| Acronym | Meaning |
| TOS | Tiros Operational Satellite |
| ATSD | Assistant To The Secretary Of Defense |
| SLED | Single Large Expensive Disk |
| SHEBA | Surface Heat Budget Of The Arctic Ocean |
| ASTM | American Society For Testing Materials |
| AED | Air Enforcement Division |
| SPAN | Space Physics Analysis Network |
| PPS | Public Products Service |
| AMS | Army Map Service |
| OAR | Office Of Atmospheric Research |