| Acronym | Meaning |
| CARD | Citizens Against Radioactive Dumping |
| SEL | Space Environment Laboratory |
| SW/HW | Software/Hardware |
| ICMUA | IAMAS Commission On The Meteorology Of The Upper Atmosphere |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere |
| AIP | American Institute Of Physics |
| MIP | Millions Of Instructions Per Second |
| AASO | Army Aeronautical Service Office |
| AOML | Atlantic Ocean Meteorological Laboratory |
| AFP | Approved Financial/funding Plan |