| Acronym | Meaning |
| ARGUS | ARGonne Unified Safeguards |
| GISMOS | Global Incoherent Scatter Measurements Of Substorms |
| DULTI | University Of Denver Low Turbulence Inlet |
| ADS | Ancillary Data Service |
| OSSE | Observing System Simulation Experiment |
| SCAR | Special Committee For Antarctic Research |
| MTTF | Mean Time To Failure |
| MECCA | Model Evaluation Consortium For Climate Assessment |
| GOCC | GARP Operations Control Center |
| IBM AT | IBM Advanced Technology Personal Computer |