| Acronym | Meaning |
| ND | Near-dedicated |
| NROSS | Naval Remote Ocean Sensing System |
| IMC | International Meteorological Center |
| RASTER | (Remote) ASTER |
| LOD2 | Lightweight Omega Digital Dropwindsonde |
| ASROC | Antisubmarine Rocket |
| NSFNET | National Science Foundation Network |
| MCA | Moist Convective Adjustment |
| DSDP | Deep Sea Drilling Project |
| JICC | Japanese ICC |