| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESSCO | Environmental Science & Services Corporation |
| LEARN | Laboratory Experience In Atmospheric Research |
| PMS | Particle Measuring Systems |
| CDC | Climate Data Center |
| EHF | Extremely High Frequency |
| FNOC | Fleet Numerical Operations Center |
| SCO | Subcarrier Oscillators |
| MRIR | Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| OMR | Optical Mark Reader |
| OCE | Division Of Oceanic Sciences |