| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCR/IDA | Center For Communications Research/Institute For Defense Analyses |
| GOST | Goals Objectives Strategies Tactics |
| LIMS | Limb Infrared Monitor Of The Statosphere |
| ICE | Isoprene Closure Experiment |
| AURA | Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy |
| HRTS | High-resolution Telescope Spectrograph |
| UPO | UCAR Projects Office |
| IGOSS | Integrated Global Ocean Station System |
| BITS | Biologically Important Trace Species |
| AXBT | Air-Deployed Expendable Bathythermographs |