| Acronym | Meaning |
| DRTS | Data Relay And Tracking Satellite |
| SSM/R | Special Sensor Microwave Radiometer |
| ASHOE | Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment |
| PV | Potential Vorticity |
| EG&G | Inc. |
| PRECP | Program On Nonlinearity Of Acid Precipitation Process |
| AIP | Additions In Progress |
| OSCAR | Oxidant-Scavenging Characteristics Of April Rains |
| NOHRSC | National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center |
| NOARL | Naval Oceanographic And Atmospheric Research Laboratory |