| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERDA | Energy Research And Development Administration |
| POCIBO | Polar Circling Balloon Observatory |
| LVBLE | Laramie Valley Boundary Layer Experiment |
| CCNY | City College Of New York |
| DTIC | Defense Technical Information Center |
| CBO | Carrier Balloon/Omegasonde |
| PNR | Profiler Network Review |
| MFECC | Magnetic Fusion Energy Computation Center |
| DRA | Defense Research & Applications |
| HIRS | High Infrared Radiometer (or Radiation) Sounder |