| Acronym | Meaning |
| FACE | Florida Area Cirrus Experiment |
| GARP | Global Atmospheric Research Program |
| SAR | Subcommittee On Atmospheric Research |
| WOCE | World Ocean Circulation (or Climate) Experiment |
| APCA | Air Pollution Control Association |
| AMPS | Antarctica Mesoscale Prediction System |
| ETG | Eclipse Task Group |
| ARIS | Airborne Research Instrumentation System |
| FOB | Free On Board |
| STS | Space Transportation System |