| Acronym | Meaning |
| OASC | Office Of Advanced Scientific Computing |
| FFT | Fast Fourier Transform |
| CCCC | Center For Clouds |
| ACIS | Automated Chemical Inventory System |
| ISOC | Integrated Science Operations Center |
| IGY | International Geophysical Year |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder |
| AGA | Automatic Gas Analyzer |
| HRD | Hurricane Research Division |
| IFC | InFlight Black Body Calibrator |