| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISOS | International Southern Ocean Study |
| SGGE | Second GARP Global Experiment |
| INSTAAR | Institute For Arctic And Alpine Research |
| CDS | Coronal Doppler Spectrometer |
| MSI | Maximum Strategy |
| AIRAPT | International Association For Research On High Pressure Science & Technology |
| AMO | Advanced Munitions Office |
| MSIS | Mass Spectrometer And Incoherent Scatter |
| NURE | National Uranium Resource Evaluation |
| RADARSAT | Radar Satellite |