| Acronym | Meaning |
| RACOON | Radiation Controlled Balloon |
| PACX | Private Automatic Computer Exchange |
| NOWES | Northern Wetlands Study |
| FRD | Forecast Research Division |
| STEM | Scanning-transmission Electron Microscope |
| GARP | Global Atmospheric Research Program |
| DFDR | Digital Flight Data Recorder |
| ICE | Intercomparison Experiment |
| CDC | Control Data Corporation |
| N-ROSS | Naval Research Oceanographic Satellite System |