| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSD | Mass Storage Device |
| FSL | Forecast Systems Laboratory |
| POP | Parallel Ocean Program |
| DSDP | Deep Sea Drilling Project |
| WVIOP | Water Vapor Intensive Observing Period |
| IAA | International Academy Of Astronautics |
| IT | Information Transport |
| JASON | Group Of Physicists At Stanford That Study Various Projects And Are Funded By Government Defense Money |
| NASN | National Air Surveillance Network |
| LAPB | Local Analysis And Prediction Branch |