| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISUSS | Integrated Surface And Upper-air Sounding System |
| SCR | Selective Chopper Radiometer |
| INQUA | International Quaternary Research Association Or International Association On Quaternary Research |
| PE | Primitive Equation |
| DASC | Division Of Advanced Scientific Computing |
| AC | Area Coordinator |
| NOZE | National Ozone Expedition |
| GTP | Geophysical Turbulence Program |
| CDA | Command And Data Acquisition |
| KBPS | Kilobits (103) Per Second |