | Geochemical Ocean Sections |
| AMP | Advanced Machining Program |
| RNG | Renormalization Group |
| IMOS | Inadvertent Modification Of The Stratosphere |
| MSP | Minneapolis |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| AMS | Aerial Monitoring/measurement System |
| NDTP | North Dakota Thunderstorm Project |
| CCM3 | Community Climate Model Version 3 |