| Acronym | Meaning |
| WBRT | Weather Bureau Radio Thoedolite |
| M&S | Materials And Services |
| TCS | Thermal Control System |
| LERC | Lewis Research Center |
| DOT | Department Of Transportation |
| SGGE | Second GARP Global Experiment |
| SKE | Specific Kinetic Energy |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| DDD | Wind Direction |
| JEC | Joint-Evaluation Committee |