| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFCRL | Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories |
| GISP | Greeland Ice Sheet Program |
| TBD | To Be Determined |
| OPLE | Omega Position Location Equipment |
| FNOC | Fleet Numerical Operations Center |
| UNOLS | University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System |
| ARPA | Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| MOSES | Meteorological Observing Station |
| EPL | Electron Prototype Lab |
| CADRE | Center For Analysis Of Dynamics Of Atmospheric Regions |