| Acronym | Meaning |
| L2D2 | Lightweight LORAN Digital Dropsonde |
| LRC | Langley Research Center |
| JAROS | Japan Resources Observation System Organization |
| N-ROSS | Naval Remote Ocean Sensing System |
| ASIWPCA | Association Of State & Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators |
| NWSFO | National Weather Service Forecast Office |
| FSS | Facilities Support Services |
| SMETE | National SMETE (Science |
| FORTRAN | FORmula TRANslation |
| APT | Automatic Picture Transmission |