| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACE | Antarctic Current Experiment |
| AWACS | Airborne Warning And Control System |
| ASTEX | Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment |
| KBYTE | Kilobyte (103) |
| RDR | Radar |
| U MASS | University Of Massachusetts |
| EXAMETNET | Experimental Inter-American Meteorological Rocket Network |
| GCSS | GWEX Cloud Systems Studies |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| AMS | Applied Mathematical Science |