| Acronym | Meaning |
| DCAR | Data Collection Analysis Request |
| ADATS | Automated Data Acquisition And Transfer System |
| ACEP | DOC Advisory Committee |
| ARI | Alternate Rod Insertion |
| AASO | Army Aeronautical Service Office |
| OAR | Oceanic And Atmospheric Research |
| IMOS | Inadvertent Modification Of The Stratosphere |
| NIAR | National Institute For Atmospheric Research |
| DICOMED | Online Graphics Recorder Used At NCAR For Producing Microfilm And Microfiche Output |
| ELSCAM | Electra Scalar Measurements |