| Acronym | Meaning |
| IWRA | International Water Resources Association |
| RSCS | Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem |
| JAWS | Joint Airport Weather Studies |
| WERC | World Environment And Resources Council |
| G-M | Gent-McWilliams Parameterization Scheme |
| ASAP | Aerospace Safety Automation Program |
| ULTRIX | UNIX-based Operating System For Digital Equipment Corporation Computers |
| KDP | Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate |
| DIRP | DOE Internal Review Panel |
| LDS | Loral Defense Systems |