| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCAR | Special Committee For Antarctic Research |
| OTS | Office Of Technical Services |
| HOS | Hydrocarbon Oxidation Studies |
| IPMP | Intellectual Property Management Program (UCAR) |
| HIAPER | High-Performance Instrumented Airborne Platform For Environmental Research |
| ASSET | Aerothermodynamicelastic Structure Systems Environmental Tests |
| AP | Action Plan |
| PMA | Platform Management Application |
| ASCII | American Standard Code For Information Interchange |
| NWSOP | National Winter Storms Operations Plan |