| Acronym | Meaning |
| WSO | Weather Service Office |
| THIR | Temperature And Humidity Infrared Radiometer |
| AMFS | Advanced Manufacturing Feasibility Studies |
| MDI | Michelson Doppler Imager |
| APJ | The Astrophysical Journal |
| AL/EPD | AL Environmental Protection Division |
| MAB | Meteorological Applications Branch |
| UAC | United Aircraft Corporation |
| DISN | Defense Information Systems Network |
| SLAC | Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (or Collider) |