| Acronym | Meaning |
| MFEM | Magnetic Field Explorer Mission |
| GMD | Geometric Mean Diameter |
| AFD | Axial Flux Difference |
| BSD | Berkeley Software Distribution |
| CCAR | Colorado Center For Astrodynamics Research |
| GOALS | Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System |
| VIL | Vertical Integrated Liquid |
| GOM | Global Observations And Modeling Project |
| GOASEX | Gulf Of Alaska Experiment |
| NWRC | National Weather Records Center |