| Acronym | Meaning |
| MLS | Microwave Limb Sounder |
| LOTREX | Working LORAN |
| HRTS | High-resolution Telescope Spectrograph |
| TERAFLOPS | Trillions Of Arithmetic Operations Per Second |
| EXABYTE | Boulder-based Computer Company |
| AFPRO | Air Force Plan Representative Office |
| ICEX | Ice Experiment |
| SPC | Small Particle Count (or Counter) |
| MAP | Mesoscale Alpine Project |
| PRT | Platinum Resistance Thermometer |