| Acronym | Meaning |
| SIM | Solar Interplanetary Model |
| NSN | NASA Science Network |
| SIFE | Second ISLSCP Field Experiment |
| GOCC | GARP Operations Control Center |
| GDP | Government Development Platforms |
| FIFOLIB | N/A |
| JASON | Group Of Physicists At Stanford That Study Various Projects And Are Funded By Government Defense Money |
| SOR | Successive Over Relaxation |
| GEWEX | Continental-Scale Project |
| IRCAT | Infrared Radiometer To Detect (CAT) Horizontal Temperature Gradients |