| Acronym | Meaning |
| FLUIDS | MELPROG Subcode |
| BNSC | British National Space Centre |
| NIDS | NEXRAD Information Dissemination Service |
| DSDP | Deep Sea Drilling Project |
| RO# | Rossby Number |
| DODCI | Department Of Defense Computer Institute |
| ESAD | Earth Science And Applications Division |
| GHRS | Goddard High Resolution Spectograph |
| LL | Lincoln Laboratories |
| EPC | Emergency Planning Commission |