| Acronym | Meaning |
| EOB | Executive Office Building |
| GOS | Geomagnetic Observing System |
| ANS | American National Standard |
| HADS | Hydrometeorological Automated Data System |
| JOI | Joint Oceanographic Institutions |
| T-LAPS | Terminal LAPS |
| IRCAT | Infrared Radiometer To Detect (CAT) Horizontal Temperature Gradients |
| AOC | Area Of Contamination |
| SHIRE | Southern Hemisphere Infrared Experiment |
| ISMP | In-Situ Measurements Project |