| Acronym | Meaning |
| VRR | Visual Radio Range |
| HSMT | Helical Scan Magnetic Tape |
| FOLD | Federally Owned LANDSAT Data |
| RFQ | Request For Quote |
| PASIN | Particle-Matter Airborne Sampling Inlet Experiment |
| JOSS | Joint Office For Science Support |
| PV | Potential Vorticity |
| GEOSECS | Geochemical Ocean Sections |
| ICPM | International Commission On Polar Meteorology |
| NOMSS | National Operational Meteorological Satellite System |