| Acronym | Meaning |
| PCA | Physical Configuration Audit |
| EDP | Embedded Data Processor |
| HRD | Hurricane Research Division |
| AFOSR | Air Force Office Of Scientific Research |
| IDOE | International Decade Of Ocean Exploration |
| CCAA | Canadian Clean Air Act |
| AES | Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| A/C | Aircraft |
| EMEX | Equatorial Monsoon Experiment |
| SETA | Satellite Electrostatic Triaxial Accelerometer |