| Acronym | Meaning |
| AGA | Automatic Gas Analyzer |
| UOP | UCAR Office Of Programs |
| RAWS | Remote Automatic Weather Station |
| FLD | First Level Destination |
| DOE/RF | DOE Rocky Flats Operations Office |
| BRL | Ballistics Research Laboratory |
| ROBIN | Falling Balloon Experiment |
| DMSP SPO | DMSP System Program Office |
| DPMB | Defense Programs Management Board |
| FIFE II | First ISLSCP Field Experiment II |