| Acronym | Meaning |
| DME | Distance-measuring Equipment |
| MRI | Minority Research Initiation |
| SSTS | Sea Surface Temperatures |
| BOR | Burnout Risk |
| GHRS | Goddard High Resolution Spectograph |
| AWQC | Ambient Water Quality Criteria |
| SW/HW | Software/Hardware |
| ADISS | Analytical Data Interchange And Storage Standards |
| RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force |
| JICA | Japan International Development Agency |