| Acronym | Meaning |
| WSO | Weather Service Office |
| DECMAIL | An Electronic Mail Facility Provided By DEC |
| ARM | Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program |
| SH | Southern Hemisphere |
| LF | Low Frequency |
| AW | Annual Worth |
| GTMS | Global Thermospheric Mapping Study |
| AFC | Automatic Flow Control |
| AOL | Airborne Oceanographic LIDAR |
| GISS | Goddard Institute For Space Studies |