| Acronym | Meaning |
| AAM | Air-to-air Missile |
| AVCS | Advanced Vidicon Camera Service |
| ZOLD | Zeroth Order Logarithmic Distribution Function |
| AE | Atmospheric Explorer |
| RAS | Retrospective Analysis System |
| ESECA | Energy Supply & Environmental Coordination Act |
| IRI | International Research Institute For Climate Prediction |
| UNCED | United Nations Conference On Environment And Development |
| DISA | Defense Information Systems Agency |
| JFSP | Joint Forecast System Project |