| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCM | Stratospheric Circulation Model |
| ORB | Object Request Broker |
| AGS | Alternating-gradient Synchrotron |
| LA | Longmont Anticyclone |
| MASP | Multi-angle Aerosol Spectrometer Probe |
| DLPDU | Data Link Protocol Data Unit |
| AARADCOM | US Army Armanents R&D Command |
| GOOS | Global Ocean Observing System |
| ARO | Army Research Office |
| SDF | Shared Data Facility |