| Acronym | Meaning |
| EHF | Extremely High Frequency |
| WHOI | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute |
| SAVE | Stratospheric Aerosol Validation Experiment |
| GHRS | Goddard High Resolution Spectograph |
| ATST | Advanced Technology Solar Telescope |
| SPC | Storm Prediction Center |
| GLA | Goddard Laboratory Of The Atmospheres |
| CAM | Computer Aided Machining |
| HERS | Human Ecology Research Service |
| IRIG | Inter-range Instrumentation Group |