| Acronym | Meaning |
| PWV | Precipitable Water Vapor |
| ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observing Satelite |
| FORD | Flight Operations Requirements Document |
| ORR | Operations Readiness Review |
| NTN | National Telecommunications Network |
| SPEC | Scientific Programs Evaluation Committee |
| ARO | Army Research Office |
| MESONET | Mesoscale Network |
| PRECP | Program On Nonlinearity Of Acid Precipitation Process |
| IAGW | International Acoustic Gravity Waves |