| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERSDAC | Earth Resources Satellite Data Analysis Center |
| NOARL | Naval Oceanographic And Atmospheric Research Laboratory |
| UPC | Unidata Program Center |
| ELDO | European Launcher Development Organization |
| ESL | Earth Sciences Laboratories |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| PAKIT | Photochemistry And Kinetics Of Important Trace Gases |
| OCTA | Oxidizing Capacity Of The Troposphere Atmosphere |
| DSN | Defense Switched Network |
| CCTP | Clean Coal Technology Program |