| Acronym | Meaning |
| METOBS | N/A |
| NASCOM | NASA Communications Network |
| NAILS | NCAR Airborne Infrared Lidar System |
| BOMEX | Barbados Oceanographic And Meteorological Experiment |
| ACIS | Automated Chemical Inventory System |
| RANN | Research Applied To National Needs |
| AIDJEX | Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment |
| AC | Actual Commitment |
| IFYGL | International Field Year For The Great Lakes |
| ASIS | American Society For Industrial Security |