| Acronym | Meaning |
| AARC | Alliance For Acid Rain Control |
| DH&HS | Director Of Health & Human Services |
| CB | Cumulonimbus |
| EDP | Embedded Data Processor |
| ESS | Earth System Science |
| UIC | Unit Identification Code |
| DIS | Data Information System |
| STIP | Study Of Traveling Interplanetary Phenomena |
| TOTO | Totable Tornado Observatory |
| SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment |