| Acronym | Meaning |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| IOC | Inception Of Contract |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| AON | Atmospheric Odd Nitrogen Species Project |
| FIPS | Federal Information Processing Standard |
| DODCI | Department Of Defense Computer Institute |
| ACM | Advanced Cruise Missile |
| HSMT | Helical Scan Magnetic Tape |
| EMI | Electomagnetic Interference |
| AMOS | Automatic Meteorological Observation System |