| Acronym | Meaning |
| LANDSAT | Land Remote Sensing Satellite |
| DGC | Division Of Grants And Contracts |
| IAPO | International Association Of Physical Oceanography |
| KELP | Coronal Emission Line Polarimeter |
| GAP | GATE Advisory Panel |
| DEWPOINT | Directed Energy Weapon Power Integration |
| ICDM | International Commission On Dynamic Meteorology |
| BAG | Boulder Aeronomy Group |
| NPSNET | NASCOM Packet Switched Subnetwork |
| NPAS | Network Planning And Analysis System |