| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERBS | Earth Radiation Budget Satellite |
| AFASE | Association For Applied Solar Energy |
| SAVE | South Atlantic Ventilation Experiment |
| GCMC | Global Climate Modeling Group |
| AF | United States Air Force Affiliate |
| AT | IBM Advanced Technology Personal Computer |
| AY | Sandia National Laboratory |
| BLP | Boundary Layer Profiler |
| ASPR | Armed Services Procurement Regulation |
| AICC | Adiabatic Isochoric Complete Combustion |