| Acronym | Meaning |
| POAM | Polar Ozone And Aerosol Measurement |
| DFW | Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport |
| UCSB | University Of California At Santa Barbara |
| CAA | Concepts Analysis Agency |
| ANSTO | Australian Nuclear Science And Technology Organization |
| ERDA | Energy Research And Development Administration |
| ALCM | Air-launched Cruise Missile |
| NWP | Numerical Weather Prediction |
| TRANET | Tracking Network |
| SGGE | Second GARP Global Experiment |