| Acronym | Meaning |
| MNRAS | Monthly Notes Of The Royal Astronomical Society |
| APLJHU | Applied Physics Laboratory John Hopkins University |
| ESN | ECS Science Network |
| TEC | Tropical Experiment Council |
| LIE | Line Islands Experiment |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer |
| SSBLIM | Snow Shading Boundary Layer Interaction Measurement |
| AAW | Antiair Warfare |
| DAC | Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
| VM/SP | Virtual Machine/System Product |