| Acronym | Meaning |
| AP | Administrative Procedure |
| ORR | Operations Readiness Review |
| ACOS | Advanced Coronal Observing System |
| EAR | Ethics Advisory Review |
| ISS | Information Support Services |
| ACDWG | Atmospheric Center Of Data Working Group |
| C++ | An Object-oriented Programming Language Based On C |
| DAC | Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
| ARMAR | Airborne Rain Mapping Radar |
| NIPR | National Institute For Polar Research |