| Acronym | Meaning |
| DIFAX | Digital Facsimile Map |
| OGO | Orbiting Geophysical Observatory |
| GTE | Global Tropospheric Experiment |
| AECA | Arms Export Control Act |
| VAFB | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| JERS-1 | Japanese Earth Resources Sensing Satellite 1 |
| TIP | TIROS Information Processor |
| POLARIS | Photochemistry Of Ozone Loss In The Arctic Region In Summer |
| AGU | American Geophysical Union |
| SAFE | A Proposed Australian Savanna Fire Experiment |