| Acronym | Meaning |
 | C/D | Integrated Phase C And Phase D Contract |
 | DMA | Defense Mapping Agency |
 | OPP | Office Of Polar Programs |
 | KISS | Kanton Island Sounding System |
 | MAR | Marshall Field Site |
 | LOS | Loss Of Signal |
 | PILPS | Program For Intercomparison Of Land Surface Parameterization Schemes |
 | VBNS | Very High Performance Backbone Network Service |
 | DOELAP | DOE Laboratory Accreditation Program |
 | APS | Autocorrelated Photon Spectroscopy |