| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASD | Aircraft Situation Display |
| HADS | Hydrometeorological Automated Data System |
| USTAR | UCAR Scientist's Technical Areas Of Research |
| FIFE | First ISLSCP Field Experiment |
| AIDA | Arecibo Initiative With Dynamics Of The Atmosphere |
| MARD | Modernization Associated Restructuring Demonstration |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(ies) |
| ASRF | Advanced Size Reduction Facility |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| ABM | Antiballistic Missile |