| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIRS | Atmospheric Infrared Sounder |
| UOQ | Unaccompanied Officers' Quarters |
| TKW | Turbulence Kinematic Energy |
| AREA | File Format Used For Graphic Images By The McIDAS Application |
| CBO | Congressional Budget Office |
| ADARS | Aircraft Data Acquisition And Recoding System |
| IRAC | Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee |
| GEO 2000 | National Science Foundation's Geosciences Beyond 2000 |
| MGA | Meteorological And Geoastrophysical Abstracts |
| ESA | Exploratory Shaft Facility |