| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATDRSS | Advanced TDRSS |
| MAP | Middle Atmosphere Program |
| RAMS | Regional Atmospheric Modeling System |
| AID | Agency For International Development |
| LTLOG | Landsat Technical Working Group |
| ABL | Atmospheric Boundary Layer |
| DECNET | Digital Equipment Corporation Network |
| LSD | Large-scale Dynamics |
| DTIC | Defense Technical Information Center |
| NOARL | Naval Oceanographic And Atmospheric Research Laboratory |