| Acronym | Meaning |
| NATS | NCAR Aircraft (or Airborne) Telemetry System |
| OPPE | Office Of Policy |
| ATLAS | Atmospheric Laboratory For Applications And Science |
| SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment |
| LIE | Line Islands Experiment |
| DSI (+/OR MOD) | Ministry Of Defense |
| PELTI | Passing Efficiency For The Low Turbulence Inlet |
| IMS | Information Management Service |
| RO | Solar Radius |
| HBCUS | Historically Black Colleges And Universities |