| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASOS | Automated Surface Observing System |
| LTV | Ling-Temco-Vaught Inc. |
| ADAAC | EOS Program |
| GAAS | Gallium Arsenide |
| RAMS | Regional Atmospheric Modeling System |
| DCAA | Defense Contract Audit Agency |
| RDR | Radar |
| FOCAL | Programme Francais Ocean Et Climat Dans D'Atlantique Equatorial |
| PASJ | Publications Of The Astronomical Society Of Japan |
| ASF | Alaska SAR Facility |