| Acronym | Meaning |
| SKE | Specific Kinetic Energy |
| MLO | Mauna Loa Observatory |
| IAD | Dulles International Airport |
| NEC | Norman (Oklahoma) Evaluation Committees |
| LRU | Laser Recording Unit |
| ANACONDA | Intense Electron Beam Accelerator |
| ADS | Aircraft Data Systems |
| SCCCAMP | South Central Coast Cooperative Aerometric Monitoring Program |
| LEDA | On-line Earthnet Data Access |
| SCAMS | Scanning Microwave Spectrometer |