| Acronym | Meaning |
| MAP | Middle Atmosphere Program |
| LAS | Laboratory Of Atmospheric Science |
| EOP | Equal Employment Opportunity |
| RDSG | Research Data Support Group |
| SOPAC | Scripps Orbit And Permanent Array Center |
| AWQC | Ambient Water Quality Criteria |
| AMPS | Atmospheric |
| MFLOPS | Megaflops |
| EQS | Equatorial Scatter |
| FIFE | First ISLSCP Field Experiment |