| Acronym | Meaning |
| CDCR | Concept Design And Cost Review |
| MCA | Moist Convective Adjustment |
| AFSC | Air Force Systems Command |
| TA# | Taylor Number |
| AL/PIRD | AL Personnel |
| NIMBUS | Networked Information Management Client-Based User Service |
| FGGE | First GARP Global Experiment |
| PID | Prototype International Directory |
| CAS | Cooperative Application Satellite |
| TAP BL | Non-reactive Gases |