| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMOW | Standard Mean Ocean Water |
| SSB | Soaring Society Of Boulder |
| DIG | DOE Interaction Group |
| TIROS | Thermal Infrared Observational Satellite |
| SAWRS | Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System |
| IBM PC | Generic Term For IBM Personal Computers |
| SVG | Scientific Visualization Group |
| ATLANTA-ANARCHE | Atlanta Aerosol Nucleation And Real-time Characterization Experiment |
| ICN | International Communications Network |
| ESA | European Space Agency |