| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASTIA | Armed Services Technical Information Agency |
| SLAR | Side-looking Airborne Radar |
| OUASS | Omega Upper Atmospheric Sounding Systems |
| MOCD | Magneto-optics Compact Disk |
| AGI | American Geological Institute |
| EMP | Electromagnetic Pulse |
| ENSO | El Ni-o-Southern Oscillation |
| HMMR | High Resolution Multifrequency Microwave Radiometer |
| ANM | Alternate Nuclear Materials |
| CCR | California Code Of Regulations |