| Acronym | Meaning |
| LRIR | Limb Radiance Inversion (or Infrared) Radiometer |
| USARP | United States Antarctic Research Program |
| ITU | International Telecommunications Union |
| IDI | Instrumentation Development And Intercomparisons |
| SCGB | Special Committee For The Geosphere-Biosphere |
| ELDORA | Electra Doppler Radar |
| ACDA | Arms Control And Disarmament Agency |
| M | Mach |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| SDBE | Shear-Directed Balloon Experiment |