| Acronym | Meaning |
| GOASEX | Gulf Of Alaska Experiment |
| E-MAIL | Electronic Mail |
| SEM | Space Environment Monitor |
| MASSCOMP | Massachusetts Computer Corporation |
| ADM | Action Description Memorandum |
| CCAWG | Climate Change And Assessment Working Group |
| ESIS | ESA Space Information Systems |
| EQS | Equatorial Scatter |
| ADDE | Abstract Distributed Data Environment |
| UPC | Unidata Program Center |