| Acronym | Meaning |
| DWS | Dropwindsonde |
| EAR | Export Administration Regulations |
| O AND E | Operations And Equipment |
| VNTSC | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center |
| HARVARD | Harvard/Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics |
| MTC | Main Trunk Circuit |
| AWDL | Aviation Weather Development Laboratory |
| GRD | Geophysics Research Directorate |
| AMS | Analysis Mass Spectrometer |
| APDCS | Axial Power Distribution Monitoring System |